Community Fun Days in Tameside increase opportunities for children and young people
A community partnership in Tameside held a series of events across the summer holidays, which were attended by more than 200 young people and led to feelings of safety. The Ashton and St Peter’s Youth Alliance (ASPYA) held two community fun days funded by Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction Unit, which included music creation, creating and […]
Young people at risk of serious violence or criminal exploitation are benefitting from a mentoring service helping them to build positive relationships and set future goals. Often displaying aggression and violent tendencies toward peers and teachers, Alex* struggled in school. He was referred to Salford Foundation’s STEER service, which aims to increase resilience and motivation […]
Community Spotlight: Mancunian Way ‘Reducing violence is a by-product of building trust’
A Manchester-based charity is supporting young people at risk of becoming involved in crime to reach their goals through employment support, mentoring and providing a safe space to talk about their worries. Mancunian Way is an anti-social behaviour reduction charity based in central Manchester that works to reduce anti-social behaviour (ASB) create safety in communities […]
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