Crisis centre wins funding from police commissioner

A centre providing refuge for the female and male victims of domestic abuse has won funding from the Dyfed Powys Police and Crime Commissioner.

The Newtown-based Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre is among 24 initiatives to share £92,000 of funding.

The centre itself will receive £3,166 to help replace old, worn and broken items within the female refuge with the aim of encouraging woman to stay there.

The third round of assistance from the Commissioner’s Fund offered grants of up to £5,000 for charities, voluntary organisations and community groups to develop ideas that have a positive impact on the area they serve.

Mr Salmon hopes the scheme will help improve the lives of the people across the region.

The projects reflect Mr Salmon’s 2013-18 Police and Crime Plan for Dyfed-Powys. 

First round grants were awarded in August 2013, second round last April.

The Commissioner said: “I’m delighted that we’ve been able to offer grants totalling £92,588. This will be shared out across the region to help improve the lives of the people in our communities.

“I congratulate those connected with the successful submissions; the number and quality of applications was high. Indeed, this round attracted bids totalling £305,000 from 76 initiatives.

“I thank all those who worked so hard on their submissions to the third round of Commissioner’s Fund grants.”

Mr Salmon believes that everybody has a part to play in making neighbourhoods safer; thousands of people already volunteer or work hard to help in this process.

The Commissioner’s Fund provides further assistance. It is funded by the proceeds of crime awarded to the police and from the sale of unclaimed found property.

Community projects were not nominated by the public or organisations but by frontline police officers and Dyfed-Powys Police staff, and approved by senior officers who assessed applications against criteria such as the need for the project and the numbers to benefit.

A fourth round of Commissioner’s Fund applications is expected to open this summer.