The Suffolk Police & Crime Commissioner’s Fund is administered by Suffolk Community Foundation. Membership of the Panel, convened to consider grants, will include the PCC, a representative of the PCC’s executive team and the Chairs of the local Community Safety Partnerships (Ipswich, West Suffolk, Suffolk Coastal and Waveney Community Safety Partnerships).

The fund is currently accepting applications. More information on how to apply can be found here.

OrganisationBenefit AreaFunding PurposeGrant Awarded
AdfamAcross Mid SuffolkTo provide a Peer Supporter programme to vulnerable families in Suffolk. £18,340
AdfamSt Edmundsbury and Ipswich Towards a peer supporters programme. Supporting vulnerable families/ carers in Suffolk affected by drug or alcohol use. Key partners Suffolk Family Carers, Turning Point, Al Anon in Suffolk£14,655
Anglia Care TrustCountywideTowards continuing a countywide outreach service aimed at reducing the negative impact of alcohol.£20,000
Anglia Care TrustSuffolkTo support the continuing delivery of the Freedom from Financial Abuse programme on an Outreach basis.£20,000
Bangladeshi Support CentreIpswichTo deliver sessions to raise awareness of forced marriage, honour based violence and domestic violence.£15,976
Carlton Colville Town Council Carlton ColvilleTowards the cost of IMPACT - Detached Youth Outreach workers to support young people, provide advice and help reduce anti-social behaviour.£2,500
Catch 22SuffolkTowards the Catch 22 Mediation Service addressing local noise, harassmentm ASB and intimidation issues,£14,322
Chapman Centre TrustIpswichTowards the weekend opening of The Chapman Centre.£14,829
Eastern Enterprise Hub St Edmundsbury/ HaverhillTowards the Back to Your Future project. A programme to support long term unemployed people back into work, primary beneficiaries young people who have committed a crime with a view to empowering them to change their lives and look to unleash potential. £17,981
Focus 12St EdmundsburyTowards the Second Chances project, supporting those who are ready for rehab from drug and alcohol addiction.£20,000
Green Light TrustSuffolk CoastalTowards a nature based rehabilitation activity for women, who, are suffering with drug or alcohol misuse,£9,470
Guide Dogs for the BlindSuffolkTowards raising awareness of attacks on assistance dogs.£9,187
Hate Crime CollaborationCountywideA collaborative bid to support awareness raising workshops, social media campaign and literature around hate crime. Suffolk Refugee Support are the lead organisation in a collaborative bid.£17,417
Headway SuffolkIpswich, Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill and Felixstowe Towards the Brainy Dogs project, supporting prisoners from Hollesley Bay to be trained as a dog trainers to allow the use of companions/ rehab dogs for those with neurological conditions. £10,000
Home Start Mid SuffolkSt Edmundsbury Supporting the Keeping Safe project. To support family coordinators to expand provision into St Edmundsbury, working with young people whose parents have chaotic lives, been subjected to violence or been part of police interventions. £9,996
Home Start Mid and West SuffolkMid and West SuffolkTowards funding 2 family co-ordinators and mileage of staff and volunteers working with families in dispute, those with addiction problems or abuse.£19,986
Iceni Ipswich Ipswich To support the Venta Project. A 16 week 66 hour programme to support men who have behaved in a coercive controlling manner within an intimate or family relationship.£20,000
Inspire SuffolkWhitton Estate (Lowestoft)Towards continuing the Colville House youth club.£14,289
Ipswich Community MediaIpswichTo support Making Waves 2 - project for young people invo;lved in/or at risk of being involved in gangs and criminal activity in Ipswich.£19,990
Just Enough Global LimitedIpswichTo take a modern day slavery workshop into 56 primary/junior schools in Ipswich to raise awareness.£17,920
Level Two Youth Project Felixstowe To support Level Two Mobile Youth Service making youth provision available in areas other than the town centre, i.e. Trimley, Kirton and some estates in Felixstowe.£9,492
Matthew ProjectSuffolkTowards Outside the Wire - Suffolk Prisons.£9,794
Noise Solution LtdNewmarketTowards core services of Noise Solution delivering in Newmarket.£9,738
Ormiston Families Countywide To support the Breaking Barriers project. An outreach project across Suffolk that works with children aged 4-16 and their families where they have been affected by imprisonment. £13,728
Ormiston FamiliesCountywideTowards the Breaking Barriers project supporting children and young people who have a parent in prison.£8,584
