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Deadline: Closed.
Merseyside Crime Commissioner is inviting community organisations, charities and groups to apply for a vital cash boost of up to £3,000 grants for grassroots initiatives working to divert young people away from anti-social behaviour and crime during the busy autumn half term (Halloween and Bonfire night), when it traditionally spikes.
Time is of the essence for applying for this funding, please share within your relevant network if you know of a grassroot initiative who could really benefit from this.
Please find the necessary and relevant application forms below.
Completed forms are to be returned by email to Community.Engagement@merseyside.police.uk.
Information about projects in Liverpool who have been successful in previous years
This is to give you an idea on how this funding can benefit the young people you work with:
- Al-Ghazali Multi-Cultural Centre – £2,000 for 40 young people. The funding will be used to provide activities such as pool, table tennis, play station games, board games and physical activity sessions such as circuit training over the Halloween half term period.
- Anfield Sports & Community Centre – £2,500 for 160 young people for extra activities for the period for Operation Banger in an area of high anti-social behaviour (ASB). The funding will be used to provide a half term activity camp for children and young people.
- Capeesh (Liverpool) CIC – £1,596 for 30 young people an area of high ASB. This bid will help to run a series of free music workshops over the October half term.
- Deysbrook Village Centre – £1,500 will help 1,300 beneficiaries. The group will be providing diversionary activities for children and young people over the Halloween/bonfire night period.
- Kaalmo Youth Development Ltd – £3,000 for 60 young people. The group will be providing video game tournaments to divert young people away from becoming involved with crime or anti-social behaviour.
- Liverpool Six Community Association – £2,000 for 100 young people. The group will hold 3 evening events on 30th and 31st October and 5th November to engage with young people and divert them away from anti-social behaviour.
- The Florrie – £1,500 for 100 young people to get involved in the Florrie Haunted House project. The building will be prepared by volunteers and young people and will be divided into two experience for the younger and older children. The group will be using the funding to provide wider diversionary activities during October half term leading up to Halloween.
- The Opening Doors Project – £1,400 for 500 beneficiaries to run themed diversionary activities over the Halloween/Bonfire Night period.
- The Unity Community Association – £1,000 for 300 young people to provide a roller skate disco over the Halloween half term and specifically the key nights of Mischief Night, Halloween and Bonfire Night.
- Walton Youth Project – £1,800 for 100 young people. The group will provide activities to young people over the Halloween half term.