Vulnerable women caught up in crime will benefit from drug, housing and employment support to get their lives back on track thanks to £15 million funding from the Ministry of Justice.
The investment has been awarded to 40 women’s centres and charities, and four Police and Crime Commissioners to provide or access specialist help to those who commit lower-level offences.
These organisations help female offenders to get clean, move away from abusive relationships, and find work and stable accommodation,
Successful organisations include:
o Brighton Women’s Centre, awarded £761,280 to continue their support for vulnerable women through childcare provision, counselling and psychotherapy.
o The Nelson Trust in the south west of England and Wales, awarded £1,164,915 to continue their work including residential abstinence-based addiction treatment programmes to help women achieve long-lasting recovery.
o The Together Women Project in Yorkshire and the Humber, awarded £621,309 to continue their work offering one-to-one, trauma-informed support to women serving community sentences.
The Ministry of Justice hasn’t published details of all 40 agencies that have received funding. However, the full press release can be found on the GOV.UK website.
Image, Stroud, Gloucestershire-base, the Nelson Trust, a registered charity that provides residential addiction treatment to men and women, was awarded a grant of £1,164,915 to continue its work including residential abstinence-based addiction treatment programmes to help women achieve long-lasting recovery.