Pathways Care Farm Waveney Towards the Restore project. To create a woodworking barn area and fit out with the necessary tools, to enable up to 18 offenders over the course of the year learn life skills and a trade in refurbishing/ restoring furniture.£18,368
Porch ProjectBaberghTowards youth workers' salaries.£20,000
Porch ProjectGreat CornardTowards youth workers' costs to support young people in Great Cornard.£20,000
Princes Trust (Suffolk)WaveneyTowards delivering their 'Get Into' employment project to Waveney to inspire and empower 12 young people to take up employment opportunities in Healthcare or Leisure.£9,794
Right Time Counselling Services CICLowestoftTowards the Right Time Recovery Network Counselling Services£4,940
Saints Youth ClubWickham MarketTowards core running costs & youth workers' salaries.£4,000
St Giles TrustIpswichTo deliver an individualised intervention service working with 16 young people over a 12 month period.£20,000
St Giles TrustIpswich and surrounding communitiesTowards the St Giles Trust Prevention and Intervention Service.£20,000
Suffolk Family CarersSuffolkTowards the Who's in Charge Programme.£11,226
Suffolk MindSuffolk (Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich)To provide anger and anxiety management courses to vulnerable adults with mental health problems who have been affected by crime.£18,409
Suffolk Neighbourhood Watch AssociationCountywideTo purchase resources to enable better profiling of Neighbourhood Watch Schemes.£3,145.95
Suffolk Refugee SupportCountywideTowards addressing 'Hidden Harm' amongst Refugees & Asylum Seekers in Suffolk.£19,956
Suffolk Refugee SupportIpswichTowards staff and volunteer costs.£19,956
Talitha KoumSuffolkTowards their General Manager's salary costs who will oversee the delivery of support services to vulnerable women.£10,000
Tall Ships Youth TrustSuffolkTowards the Sailing Beyond Expectations project.£4,000
The Befriending SchemeBarberghTowards online safety training workshops for members with learning difficulties.£5,501
The Cinnamon Network Ipswich Towards a demand reduction partnership in Suffolk. A project piloted with Sussex Police (successfully, now with 8 police forces using them). To develop a civic engagement strategy with 5 churches offering social action projects for 18 months. Training for 30 delegates so the project can be run across the country. £18,900
The Mix StowmarketStowmarketTowards the Open Out project.£19,861
The ReaderIpswichTowards a Shared Reading Project with ex-offenders to help break cycles of re-offending and support rehabilitation and reintegration.£15,447
UnseenIpswichTo support Spotlight - shining a light on slavery and exploitation.£12,185
Volunteering MattersIpswichTo support the development of the WASSUP project.£20,000
Volunteering MattersIpswichTowards We Are Patrick (WASSUP).£20,000
YMCA Trinity GroupIpswichTo support the continuation of the Positive Behaviour Project.£19,504
YMCA Trinity GroupIpswichTowards installing electric gates across the entrance to the car park reducing ASB and crime on and near the premises and safeguarding vulnerable residents and clients.£5,000
OrganisationBenefit AreaOrganisation PurposeFunding purposeGrant Awarded
Access Community TrustLowestoftTo provide accommodation, support, and resettlement services for people who are homeless and also support for local people who are socially excluded and disadvantaged. Contribution towards rent and utilities so that they can continue and develop their youth outreach services at The Globe in Lowestoft. £12,657
Castle Community Radio CICFramlinghamTo provide a community focused radio station for Framlingham and the surrounding area.Towards the promotional costs of providing twice monthly policing broadcasts.£200
Ipswich CSV MediaIpswichTo advance citizenship and community development through the promotion of volunteering.Contribution towards developing their family intervention project to include a range of domestic abuse programmes to support local victims of domestic abuse delivered by trained multi-lingual volunteers.£10,704
Ipswich Housing Action GroupIpswichTo provide temporary housing for single homeless people for whom there is no statutory assistance and to provide a range of support services to marginalised and vulnerable people that encourage successful independent living.Contribution towards the salary of an Assertive Street Outreach Co-ordinator.£18,663
Suffolk MindBury St Edmunds and IpswichTo improve the mental health and wellbeing of people across Suffolk.To provide a wellbeing support package for victims of crime who have mental health problems in Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich.£15,420
Catch22
Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill
