Police Property Act Fund
In 2022-23, the Police Property Act Fund (PPAF) funded the following:
Cornerhouse Youth Project – £900
Funding paid for the Cornerhouse to set up an outdoor cinema with free snacks for young people in Arlington Park, Stockton, on 1 November 2022.
Community Ventures (Middlesbrough) Ltd – £1,563.26
The grant supported Halloween activities, a disco night and bowling event in autumn 2022
Lockwood Parish Council – £510
Funding paid for a Halloween party at Lingdale Village Hall
Breckon Hill Youthy – £13,526
Funding helped to deliver targeted, engagement and diversionary activities for children and young people aged 14 to 20.
Safer Communities – £5,000
Funding helped to scale up victim services for the most vulnerable groups in Cleveland during critical times in autumn 2022.
Community First Support Network – £557.55
The grant supported a Halloween event for children and young people
East Ravens Trust – £840
Funding supported two Community Halloween Events, which took place on Sunday and Monday 30 and 31 October
Rubies – £5,000
The grant supported trauma-informed support for at risk girls in the boroughs of Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland.
A Clean Slate Solutions – £19,250
Funding was used to deliver tailored employability, and Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) workshops.
Sessions were aimed at individuals, who have left the criminal justice system, and need support to find long-term employment.
Brake – £4,160
The grant paid for specialist road safety literature and case work support for victims of serious road traffic collisions and their families.
Wicketz – £10,000
Funding enabled the Lord’s Taverner’s Wicketz programme to deliver a community cricket programme in Hartlepool.
Curious Arts – £500
Curious Arts champions, develops and delivers LGBTQIA+ arts, artists and events across the North East of England.
Funding was used to support a pop-up pride event on 24 September 2022. The event had a daytime programme with family-friendly activities, events, performances and stalls to celebrate Tees Valley’s LGBTQIA+ community.
Community First Support Network – £4,357.92
Funding supported the Junior ASB Gardening Club for children, aged seven to 11, in Middlesbrough.
The project aims to use gardening as a tool to increase young people’s understanding of ASB and its impact on the community.
Children had the opportunity to learn gardening skills. In addition, they also designed a leaflet and helped to engage more children in the project..
Soroptimist International Great Britain and Northern Ireland (SIGBI) Stockton on Tees- £3,755
The grant was used to provide emergency supply bags for victims of human trafficking.
Bags contain emergency provisions such as clothing, toiletries and other basic essential items for males, females, children and babies.
North East Sex Workers Forum – £4,000
Funding enabled the organisation to deliver a regional learning day for 100-plus professionals.
It also helped in the development of a Cleveland specific Sex Workers strategy covering the four local authorities (Middlesbrough, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool and Redcar & Cleveland).
The Moses Project – £10,000
The grant was used to provide tailored mentoring to men from Stockton, who need supported rehabilitation.
River Safety Patrols – £1,850
Funding enabled summer safety patrols to take place. It also allowed the charity to buy CCTV equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE) and first aid materials.
East Ravens Trust – £6,447
Support for the Just for You – Just for Me initiative. Funding provided three months of activities for children, young people and families from Stockton Town Centre.
St Ann’s Partnership Ltd – £3,350
The grant helped to run activities and targeted support for residents in Portrack and Tilery
Lingdale Village Hall – £3,700
Lingdale Village Hall was funded to provide weekly, organised sessions targeting aimed at the deprived or vulnerable, living in Lingdale.
Hartlepool Deaf Centre – £4,900
Funding provided two events per month for people, aged 30-72, from the deaf/blind community.
Yarm Wellness – £2,625
This was a contribution towards the cost of running the centre
Tees Valley Womens Centre – £2,000
The grant supported classes and sessions aimed at women suffering need, hardship and distress in Tees Valley.
Community Safety Fund
In 2022-23, the Community Safety Initiatives Fund has funded the following projects:
Nite Light CIC – £2,480
The grant paid for night-time patrols to make sure some of the Tees Valley’s most vulnerable residents are safe on the streets at night.
Funding covered the cost of sending out a team on Mondays and Wednesday between 6pm and 8pm, The patrols ran from November 2022 to the end of January 2023.
Aeronauts Trampoline Club – £4,040
Funding paid for free and taster sessions in trampolining for young people, in Hartlepool, who may not be able to otherwise take part.
Liverton Mines Youth Project – £1,500
Funding allowed the project to extend current youth provision in the Liverton Mines area to four nights per week.
Linx Youth Project – £2,990
The grant supported the Linx Off the Streets project, which targets young people hanging around the streets of Middlesbrough.
Liverton Mines Youth and Family Project – £600
Funding paid for a number of activities around Halloween 2022 including a Pumpkin Party.
Hope Church East Cleveland – £320
The grant covered the cost of a neon disco party for young people on Friday 29 October 2022.
