Violence Reduction Fund 2023
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Rush House
This project aims to provide a broad range of enriching activities/opportunities which empower participants to make positive change. Their current cohort consists of 50+ vulnerable young people aged 16-25, accessing their supported accommodation provision (due to being homeless or leaving the care of the local authority) and/or their education, training, and employment services.
Rotherham United Community Trust (RUST)
The aim of this activity is to reduce the impact of violent crime amongst young people, and work with young people to deter them from getting involved in gangs, drugs, knife, and gun crime. The project will work with young people from neighbourhoods which have seen an increase in violent crime to change the cultural and social attitudes which contribute to violence, and use a Public Health Approach to reducing violence by increasing young people’s awareness of the impact of crime on their own mental wellbeing and local residents.
Rotherham Foster Carers Association
This funding will support the expansion and improvement of an existing initiative. Their youth club was originally set up in 2017 for Mockingbird Hub children, and was funded by one individual. The purpose of it is to provide Looked After Children with a safe space to learn how to socialise with the help and support of their carers. It also offers an area where siblings who are not placed together can be together, providing a fun space to make memories rather than the very bland contact centres.
Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)
The purpose of this initiative is to build on the successful 'surge response' work that was funded by the VRU in the last financial year. This addressed the increase in the range and complexity of the issues faced by homeless and vulnerable women and children living in housing-related support services in Rotherham, Doncaster, and Sheffield.
Dinnington Community Boxing Group
Dinnington Community boxing Group is an organisation dedicated to improving the mental and physical wellbeing of communities through their tailored boxing and fitness sessions.