Commissioner's Safety Fund - 2024-2025

 1.      General

8th August 2024

5th September 2024 (5pm)

 2.      General

2nd December 2024

6th January 2025 (5pm)

To deliver youth club sessions and activities for young people such as boxing, kickboxing and wrestling training, PlayStation 5 gaming, American Pool and table tennis. The project also offers weekly mentorship, motivational talks and once a month workshops.

The aim is to enable young people to challenge energy in a healthy way, develop self-control, encourage positive relationships with others, to encourage character development, positive choices, and supporting young peoples’ futures by addressing any issues they are facing

To provide a weekly safe space with activities such as journaling, fitness classes, and arts and crafts for young girls to express themselves freely, without judgment at the LMA Academy gym.

The project will promote the development of healthy habits, teaching participants how to build positive friendships and adult relationships. Activities such as arts and crafts, fitness classes, self-defence, and day trips will be used to foster emotional and physical well-being. In addition to regular activities the project will teach self-help techniques and provide guidance on emergency situations.

This project will recruit at least 20 at risk children and young people from refugee backgrounds and 20 at risk children and young people through Leicester City Council Youth Offending Team and provide marketing material to local schools with relevant catchment areas (and community organisations).

The project will also deliver Saturday morning cricket games, train five new/young coaches and provide workshops and talks on antisocial behaviour knife crime, online safety, and hate crime (including role play for empathy skills, bullying, healthy eating and emotional health).

The aim is to reduce antisocial behaviour and provide participants with new skills, knowledge and enjoyment.

City Centre,
Saffron,
Braunstone and
Spinney Hills

The project will provide open access for young people across the City with an additional four hours of daily organised and structured sports activities in the daytime during School half term/s and school summer holidays and late-night floodlit football on Friday nights for 20 weeks during the winter months.

The aim is to reduce antisocial behaviour and provide positive, safe and structured activities, increasing trust of young people and building positive relationships.

City
(St Matthews)

To deliver 25 training sessions on what to do if someone is bleeding and what to do if someone is knocked out, for 11-25 year olds in the Leicester city area. The sessions will cover:

• The true medical consequences of street violence. 
• How to approach the scene when someone has been injured and how to contact and work with emergency services.  
• A repeatable process to safely help someone who has been stabbed or knocked out using emergency first aid.  The most common mental health consequences of experiencing violence and how to manage them.

City

To deliver a comprehensive Respectful Relationships intervention to identified young people across nine secondary schools in Leicester and Leicestershire.  This will be through 1:1 sessions, small group work and school assemblies and workshops. The intervention will include topics such as:  

• Understanding yourself   
• Communication Skills   
• Boundaries and Consent   
• Building Empathy and Respect   
• Digital Relationships and Social Media   
• Healthy Intimate Relationships

City & County

To fund the salary of the part time Street Outreach Manager to provide coordinated outreach sessions in locations in Leicester where street sex work takes place.

The aim of the project is to build relationships and reduce the vulnerability of women to crime and violence and facilitating them to exit sex work.

Leicester Cultural Quarter

To fund the Parlour Outreach Manager who is responsible for visiting women working in massage parlours and saunas throughout Leicester, offering holistic support and signposting to specialist services that women struggle to access.

The Parlour Outreach Manager will distribute creative ‘Inspire bags’ and Wellbeing Packs during fortnightly Parlour Outreach which include personal alarms, wellbeing booklet with physical and mental health/mindfulness reflections, signposting information to relevant services, mental wellbeing gifts e.g. creative activities, affirmation cards, a journal, books, sweet treats, hot drink supplies and sweet treats, hand sanitiser and sexual health supplies

City

The purpose of this project is to reduce antisocial behaviour in Beaumont Leys by addressing root causes through trauma-informed care, behavioural guidance, skills development, and education.

The project will deliver community outreach awareness campaigns in Beaumont Leys Community Shopping Centre and local schools, Trauma-Informed Workshops focused on trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), behavioural workshops and a mentorship program, skills development workshops and  Intervention Workshops on the consequences of ASB.

Beaumont Leys
Leicester

To support young girls and women aged 14-25 in Leicester, particularly those in Rowlatts Hill area, who are impacted by or at risk of trauma and abuse.

Delivery will consist of monthly workshops and bi-weekly 1:1 support sessions at the Golden Token Youth Hub with the aim of providing education, tools, and empowerment to break harmful cycles of trauma and build healthier, more prosperous lives.

