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BBC Children in Need has launched Communities for Children, a £15 million programme to support local communities in tackling child poverty across the UK over the next five years.

It is a collaboration between BBC Children in Need, The National Lottery Community Fund, City Bridge Foundation, Pears Foundation and The Hunter Foundation.

The programme will initially invest in four of the most economically deprived areas before expanding to ten, including rural, urban, and coastal locations. It aims to address the root causes of child poverty and empower local communities to develop their own local solutions.

Each location will receive up to £1.5 million over five years to support local organisations in co-creating targeted interventions with children, families, and partners from the voluntary and public sectors. 

The programme is not open for general application; instead, lead organisations in selected localities will be identified, working in partnership with local voluntary sector organisations, children and young people, and other stakeholders.