Safer city projects win £25,000 funding boost to help the young
PROJECTS DESIGNED to tackle crime and create safer communities in West Yorkshire have won thousands of pounds of funding support.
A total of 10 schemes that aim to engage with young people in the county will share around £25,000 in grants from the High Sheriff of West Yorkshire Fund.
Recipients include a University of Leeds-based domestic violence and abuse programme and Eccleshill Adventure Playground, which will hold weekly after-school sessions teaching new skills such as woodworking, campfire cooking and bike maintenance.
Other groups getting grants include GIPSIL, St Luke’s Cares, e:merge (UK) Limited, The Skill Mill, Hollings Youth Association and Imagine If Theatre Company.
The High Sheriff of West Yorkshire, Dr Terry Bramall, said: “I was extremely impressed by the level of applications received to this year’s fund. I’m delighted to have been able to support 10 fantastic projects that actively involve or are led by young people who want to make their local area a safer place to live.
“Young people are our future, and I hope these projects will play an important role in helping to combat anti-social behaviour and crime.”
The High Sheriff of West Yorkshire Fund was established in 2016 in partnership with the Leeds Community Foundation charity.
Leeds Community Foundation deputy chief executive Kate Hainsworth said: “It has been a privilege to work with the High Sheriff on this year’s fund and support a fantastic variety of projects across the region.
“It is crucial that people feel safe and supported in the community where they live.
“We hope the High Sheriff of West Yorkshire Fund can continue to distribute grants each year, to ensure community groups get the support they need to run these fantastic projects.”
The office of High Sheriff date back to Saxon times. Today it is an independent non-political royal appointment.