East Leicester

The project provides detached outreach on the streets to young people aged 10-16 in the following areas:

• St Oswald Road after school
• Shops on Aikman Avenue after school     
• Aikman Avenue Flats     
• Support Hot spot area when/where needed such as New Parks Library/ Elgin Avenue/ Glazebrook Avenue

The purpose of this is to build positive relationships, de-escalate any incidents and sign post young people to support and diversionary activities in the area.

West Leicester

The project delivers workshops to frontline practitioners and parents and carers in relation to adolescent domestic abuse. The purpose is to raise awareness, effective support strategies and equip them to spot the signs of adolescent domestic abuse

Leicester,
Leicestershire & Rutland

The Braunstone Foundation
(t/a b-inspired)

The project will deliver two female-only sessions per week, during term-time consisting of girls only football and girls only youth sessions including arts, crafts, gaming and a safe space. The aim of this project is to make girls feel safer and reduce antisocial behaviour.

Braunstone and Rowley Fields, Braunstone Town, Leicester Forest East, Braunstone Frith

Safe Families for Children

The project is to fund a Family Support Manager to support care leavers and place trained volunteers with consenting care leavers to help identify key goals and a support plan as well as building a relationship and offering emotional, social and practical support.

City and County

Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan Trust

This project will deliver monthly surgeries to support women who are facing abuse or at the risk of abuse in targeted areas of Evington, Thurmaston, Western Park and Thurnby Lodge. The project will provide practical support with referrals, completing hardship fund applications or housing applications and support with securing emergency accommodation.

City

Spinney Hill Drugs, Alcohol and Addiction Support

This project delivers structured gym sessions led by qualified trainers, focusing on the physical rehabilitation of individuals recovering from addiction. The project also offers a women’s support group providing a safe space for women to share their experiences and access relevant support services.

East Leicester

National Space Centre

This project delivers an alternative provision pathway, which is a practical activity programme to create a positive learning experience for young people who might find it difficult to engage with more ‘traditional’ provision and ways of working.  They will be provided with a full programme of STEM content, mentoring, and light-touch initiatives, giving them the opportunity to gain transferable skills and relevant AQA Unit Awards.

This project also delivers a mentoring pathway plan, a more intensive, tailored, work experience programme.  Participants will gain experience working with different departments at the Centre to understand the skills needed to work in the space industry.  They will undertake training on how to structure and deliver a presentation and how to communicate with the public.  They will develop transferable employability skills and receive careers advice during the programme

Leicester City, Oadby and Wigston and Charnwood

The Centre Project

This project provides open access youth club sessions, (prioritising refugees and asylum seekers) including activities such as pool, table tennis, gaming, sports, advocating for the young people and signposting to local support services.

City

Charnwood 20-20 operating as Love4Life

This project delivers Healthy Relationships and Online Safety/Social Media workshops for Year 9 girls and workshops on Sexual Harassment and Consent, Empowering Assertiveness and Boundaries to girls aged 16 plus. The aim is to ensure girls can understand what healthy relationships look like and are able to advocate for themselves positively as well as having the power to make positive choices for themselves, and understand their self-worth, and have more confidence in their decision making.

City

Wesley Hall Community Centre

This project provides structured youth sessions (group and one to one sessions) to young people aged 11-16, including sports and arts, along with directed intervention to promote communal understanding between different sections of the community. The aim is to reduce antisocial behaviour, encourage community cohesion and support positive behavioural shifts such as increased self-confidence, enhanced team-building skills, or a greater ability to handle negative influences.

East Leicester - Spinney Hills, Stoneygate and North Evington

The project ensures that homeless young people are no longer vulnerable to being the victims of crime or exploitation, or  need to commit crime to survive.

Funding supports delivery of 1:1 sessions to young people who have experienced abuse, been involved in crime, have a substance addiction or mental health issues, or are at risk of being a victim of coercion or exploitation.

Support will be provided  with education, training, volunteering, finding a job, developing skills of independent living, advising on issues such as keeping safe, not carrying a knife, who to avoid locally and healthy relationships.

After18 delivers education drop-ins in Leicester city centre and supports unaccompanied children and young people who have arrived in the UK without their families to seek asylum and are now living in Leicester and the surrounding area. 

The first drop-in focuses on ICT, providing one-to-one support for young people looking to improve their computer skills, from those learning how to use a computer for the first time, to those studying for ICT qualifications or learning coding. 

