£49,000 additional funding secured for community groups to deliver safety initiatives

The Derry and Strabane Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) has secured almost £45,000 of additional funding from the Department of Justice to enable local groups to deliver a range of community safety initiatives.

£14,640 was awarded to Shantallow Community Resident’s Association under Priority Youth Interventions to deliver a Prevention and Intervention Programme.

A further £29,830 was secured by the PCSP from the Assets Recovery Community Scheme (ARCS) with awards made to the Playhouse to deliver a Safe Talk Film and to Men’s Action Network to deliver their Breaking the Cycle Initiative.

Cllr Eric McGinley, chair of the PCSP has welcomed the provision of the additional financial support/

He said: “With external funding support becoming increasingly difficult to source it is pleasing that local initiatives will benefit from this additional money secured through the PCSP.

“The funding received will support the delivery of three very unique and innovative initiatives that will enhance the community safety of our city and district/”