A YOUTH project on a rundown estate undergoing a revamp has won a top honour.
Pennywell Youth Project, at Sunderland, was highly commended in the Whitbread Volunteer Action Awards 2000.
The project won the award for its programme to get young people doing voluntary work, a scheme that helps improve their self-esteem, skills, knowledge and employability.
Project manager Steve Barna said: "We are thrilled to receive the award. Not only does it acknowledge our youth work but it also shows we have worked successfully as a team with partners in the community to achieve results that really benefit young people living here
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