The second drop-in provides English classes for new arrivals, many of whom are living in hotels and do not have access to other education opportunities and homework support in core subjects English, Maths and science. They also provide specialist subject support, such as for Health and Social Care, and exam preparation and tutoring.

Girls Rock! will provide face-to-face prevention focused intervention sessions engaging girls aged 12-16 years old, who are at risk and who are already engaging in explicatory behaviour.

The aim is to reduce violence, crime, unemployment, mental health struggles, and substance abuse amongst young people, replacing these challenges with opportunities for education, personal development, and recreational activities.

Delivery consists of digital and creative media workshops, CV and employability workshops, ESOL classes for refugees, healthy relationships and well-being program, pizza and film nights, sports activities and workshops on knife crime and online safety.

Joint application from a partnership of two organisations:

Peepul Centre (lead applicant) and Leicester Community Links CIC

A comprehensive women and girls resilience building project will be delivered at Peepul Centre targeted to vulnerable women from South Asian communities living in Leicester East; Aged 18years upwards who are experiencing violence, domestic abuse and major challenges in their lives.

Catch 22

To provide a ‘Victim Assistance Fund’ which is made available on a case-by-case basis, where need is identified by case workers amongst victims of crime. Up to £100 is made available to victims of crime, usually in terms of items purchased for them such as Ring Doorbells, security cameras or other items to improve their safety and wellbeing.

Root-and-Branch Out CIC

The project aims to provide a safe, supportive, and therapeutic outdoor environment for children who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence.

The key activities will focus on emotional healing, self-regulation, and fostering a connection with nature, allowing children to express their emotions, engage in creative play, and build self-confidence. Delivery will consist of weekly outdoor sessions and parent support.

Family Action

The project aims to provide psychoeducation on grooming, trauma, and coping mechanisms, while also addressing parental isolation.

It will equip parents with the tools to better support their children, ultimately reducing the long-term impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and potentially breaking cycles of trauma.

Muslim Khatri Association UK

The project aims to deliver weekly youth-focused sessions, providing recreation and social opportunities to engage with young people positively. Activities will consist of Badminton, Snooker, Pool, Multiplayer Gaming on PS5, Table Tennis, Carrom Board and other Board Games.

Monthly guest speakers will address and deliver workshops on critical issues such as knife crime, crime prevention, mental health, healthy relationships and community safety.

The Recovery Consultancy Limited t/a Dear Albert

The project provides dynamic, comprehensive and progressive pathways away from reoffending and towards a drug/alcohol free life.

Restorative Practice Training and Consultancy

The project aims to create a restorative community that builds trust, safety, belonging, and shared humanity. Restorative approaches promote healing, empathy, self-discipline, and responsible decision-making while enhancing conflict resolution skills. These practices support everyone’s' personal, social, and moral development, giving everyone a voice and role within a compassionate, connected environment.

This initiative is led by experienced educators who have first-hand experience of improving school cultures and student outcomes through restorative practices.

Neurodiversity Support CIC

The project aims to reduce crime and support vulnerable neurodiverse individuals, including those with Autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and other disabilities, by providing regular workshops, training sessions, and sports activities. These programs will enhance skills, promote inclusion, and improve well-being.

Platform Thirty1 Limited

The project supports victims and creates a space for holistic creative activity to reduce isolation, improve wellbeing and sense of self. Women make creations to keep  to brighten up their rooms and take onto their future homes, EG embroidery wall hanging, gelee printing pictures, wire art sculptures.

Volunteer It Yourself CIC

The project will involve at least 15 young people (all of whom will be NEET/at risk of NEET and previously/currently involved in crime/youth offending or deemed at risk of involvement) nominated by the club and the local youth referral partners they link with.

The project will engage the young learners in positive diversionary activities and opportunities (i.e. volunteering, work experience, skills and employability training) by challenging them to learn valuable new vocational trade skills (e.g. carpentry/joinery, plastering, plumbing, painting and decorating).

Leicester Combat Academy

The target demographic consists of 50 males aged 11–18, all from BAME families residing in areas with high socio-economic deprivation.

The project will deliver boxing and fitness sessions, including  structured fitness drills, guided discussions on emotional regulation, and team-building exercises.

HHH

The project is a tailored intervention supporting boys from single-mother households at risk of anti-social or criminal behaviour. Through wrestling, fitness activities, and mentorship, the project creates a safe environment where participants build discipline, confidence, and resilience.