{"id":3487,"date":"2018-03-29T16:05:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T16:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehunterfoundation.co.uk\/?p=3487"},"modified":"2018-03-29T16:12:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T16:12:40","slug":"hunter-foundation-announces-poverty-innovation-fund-7-5m-partnership-scottish-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehunterfoundation.co.uk\/hunter-foundation-announces-poverty-innovation-fund-7-5m-partnership-scottish-government\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hunter Foundation Announces Poverty Innovation Fund Of \u00a37.5M In Partnership With The Scottish Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venture philanthropy, The Hunter Foundation (\u2018THF\u201d) has announced the creation of a \u00a37.5m Innovation Fund aimed at delivering systemic change in child poverty \u2013 THF will contribute up to \u00a32.5m over four years with the Scottish Government contributing \u00a35m. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The focus of the fund will be to either trial new approaches or attempt to scale innovations that have proven success in reducing child poverty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commenting upon the Fund, in support of the Government\u2019s Child Poverty Delivery Plan (\u201cCPDP\u201d), chairman of THF, Sir Tom Hunter noted;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cScotland faces a child poverty crisis that must be addressed if we are to succeed as a nation. This is not about words, it is about individuals \u2013 young people through no fault of their own unable to achieve their full potential. Poverty absolutely debilitates progress for that individual and for Scotland as a whole. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cScotland\u2019s heart is in the right place; we invest in this issue but the outcomes are poor \u2013 patently we need to change the approach, innovate, try new ways and lead the world in combatting child poverty. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cChild poverty in so many ways cripples success \u2013 it\u2019s a vicious cycle that is totally interrelated to educational achievement and ultimately job prospects. To rid Scotland of that blight we need to think differently, act with pace and take risks \u2013 if we do what we have always done we really are confining a generation to negative lives.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fund will focus on families\u2019 and carers\u2019 needs first, system needs second in order, it is hoped, to drive systemic change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Importantly this Innovation Fund will not ask the professionals, the academics, the theorists \u2013 though we will pay heed to them \u2013 what to do; it will ask those suffering the abuse of poverty what can be done to help them help themselves up and out of poverty. The THF belief is that you cannot break the cycle of poverty with a new cycle of dependency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sir Tom added;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFundamentally this is a challenge for all of Scotland, come together, work together, deliver together; if we don\u2019t this issue will only get a whole lot worse. Finally to be clear if THF does not see new and meaningful innovations or scalable solutions that engage those impacted by poverty we will simply not release our funding.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Poverty Innovation Fund will be governed by a joint Board of THF and Scottish Government representatives and build on the advice offered in determining the CPDP as well as taking counsel from those living in poverty. Work starts today.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venture philanthropy, The Hunter Foundation (\u2018THF\u201d) has announced the creation of a \u00a37.5m Innovation Fund aimed at delivering systemic change in child poverty \u2013 THF will contribute up to \u00a32.5m over four years with the Scottish Government contributing \u00a35m. \u00a0\u00a0 The focus of the fund will be to either trial new approaches or attempt to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Hunter Foundation Announces Poverty Innovation Fund Of \u00a37.5M In Partnership With The Scottish Government - The Hunter Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehunterfoundation.co.uk\/hunter-foundation-announces-poverty-innovation-fund-7-5m-partnership-scottish-government\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Hunter Foundation Announces Poverty Innovation Fund Of \u00a37.5M In Partnership With The Scottish Government - 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