A RANGE of intervention projects across Hampshire are to get underway thanks to the Police and Crime Commissioner’s latest funding announcement.
PCC Donna Jones has announced that 25 applications who applied in the second round of her Emerging Needs Fund have been successful, with a total investment of £454,081.
Ms Jones said: “My priority and promise to the public is to deliver more police and to ensure safer streets so this funding round was designed to promote crime reduction, support victims and reduce the demand on frontline policing.
“This funding will empower our partners to go out and make a real difference in communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, to help prevent people from becoming victims of crime, stop crimes from happening in the first place, and reduce the reoccurrence of crime.
“Earlier this year, I announced funding of nearly £84,000 to fight rural crime in the first round of my Emerging Needs Fund. This second round enables a further range of providers to work with me in providing safer communities that can thrive instead of being crippled by crime.”
The charity Alabaré has been awarded more than £13K to provide gambling harm prevention sessions for vulnerable and homeless young people in the Test Valley area.
Spencer Whatmore, the charity’s operation manager for young people, said: “We are extremely grateful for this grant from the Police and Crime Commissioner which will help fund our support for vulnerable young people at risk of harm from gambling.
“Gambling addiction is an issue that affects many young people, and along with associated debt and falls in mental wellbeing, can have a devastating impact on their lives. Equally, it is an area that many young people dabble in, and it’s vital that we give them the tools and knowledge to be able to protect themselves from the dangers it can pose.
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“This funding will enable us to equip our young people through training and intervention and ensure those who are struggling with addiction can receive the specialist support they need to stabilise and recover.”
A partial list of successful applications being funded by the second round of the Emerging Needs Fund on crime prevention are:
- Alabaré £13,170 – gambling harm prevention sessions for vulnerable and homeless young people in Test Valley.
- Yellow Brick Road £24,898 – mentoring sessions for young people involved in anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Winchester.
- Hatch Warren & Beggarwood Community Association in Basingstoke £13,790 – run sessions on knife crime, county lines awareness and ASB with young people who attend the youth club.
- The Society of St James £25,000 – weekly diversionary activities across Hampshire for those involved in the criminal justice system.
- The YOU Trust £25,000 – supporting the Dragonfly Project in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight which provides domestic abuse and stalking awareness training.
- Southampton Street Pastors £20,680 – maintain and increase street pastor patrols in Southampton.
- Winchester Street Reach £10,200 – weekly targeted detached youth work in Highcliffe in Winchester.
- Saints Foundation £16,361 – project in partnership with HMP Winchester supporting offenders with resettlement into Southampton.
- Yellow Brick Road £7,600 – deliver interactive seminars for students in Test Valley about knife crime and youth violence.
A full list of successful applicants can be found on the Police and Crime Commissioner website.
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