Group's cash boost to help families after terminal illness diagnosis
The money, from the Big Lottery Fund’s People and Communities Programme, will be supporting people in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon area.
The Loughshore Care Partnership – which offers a befriending service in mainly rural areas – has been granted a boost for a four-year Family Choices project.
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Kevin Fox, Chairman of Loughshore Care Partnership, said: “We are pleased to receive this funding for our Family Choices Project.
Local councillor Declan McAlinden said: “I am pleased as a member of the Partnership that funding has been awarded for the Project. The funding will make a huge difference to families who are going through a difficult time and it will help them cope with an illness or bereavement.”