{"id":859,"date":"2026-04-03T01:03:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/?p=859"},"modified":"2026-04-03T01:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:03:57","slug":"the-sun-fund-in-banbury-aims-to-help-young-people-into-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/?p=859","title":{"rendered":"The Sun Fund in Banbury aims to help young people into work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/resources\/images\/20042178\/\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n  The Sun Fund, launching in Banbury, aims to support young people aged 16 to 25 by creating clearer pathways to skills development and job opportunities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The fund will be launched on Thursday, March 26, at Broughton Castle, with the backing of business leaders, politicians, and community figures.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Sam Greaves, managing director of Cleenol Group and leader of the Sun Fund, said: &#8220;Banbury is a strong and ambitious town, but we cannot ignore the reality that too many young people are starting life at a disadvantage.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The Sun Fund is about businesses coming together to take responsibility \u2013 not just financially, but with time, expertise, and long-term commitment \u2013 to create real opportunities for the next generation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;This launch is not a celebration. It\u2019s a starting point.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The initiative is inspired by the Business Guardians model developed by Oxfordshire Youth and focuses on mentoring, work experience, skills development, and investing in youth services and facilities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Early supporters include Cleenol Group and Westminster Group PLC, with more businesses expected to join ahead of the launch.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Sun Fund aims to break cycles of disadvantage by investing in young people\u2019s confidence, wellbeing, and real-world experience.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A central feature is the Banbury Youth Champions Committee, which will involve young people with lived experience to help shape the fund\u2019s priorities.\n<\/p>\n<p>#Sun #Fund #Banbury #aims #young #people #work<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sun Fund, launching in Banbury, aims to support young people aged 16 to 25 by creating clearer pathways to skills development and job opportunities. The fund will be launched&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finance-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}