🚨 Over £190,000 taken from criminals to support crime prevention activity

Good morning Resident,

Matthew Barber and Jason Hogg (Chief Constable, Thames Valley Police) have awarded £199,871 to 49 community and voluntary organisations in the second round of this year’s Community Fund.

With 248 applications submitted for over £1.7m of funding, 49 organisations have successfully been awarded funding of between £446 – £10,000 to support a number of the Police and Crime Commissioner's key priorities.

The Community Fund provides bi-annual support to voluntary and community groups that help to prevent crime and keep communities safe. Money for the Community Fund, which is jointly managed by the PCC and the Chief Constable, is created from the proceeds from the sale of items seized from criminals that cannot be returned to their rightful owners.

Following the announcement, Matthew Barber said: “Amongst the wide range of applications received, we have provided funding to community and voluntary organisations who are focused on tackling a wide range of key priority areas including early intervention youth support, improving road safety and tackling anti-social behaviour.

For full details on which organisations have successfully received funding, please visit the Community Fund webpage.