Communities secretary Eric Pickles has announced £10 million funding for thousands of new volunteer leaders for youth groups like the Scouts, Guiding and Police Cadets.
Mr Pickles has confirmed that the money will be handed to Youth United, a coalition of the major youth volunteering organisations.
It will, he said, help the various organisations to recruit 2,700 new adult volunteers over the next two and a half years.
"Scouts, Guides and the Cadets have a tremendously proud and successful history of giving young people the kind of fun, life skills and experiences they can’t get anywhere else," Mr Pickles remarked.
"They rely on the goodwill and dedication of trained adult volunteers to provide this community service, which brings young people of all backgrounds and beliefs together."
He added that even though 1.5 million people are already involved in the Youth United movement, lots of Britons are keen to become involved.
