Award Winning Charity!
We are delighted to announce that YLF has been officially awarded Kent 'Children's Charity of the Year'!
YLF has received recognition as Kent ‘Children’s Charity of the Year’ at a glittering gala hosted by the Kent Charity Awards on 13th June.
As a finalist in this year’s awards, it was a pleasure to be invited along as a team to the gala dinner at Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone which gathered nearly 300 representatives from Kent’s charitable sector.
YLF were in the run-up of the Children’s Charity of the Year award category, which had tough competition from East Farleigh’s Dandelion Time and disability help group, We Are Beams. There was a mixture of emotion and excitement around the table as our name was announced as Winner! we were over the moon to receive such recognition!
On winning the Award, Stephen Gray, CEO, said: “My team work incredibly hard all year long, often in challenging circumstances, so each and every one of them, paid or voluntary, deserves this recognition. I am feeling very proud to lead them on the next leg of the journey. Thank you to everyone at Kent Charity Awards for a wonderful evening.”
The YLF staff and 230 strong volunteer team work hard to support more than 3,500 vulnerable people every year – volunteers alone give over 34,000 voluntary hours per year to improve the lives of young people. So this award is incredibly valuable to us, and we are very proud to be honoured it.
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