CashBack Success for Achieve More Scotland

That the Parliament congratulates recipients of money from the CashBack for Communities Fund, which has allocated £19 million from criminal assets into funds for youth opportunities and programmes across Scotland; welcomes the success of the CashBack recipient, Achieve More Scotland (AMS), which has been given £500,000 over three years; notes that AMS runs free diversionary sports and physical activities at 40 community sites across Glasgow and engages with up to 2,500 young adults each week; acknowledges the success of its volunteer programme, which has assisted over 300 young people in achieving over 1,000 qualifications, which have included safeguarding, first aid, mental health first aid and various sports-based activities; highlights the achievements of several ex-participants, including five from the Maryhill and Springburn constituency who have secured employment; appreciates the benefit of its school programme, which delivers services to over 1,000 pupils each week; considers that AMS will use its funding to continue to achieve success in increasing youth involvement and significantly reducing crime in the Glasgow area, and wishes it continued success in the future.