The money is to be allocated over the next three years to help schoolsprovide accessible wraparound services.
The 18 areas are: St Helens, Oldham, Gateshead, Redcar and Cleveland,East Riding, Rotherham, Wolverhampton, Warwickshire, Derby City,Nottinghamshire, Suffolk, Luton, Somerset, Wiltshire, Croydon, Newham,Oxfordshire and Portsmouth.
Ms Hughes said that the funding would provide genuine opportunities foryoung people in services including breakfast clubs, out-of-hours tuitionand after-school clubs in sport, music and drama.
'As summer approaches, I urge all local authorities to redouble theirefforts to consult with young people and actively promote activities tothem,' she said. 'We need to focus our attention on areas where there ishigh incidence of anti-social behaviour by young people and also helpmarginalised young people overcome the barriers they face toparticipation.'
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