To work with young people who find themselves in difficult situations to help them become more positive, productive, and independent citizens.Towards delivering open access sports in Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill.£13,040
Anglia Care TrustIpswichTo provide preventative, community based services, giving people the stability, support, and challenge which is often required in order to enable them to realise their full potential.Contribution towards the salary and associated costs of an Outreach Support Officer to minimise the impact of street drinking in Ipswich and the surrounding area. £20,000
Bury St Edmunds Women's Aid CentreBury St EdmundsTo provide a place of safety and to support women and their children who are victims of domestic abuse.Towards delivering three 12 week courses of the Freedom Programme to female victims of domestic violence.£1,999
Papworth Trust
Bury St Edmunds
To provide support for people with disabilities so that they have choice, control and independence in their lives. Towards providing work-focused placements at Workwise for up to 20 adults with dual diagnosis of substance misuse and mental health issues.£18,060
Red Rose ChainIpswichTo provide theatre and film productions that engage and give a voice to hard to reach groups of young people and adults.Towards delivering workshops and theatre productions that educate 12-15 year olds on the reasons not to commit crime. £16,893
Suffolk Rape CrisisCountywideTo provide counselling and support to women and girls (over the age of 13 years) that have experienced any form of sexual violence.Contribution towards the salary of their Counselling Coordinator who is critical to the organisation providing support to women and girls who have experienced sexual violence.£14,000
Havebury Housing Partnership St EdmundsburyA registered social landlord, based in St Edmundsbury, provides support to tenants through the Trust programme aimed at supporting tenants to better manage their tenancies.Based on the principles of Suffolk Family Focus, support for families where issues prevent them from functioning effectively. Salary costs are sought for salary and to cover the costs of a piece of research. [Costs for research awarded]£1,350
Mentis Tree (Acorn Counselling)CountywideA registered charity offering commercial rate counselling and low rate counselling as well as giving opportunities to training counsellors to further their qualifications.To train volunteer counsellors in specific sexual abuse counselling and to provide a bursary for 30 new clients who will all of had experience of sexual abuse.£15,800
Ormiston FamiliesCountywideSupports children and young people and their families manage the challenges they face, with a vision that every child is loved, nurtured and valued. A joint project with the Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service to deliver a 12 week programme aimed at educating young people in the dangers they take and delivering serious messages around drug and alcohol abuse.£18,953
Waveney Domestic Violence and Abuse ForumWaveneyTo provide support to victims of domestic violence and abuse. To raise awareness in the community, provide training, and to sign post victims to the correct agencies.To provide for 66 victims of domestic violence to receive trauma therapy.£20,000
Fresh Starts New BeginningsCountywideA charity supporting those who are victims of childhood sexual abuse.To cover the cost of providing therapy sessions to families.£19,897.50
Survivors in TransitionCountywideProvides therapy to survivors of sexual abuse.To cover the cost of employing a support worker to undertake admin and some assessment work.£19,550
Waveney Domestic Violence & Abuse ForumWaveneyTo relieve the emotional distress and support the wellbeing of people who have suffered or are exposed to domestic violence and abuse.To run the Caring Dads programme, for fathers who have abused or neglected their children, or exposed their children to domestic violence or who are deemed to be at high-risk for these behaviours.£8,621
Porch ProjectGreat Cornard and the surrounding areaTo create a youth project that is aimed at supporting young people's physical, mental, social, spiritual and educational well-being.To provide a qualified Youth Worker to facilitate the setting up and running of a Youth Welfare Project in Great Cornard.£20,000
LapwingChantry and Stoke Park (Ipswich)A Suffolk-based charity providing bespoke education, coaching and experiences of work for young people marginalised by disability or circumstance. To set up and run 'Safe Ground', supporting young people who are vulnerable as victims or perpetrators of anti-social behaviour, helping to build their self-esteem, resilience and character development.£15,000
