Vulnerable women caught up in crime will benefit from drug, housing and employment support to get their lives back on track following UK Ministry of Justice funding of £15 million.
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.
Funded organisations will help female offenders to get clean, move away from abusive relationships, and find work and stable accommodation ultimately reducing the £18 billion overall cost of reoffending to the taxpayer.
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, and
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 provided a list of all 40 funded organisations. However, the full press release is available on the GOV.UK website.
Image: the Nelson Trust, a Stroud, Gloucestershire charity that provide residential addiction treatment to men and women, was awarded a grant of £1,164,915 to continue their work including residential abstinence-based addiction treatment programmes to help women achieve long-lasting recovery.