Each year, I award funds to community and voluntary groups who support the delivery of my Police and Crime Plan using money raised through the sale of lost property.
Projects bid for a grant and tackle issues such as:
Further details on this grant, including how to apply, can be found here
Organisation | Amount | Project Summary |
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Youth Adventure Trust | £5,000 |
Youth Adventure Trust works with vulnerable and disadvantaged children aged 11-16 from the most |
Westbury and Warminster Youth Clubs | £4,898.98 |
Warminster and Westbury youth clubs closed during the lockdowns and some online support was |
Salisbury Street Pastors | £5,000 |
Street Pastors are an established approach in various locations around the UK,supporting the Police and |
Warminster Street Pastors | £1,200 |
Warminster Street Pastors provide a similar service as outlined above, and again the grant was to enable |
Julian House | £3,000 |
This grant enabled Julian House to support clients through its‘Employability Through Cycle Skills’ project at |
SPLITZ Support Services | £2,870 |
Splitz Support Service in Trowbridge delivers support services across Wiltshire to adults and young |
KFR | £3,000 |
KFR collects unwanted furniture and white goods from around Wiltshire and Swindon to refurbish and |
Alabare Christian Care and Support | £2,334.94 |
Alabare was awarded this grant for the installation of CCTV at its night shelter for rough sleepers in |
Organisation | Amount | Project Summary |
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Inner Flame | £2,800 | Inner Flame run the Prince's Trust team programme for 16-25 year olds to help them develop the skills required for both independent life and work. The grant help with the costs of delivering the course. |
Royal Wootton Bassett Sea Cadets | £3,000 | The Royal Wootton Bassett Sea Cadets offer two sessions per week for young people to engage in a range of development opportunities around marine activities. Funding will be towards the cost of creating a new storage facility for their equipment and a new classroom for their weekly sessions. |
Doorway Wiltshire | £3,000 | Doorway is based in Chippenham and runs two weekly drop-in sessions for homeless and/or vulnerable adults providing food, personal hygiene & laundry facilities, activities, support and advice. Funding will be towards staff costs for their two support workers to provide 1:1 support to guests. |
Wiltshire Youth For Christ | £3,000 | Wiltshire Youth for Christ provide a range of services to young people primarily in the West Wiltshire and Devizes areas. The grant requested is to support the salary costs of the full time Youth Worker who co-ordinates delivery of mobile work. |
Prime Theatre | £3,000 | Prime Theatre Company (established 1986) provides educational productions, workshops and a youth theatre for young people in the Swindon area. Funding is towards the production of an educational film and lesson pack for targeted use in all secondary and post 16 provision in Swindon as part of wider programme in Swindon to raise awareness of exploitation from county lines. |
The Platform Project CIC | £3,000 | The Platform Project helps young people develop confidence and employability skills through enterprise challenges. The grant will contribute to the cost of the premises rent for the next 12 months. |
The Open Door Centre | £3,000 | Open Door provides a drop-in day resource for people with learning disabilities in Swindon offering social opportunities as well as support and signposting covering a wide range |
Salisbury Museum | £1,700 | Salisbury Museum employs a Community Curator to improve access to their facilities by underrepresented groups. Funding will be towards a pilot project in partnership with the Youth Offending Team using photography to engage young people at risk of offending or exploitation in Tidworth. |
Total: | £22,500 |
Organisation | Project Name | Brief Summary of Project | Amount Requested |
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Wiltshire Youth for Christ | Potterne Youth Club | Remuneration for youth worker one day a week to plan, organise and deliver youth club sessions (8 hours) | £7,366 |
Trowbridge Community Area Future | Brighter Aspirations 14 | Fund qualified youth worker until 31st March 2018 to further develop youth provision and recruitment and training of volunteers to ensure provision is sustainable | £9,524 |
The Nelson Trust Women's Centre, Swindon | Connect and Thrive | Establishment of IT suite at Swindon Women's Centre to help address issues of poor academic achievement / lack of formal qualifications for women engaged with Nelson Trust | £9,351 |
Wessex Community Action | Amesbury Youth Café | Youth Café gives young people a safe and dry place to meet with their peers and access basic leisure facilities at no cost | £8,552 |
Young Melksham | Teen Talk Counselling & Listening and Support Service | Expansion of service to offer support to young people from Bradford on Avon / Trowbridge area with an increased dedicated counselling offer based in Melksham | £5,000 |
Organisation | Amount | Project Summary |
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Waste Not Want Not | £1,250 | Waste Not Want Not (WNWN) collects unwanted furniture and household goods to pass on at affordable prices to people on low income. It is staffed mainly by volunteers, including offering work experience to ex-offenders, children at risk of school exclusion and the long term unemployed. Funding will contribute towards running costs. |
The Open Door Centre | £3,000 | The Open Door Centre is a day centre for adults with learning disabilities in Swindon, providing activities and nurturing independence. Funding will go towards employing an activities co-ordinator. |
Swindon 105.5 | £1,070 | Swindon 105.5 is an inclusive community radio station contributing to the cultural life of Swindon and offering training and volunteering opportunities to a wide range of local people. Funding will contribute to the costs of training and support for young people. |
SMASH Youth Project | £3,000 | SMASH offering mentoring and activities to young people aged 9 - 19 years who are disadvantaged and falling short of reaching their potential. SMASH supports young people to build confidence and self esteem, take on new challenges and broaden their horizons. Funding will support the costs of a volunteer recruitment campaign. |
Salisbury Street Pastors | £2,800 | Salisbury Street Pastors is part of a national church-based scheme, training and supporting volunteers to care for people late at night in the city centre. Funding will go towards the cost of training and uniforms. |
Swindon 10 - 18 Project (STEP) | £2,950 | Swindon STEP provides therapeutic intervention work to vulnerable children and young people with a range of problems. Funding will meet the costs of developing and running sessions focussed on preventing children and young people from becoming involved in criminal activities or anti-social behaviour. |
The New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust Ltd | £3,000 | The New Mechanics Institute charity works in the railway village in Swindon, focussed on plans to restore the New Mechanics Institute and community development based in the Central Community Centre. A grant will fund a weekly youth club. |
Youth Adventure Trust | £2,500 | Youth Adventure Trust works with vulnerable and/or disadvantaged young people, aged 11-14, helping them develop life skills, confidence and self-esteem through a programme of outdoor and residential activities. Funding would go towards the first 2 months' salary costs of a manager to run a pilot mentoring project. |
Swindon City of Sanctuary | £2,550 | Swindon City of Sanctuary is a recently formed organisation working to welcome, include and support those seeking refuge in Swindon, particularly those granted refugee status. Funding will meet the costs of weekly "We are open" social events in a local coffee shop. |
Total: | £22,120 |