Eden's ProjectSudbury and Great CornardA Christian youth group to support ALL young people and help them achieve their true potential, through mentoring, support and providing positive opportunities.To run youth sessions and a positive parenting course.£5,247
Crimestoppers Trust CountywideThat individuals and communities have the right to feel safe from crime and the fear of crime. Offering the chance of reporting crime with anonymity.Towards the provision of an anonymous domestic abuse reporting telephone line for Suffolk.£15,782
GYROSLowestoftTo relieve poverty, hardship and distress, in particular for people seeking asylum, migrant workers and refugees.To expand service provision into Lowestoft funding challenging and complex migrants needs.£20,000
Safe Partnership LimitedWest SuffolkTo provide home security and advice to vulnerable victims of crimes that compromise the security of their homes.To fund free and immediate home security for victims of domestic violence. £6,000
Signpost GuntonLowestoftSupporting families in times of crisis, with foodbank, furniture projects, as well as young people through there youth provision.To fund the employment of 2 part-time workers to work alongside families in crisis and help young people make the right choices.£16,120
Suffolk Rape CrisisIpswich, Bury St Edmunds and LowestoftSupporting women and girls aged 14 plus who have suffered from sexual crimes.To support the counselling co-coordinator and provide 75 counselling sessions across Suffolk.£20,000
Suffolk Refugee SupportIpswichTo provide advocacy, advice and support services for refugees and asylum seekers.Towards the cost of providing an independent, personalised and holistic support and advice service for vulnerable asylum seekers and refugees.£19,997
CompassionBaberghTo support those suffering from domestic violence of abuse in the Babergh area.To continue to provide comprehensive, community-based services for adults and children who have experienced domestic abuse.£4,483
Inspire SuffolkIpswichTo support the people of Suffolk overcome personal challenges and make improvements in their lives through increasing education attainment, health and active participation.Towards running a sports, citizenship and cultural understanding programme aimed at young men from all Eastern European & Asian communities.£20,000
Ipswich Housing Action Group (IHAG)Ipswich To provide support and services to those homeless adults in Ipswich.Towards the cost of the Assertive Street Outreach Coordinator who engages with people who are at risk of sleeping rough.£20,000
Raedan Trust (Suffolk)Mid-SuffolkTo promote mental well-being and provide counselling to those who are victims of crime.To support victims of crime with free counselling sessions.£7,344
Suffolk Chinese Family Welfare AssociationMid-SuffolkTo provide a venue and activities for members of the Chinese community to help integrate into Society and increase community cohesion.To provide support and sign posting service to Chinese domestic violence/ servitude victims.£1,747 + £1,233 subject to conditions
Suffolk MindSt Edmundsbury and IpswichThe group strives to support the mental health and well being of people across Suffolk.To provide a wellbeing support package for victims of crime who have mental health problems.£19,942
Fresh Starts - New BeginningsIpswichTo provide therapeutic treatment services to children who have disclosed being sexually abused and to support families by giving them skills to help their child.Supporting salary costs for 15 child victims of sexual violence whilst they await appearance in court as a witness.£20,000
Junction10 for Young People CICSt EdmundsburyTo provide counselling and coaching services to children and young adults, supporting emotional, behavioural and life-skills.Providing counselling and coaching services to young people.£20,000
Anglia Care TrustCountywideTo provide preventative, community based services, giving people stability, support and a challenging environment to help the realise their full potentialTo support the continuation of the Alcohol Recovery Service across Suffolk on an outreach basis£20,000
Volunteering MattersIpswichTo provide volunteering programmes to help build stronger and more inclusive communitiesTo offer a creative and innovative youth programme to support young people at risk of/or affected by Childhood Sexual Exploitation or violence£20,000
Walking with the WoundedSuffolk CoastalA national charity set up in 2010 by two ex-servicemen to support veterans with physical, mental and/or social injuriesA contribution towards the cost of working with veterans in Suffolk as part of an early intervention programme£15,000
