Crime and Disorder

VRU Vulnerable Children's Charities Funding for Greater Manchester

home officeOn 22 June 2020, the Government announced that the Home Office had secured additional, one-off emergency support funding for small/micro charities that are working in marginalised communities with vulnerable young people at risk of being involved in serious violence.  The Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit had been provided funding to allocate grants to Greater Manchester’s small and micro charities (defined as those having an income

Spirit of Manchester Story Week 2020 – No Going Back

spirit story 2020

Are you a Manchester voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisation?

Would you like to share a story of your new everyday activity, as part of the 2020 Spirit of Manchester Story Week in September?

We are looking for 20 VCSE organisations to share their stories during the week of 21-25 September.

£2.5m funding for specialist women’s services: Women’s Community Sector Core Costs Funding Programme 2020 – 2021

Ministry of justiceTo support the Ministry of Justice to achieve the aims set out in the Female Offender Strategy and in recognition of the essential services provided by specialist women’s organisations in the criminal justice system, the Ministry of Justice is inviting applications for one-off grants for core costs.

CAHN have launched a domestic and sexual violence helpline

cahnCAHN is offering free and confidential culturally and religiously appropriate counselling sessions with qualified professionals from the Caribbean and African community. In addition, they are working with a range of partners to deliver practical support.

Keeping Children and Young People Safe in Manchester Grant

Manchester Community Safety Partnership, Manchester City Council, Young Manchester and other partners across Manchester are committed to driving a bold new approach to keeping children and young people safe in Manchester by tackling anti-social behaviour and violence which impacts on children and young people across the city.

RECLAIM: New report finds Manchester's violent crime won't be solved without listening to young people

reclaimThis new report launched by RECLAIM finds that young people across the city feel their knowledge is too often missing in debates on how to tackle the rise in knife crime. The project, coordinated by local working-class youth charity RECLAIM, asked young people across the city what they want and need to feel safe.