Children in Need cash distributed

Last year Wales raised a record on the night total of �937,472

A total of £1.3m raised by BBC Children in Need is being distributed to 37 organisations across Wales.

One project, Voices from Care, which works to give a voice to children and young people who are or have been in foster care, will receive £132,469.

The three-year grant is part of £14.8m which has been awarded in grants to 422 projects across the UK.

David Ramsden of BBC Children in Need said: "We are overwhelmed by the support of people right across the UK."

The spring allocation of funding is the first of three rounds of grants that will be made this year, and will reach more than 96,000 children across the UK, said Children in Need.

The money is also supporting, and in some cases creating, hundreds of jobs for youth and charity workers.

Following the appeal night last November, which raised a record-breaking total of £20,991,216, BBC Children in Need has received additional donations from fundraisers, schools and businesses from all across the UK.

The charity said thousands of fundraisers across the country "did something different", including cake sales in the office, talent contests at school, sponsored cycles and, the eye-watering, back, chest, arm and leg wax.

It is a real tribute to the generosity and commitment of our supporters that we have matched last year's efforts David Ramsden, BBC Children in Need

Children in Need said that since November it had received thousands of applications for funding. These were rigorously assessed and considered by eight committees who passed on their recommendations to the trustees of the charity.

Every project that receives a grant from BBC Children in Need works with children and young people who may be affected by homelessness, neglect, abuse or poverty, or those who are living with a serious illness, disability or psychological disorder.

All of the grants are targeted to areas where they will make a real difference and are allocated geographically to ensure that all corners of the UK receive a share of the money raised.

The charity said the average amount awarded to a project this round is £35,153 with grants ranging in size from £600 to the largest single grant of £182,683.

Mr Ramsden commented: "We know that for many people these are difficult times. It is a real tribute to the generosity and commitment of our supporters that we have matched last year's efforts and have £36 million that we can use to make a real difference to many young lives."

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