Teesside Community Action Group – £900
Funding allowed the action group to host a Halloween party for vulnerable and disadvantaged families.
Hartlepool Wadokai – £500
As part of the Bright Sparks’ theme, the Wadokai hosted a combined karate competition, taster event and Halloween party
Friends of North Ormesby Hub – £565
The grant funded a community Halloween event, in Middlesbrough
The Ladies of Steel – £1,500
During half-term October 2022, the group organised a series of community events
Saltburn Athletic Football Club – £7,244
The grant bought additional kit and equipment to support and enhance the service provided by Saltburn Athletic. The club targets young people, aged eight to 17-years-old.
Stockton All girls Rugby – £600
Funding was used to support a women’s and girls’ festival of rugby in September 2022. The event included junior girls’ teams aged 12-18 years from throughout the North East playing in a series of games.
Eid Fusion Festival 2022 – £500
The grant was used to hire a Health bus for the 2022 Eid Fusion Festival in Ropner park. This was in line with the festival’s theme of Health and Wellbeing.
Coastwatch Redcar – £1,980
The charity promotes the protection and preservation of life at sea along the coast between Hartlepool, the River Tees and Saltburn. Funding was used to buy a new safety ladder.
Justice First – £1,500
Funding helped to deliver a one-day, multi-cultural football tournament.
This gave local emergency service providers, and representatives from local Health Services, the opportunity to highlight their facilities.
At the same time, they interacted interacting with refugee and asylum-seeking groups.
Liverton Mines Community Centre – £750
The grant was used to deliver weekly drop-in sessions between December and March 2023.
Teesside Community Action Group – £5,000
Funding supported the I See you project. The initiative provided basic home repairs, hygiene products and clothing for disabled adults, unpaid carers and children across Cleveland.
Saltburn Skatepark Project – £5,000
The grant provided a contribution towards the cost of additional features such as lighting and paths at Saltburn’s open air skatepark to open in summer 2023.
ASB Fund Grants through the Police Property Act Fund and Community Safety Fund
17th Teesside Boys’ Brigade Company, Middlesbrough – £1,000
Cash was used to raise the profile of the company with the aim of increasing attendance among the 11-plus age group.
The Moses Project, Stockton – £5,000
The charity works primarily with migrants and rough sleepers in Stockton. The cash helped to fund the Fresh Start project.
The project helped at least 20 men to come off the streets of central Stockton and into rehabilitation – and, as a result, cut drug-related crime in the area.
The Message Trust – £5,000
As a result of funding, the charity visited visit four secondary schools in Stockton and Middlesbrough with the No More Knives tour.
The tour discussed the dangers of carrying a weapon with pupils aged 11 to 17. The school tour ended with a No More Knives Concert.
The Wharton Trust, Hartlepool– £5,000
As part of the Dyke House Community of Culture and Creativity 2022/23; the Wharton Trust offered additional supported sessions.
There was specific focus on culture and creativity, with a view to engaging predominantly young people.
The focus was on activities, which turned negative behaviours into something more positive.
Hemlington Linx – £5,000
Funding increased expert provision for young people over a six month period. Provision included centre-based activities for around 12 young men.
Community Ventures, Middesbrough – £5,000
Joint funding from the PCC and Cleveland Fire Brigade supported the ASB Youth Reporters Club for young people, aged 10 -16, in East Middlesbrough.
The project aims to increase young people’s understanding of ASB and its impact on their community.
As a result, there was a particular focus on environmental ASB such as graffiti, setting fire to rubbish, dog fouling, noise nuisance, and littering/fly tipping.
Youth reporters had the chance to take part in and learn various digital and media skills, including photography, filming, comic strip-making, podcasting, and interviewing.
The Corner House Youth Project in partnership with Barnardos, Cultivate Tees Valley and ‘Lads like Us – £4,839
Working in partnership with Barnardo’s, Cultivate Tees Valley and Manchester-founded project Lads Like Us. The Corner House Youth Project has designed a unique pilot.
It will engage participants in a personal and therapeutic journey to divert them away from ASB/serious violence and improve their life chances.
The project will work with six young men, who have previously high levels of involvement in ASB and are highly vulnerable to Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE.)
The positive interests and identified needs of each individual will drive the project.
Hartlepool Huskies – £5,000
Funding helped the basketball club to deliver summer projects across all 13 council wards, in Hartlepool at pop-up events and venues
Sessions aimed to introduce young people, aged six to 16, to basketball. However, there was also a chance for adults to get involved as their children battle to take home Hartlepool’s Ward Takeover Championship Cup.
The Shack, Stockton – £5,000
Based in Ragworth, the grant paid for a range of equipment including sports and games kit and gardening, decorating and cleaning equipment.
Equipment helped to support the Shack’s summer programme for young people and a range of community action. This included promoting the Community Grocery, carrying out a clean up in the surrounding area and working on a derelict allotment.