The current round of funding will remain open until 14 September for local community groups with ideas to make their areas safer.
Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis is providing 500,000 in 2016/17 through the fund in the form of grants of between 100 and 3,000. The fund supports local community safety activities across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. These could include providing activities for young people to help reduce anti-social behaviour, mentoring programmes through to activities that reassure and improve the quality of life in local areas.In the last two years over 200 local projects across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have received People Power Funding.
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Projects in the Staffordshire Moorlands that have benefited include Checkley cricket club who received 1,000 to increase security to prevent thefts. The cricket club has previously suffered attempted break-ins and the funding will prevent further crime and damage. Mr Ellis said: “I have significantly increased the funding that local areas in Staffordshire have to make their communities safer.”The People Power Fund puts half a million pounds back into local communities and is easy and simple to apply for.
It’s about local ideas to sort out local issues like anti-social behaviour.
“If you’re a community group with good ideas to cut crime or make your area safer go to the website now to find out more.
“People Power applications need to be sponsored by the group’s Neighbourhood Police Officer or PCSO and will initially be assessed by the local Community Safety Partnership.
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