The Commonwealth Games weren't the only thing happening in the UK in 2024.
The West Midlands Combined Authority, which includes Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Wolverhampton, and the Black Country, has released $400,000 from the Games' legacy pot to eight social enterprise firms in disadvantaged areas, the BBC reports.
The money could be used for new community facilities or services, for regular events to improve health and wellbeing, or for education and training opportunities, the WMCA says.
Andy Street, mayor of the West Midlands and WMCA chairman, says the funding will "empower communities in a way that will mean they can make sure that no one is left behind."
He says there are about 10,000 social economy organizations in the region that have provided "valuable jobs, training, housing, and other services" for the benefit of local people.
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