Waterfront Community CentreIpswichTo develop skills and provide facilities for those who are socially and economically disadvantagedtowards running a pilot project for young people who are from the traveller and gypsy community£2,000
Access Community TrustWaveneyWorking in disadvantaged areas of Suffolk providing support with housing, health, well-being, education, employment and youth services.To support young people in the Waveney area £18,745
Child Exploitation Prevention Awareness TrainingCountywideAims to raise awareness to all children and young people and professionals of the dangers of online exploitation and the risk of becoming victims of sexual offences.To pilot the service of raising awareness to children of the forms of exploitation. £9,000
Focus12CountywideTo provide specialist treatment/rehabilitation services for those with substance misuse issuesTo work with offending addicts.£16,000
St Giles TrustIpswichA group that aims to break the cycle of disadvantage and crime and create safer communities.To support trained mentors for young people. £19,166
Suffolk SportIpswichThe county sports partnership for Suffolk, statutorily funded for the main work but additionality has to be funded separately.To support young people in their Be Inspired project.£8,274
Talitha KoumCountywideOffering compassion and support to women struggling with addictions, building on the support provided for the women who were murdered in Ipswich 10 years ago.To help fund the start up of a residential centre.£10,000
National Ugly MugsCountywideTo develop skills and provide facilities for those who are socially and economically disadvantatedSupporting the costs of the organisation who alert both sex workers and the police to potential dangers.£3,000
Embrace CVOC (Child Victims of Crime)CountywideFocusing on supporting young people who are victims of life-changing crimes, supporting them and their families.Family-focused therapy for victims of crime. Primary group of support is to those under 18,£3,170
Home-Start South Suffolk & DistrictIpswichTo provide emotional and practical support to families.Towards the Better together project supporting families at risk of being victims of crime or with Young people who have committed crimes.£9,443.23
Museum of East Anglian LifeStowmarketA museum and social enterprise with a mission to improve the quality of life for people in East Anglia.Funding towards the Better Lives programme run in conjunction with Hollesley Bay prison.£19,250
Porch ProjectBaberghYouth project supporting young people's physical, mental, social, spiritual and educational well-being.To continue providing a qualified professional Youth Worker for the Gt Cornard project.£20,000
Raedan Trust (Suffolk)Mid SuffolkPurpose is to promote mental well-being in Suffolk and relieve mental suffering.To support clients affected by crime and to continue to provide the service free at point of delivery.£5,244
Suffolk Lowland Search and RescueCountywideTo relieve suffering and distress of people endangered by accidents or natural hazards by the provision and maintenance of trained search and rescue teams to operate primarily in Suffolk.A grant to purchase four hand held thermal imaging cameras.£16,745
Suffolk Refugee SupportIpswich to provide advice, advocacy and support to asylum seekers and refugees in Suffolk.Towards the cost of continuing their work with victims of crime or those who are vulnerable to criminal activity.£20,000
YMCA SuffolkIpswich to transform communities so that all young people can belong, contribute and thrive. Towards the cost of employing 2 workers to tackle Anti Social Behaviour.£19,504
Catch 22CountywideOffering support services in education, justice, employment for young people and families.Funding to continue providing a mediation service across Suffolk.£15,663

Ipswich Community Media/Out loud music
Ipswich, Priory Heath and Westgate Ward		The organisation delivers quality flexible learning, events, media engagement, and community based projects that are responsive to the needs of the local community.One to One Music and Media Sessions in partnership with Out Loud Music for hard to reach young offenders and those at risk of offending.£19,980
Suffolk MindCountywideStriving to support those suffering from mental ill health across Suffolk.To provide a high quality wellbeing support package for anyone affected by a crime. £19,617
Whitton Youth PartnershipIpswichA resource for children/young people living in Whitton and North Ipswich, providing advice & assistance & organising programmes of physical, educational & other activities.To improve anti-social behaviour - sessions of detached youth work, Friday football and single gender groups.£4,000