When communities are affected by violence often the key to sustainable solutions can often be found by speaking to local residents about the underlying causes of crime, working with rather than deciding for them. Six areas are receiving investment across Greater Manchester and will deliver community led pilots. Working in a place based way these initiatives are about learning what are the priorities in each community and co-designing services with local people that will benefit their community.

The six areas are:

Manchester covering Moss Side, Rusholme and Hulme

Bolton covering New Bury

Salford covering Ordsall and Langworthy

Oldham covering Glodwick

Bury

Tameside

Priorities:

• Engaging with the Community
• Ensure that co-design with people and communities underpins and drives all activity and project development
• Develop community-led approach initiatives in the six locations across Greater Manchester
• Connect VCSE sector partners in the locality with funding to enable delivery of locally defined project activity and support the partnerships with project and budget management.
• Act as a link between the VCSE sector to the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) developing relationships with a range of stakeholders.