Kids Company may close down as Government funds are cut

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Excerpt from Coldplaying.com. The charity which Coldplay donates £1m + to every year is in serious danger of closing down by the end of this year.

 

[h=2]Government funding cut for Kids Company[/h]Unfortunately, some bad news was recently revealed for the future of the wonderful organisation. The UK government has cut back on funding to the charity, resulting in Kids Company, who employs 563 trained staff to plan for possible closure. This is taking into account Coldplay’s donation of £1.3 million this year, which founder, Camila Batmanghelidjh had to ask for in advance just to pay the bills. She commented (from the London Evening Standard) :

She said: “I can only sustain it until the end of the year. There’s no way I’m going to continue without proper government funding.”

She said she was frustrated she had to “beg on behalf of society” for funding to deal with problems that should be paid for from public funds.

[h=2]Ghost Stories artwork for sale![/h]However, all hope is not lost. The Ghost Stories artwork at the exhibition this December will be for sale, with all proceeds going to the Kids Company. Fingers crossed, this will help a great deal! Albumartists.co.uk previews a listing of items for sale at the exhibition