Community Action Fund: Violence and Vulnerability

Organisation Name

Project Title

Amount Awarded

Location

Summary

Atlas Amateur Boxing Club

Boxing Mentoring

£10,000

Spinney Hill

The project will deliver a 12‑month Boxing Mentoring Project for young people aged 8–25 from Spinney Hills and neighboring areas who are at risk of offending, anti‑social behaviour, exclusion and exploitation. The programme combines weekly 1:1 boxing skills training with structured personal development mentoring.

BWB The Collective CIC

Reclaiming Safety: Safer Bodies | Safer Boundaries

£9,475.87

Leicestershire

This project will deliver a short preventative programme supporting women in Leicestershire who remain vulnerable after experiences of abuse, coercive control or intimidation. Participants will take part in weekly personal‑safety skills sessions and structured confidence‑building activities designed to improve awareness, boundaries, emotional regulation and feelings of safety in daily life.

Everyone’s Invited

Leicestershire Violence Prevention Programme

£10,000

Leicestershire

This project will deliver a tailored violence‑prevention programme in Leicestershire schools, providing student sessions and staff training to increase understanding of gender, consent, and healthy relationships. It will equip young people to recognise harmful behaviours and seek support, while helping schools respond effectively to concerns.

Go-Getta CIC

Youth Voice Ambassadors Network (The Teenage Relationship Abuse Project)

£10,000

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

This project will expand the Youth Voice Ambassadors Network to 21 young people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, empowering them to raise awareness of teenage relationship abuse through creative youth‑led projects. Ambassadors will develop leadership, communication and confidence, contribute to local and national conversations, and share their insights at a final youth‑led showcase for frontline professionals.

Leicester Adopters and Foster Carers Support Group

Bounce Together, Stay Afloat

£10,000

Leicestershire

This project will continue the monthly Bounce Together sessions for care‑experienced families, providing children and carers with a safe, supportive and inclusive community space. In addition, the project will deliver five respite activity days at Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre, offering enriching experiences for children and valuable respite for carers.

LMA Academy (LMA Youth and Community Development)

Boys Youth Club 3

£10,000

Spinney Hill & Leicester

Boys Youth Club 3 provides a free, evening session for boys aged 12–18 in Highfields, offering a safe alternative during peak hours for youth anti‑social behaviour. The project combines supervised combat‑sport training, recreational activities and free refreshments with consistent mentoring and early‑intervention support.

Love4Life Twenty Twenty

Love4Life – Leicestershire Community Groups

£5,502.75

Eyres Monsell, Knighton, Syston and Coalville 

This project will deliver weekly after‑school group sessions for vulnerable girls across four Leicestershire communities. Over 12 months, sessions will provide structured emotional and social support through arts‑based activities, guided discussions and mentoring.

Measham Parish Council

Measham High Street and Peggs Close CCTV Extension

£7,320

Measham

This project will extend Measham’s public‑space CCTV network by installing a high‑definition, relocatable camera covering Measham High Street and Peggs Close Car Park, integrating with the existing system at Bosworth Road Recreation Ground. The extension will enhance deterrence, support early intervention, and improve evidence gathering in areas affected by anti‑social behaviour, vehicle crime and intimidation.

NEU Community Wellbeing

NEU Pathways: Lived Experience Monitoring & Next Move Roadmap (Street to Strength)

£10,000

Leicestershire

This project will deliver a targeted 12‑month early‑intervention programme for vulnerable young people aged 11–16 who are at risk of exclusion, offending or exploitation. NEU Community Wellbeing CIC will run three short‑term cohorts providing weekly wellbeing sessions and individual mentoring, focusing on emotional regulation, identity, decision‑making and healthy relationships.

Pistols Boxing Academy

Knives Down, Gloves Up, Respect.

£9,996

Leicester & Leicestershire

This project will deliver a 48‑week boxing and life‑coaching programme for vulnerable young people aged 14–21 who are at elevated risk of involvement in knife‑related violence, providing one‑to‑one sessions and weekly group training to build emotional regulation, confidence, and pro‑social behaviour.

Rose Alchemy CIC

The Thorn & Rose Project

£10,000

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

This project will deliver a preventative education and wellbeing programme for young people aged 14+ across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, helping them build healthy relationships, recognise domestic and sexual abuse, and develop emotional resilience. Through evidence‑based learning with creative and movement‑based activities.

Somali Development Services

Community Safety & Vulnerability Hub – SDS Food Hub & Advice Centre

£10,000

Leicester

This project will develop Somali Development Services Food Hub & Advice Centre into a Community Safety & Vulnerability Hub, offering early identification and tailored support for people at risk of domestic abuse, exploitation and serious violence. Through routine safety screening, one‑to‑one advice and monthly workshops, the Hub will help adults, parents and young people recognise risks, access protection and build resilience.

South Kilworth Parish Council

South Kilworth Village: CCTV Coverage of Village Community Facilities

£2,498.61

South Kilworth

This project will install a modern CCTV system across the South Kilworth recreational area to deter vandalism, improve community safety, and protect key public facilities. The system will support crime deterrence, provide evidential footage when require, and help safeguard the village’s major community assets for residents and neighbouring villages.

The Recovery Network

Spinney Hill SafePath

£9,637.28

Spinney Hill

The SafePath project will establish a secure, centralised CRM system to support the coordinated delivery of the organisation’s recovery services. The system will replace existing paper-based and fragmented information processes, enabling all authorised staff and volunteers to access consistent, GDPR-compliant records relating to individuals engaged in counselling, support groups, family support, outreach activities and the Recovery Gym. The project will enhance continuity of care, support timely identification of risk, and facilitate more effective internal communication across service areas.

Arc Reactor LTD

Notepad Wisdom

£1,000

Leicester

The project provides tailored support for vulnerable young people through one-to-one sessions and small group work, equipping them with practical coping strategies and helping them build positive pathways that steer them away from violence and harmful life choices, toward a safer and more secure future.

Creative Collaborators CIC

Prison Podcast

£9,151.29

Leicester

The project aims to provide prisoners with structured, skills-based training in communication, audio production, teamwork, problem-solving, storytelling, and digital media. To support rehabilitation, reduce the risk of reoffending, and create meaningful pathways to employment upon release.

Leicester Rape Crisis

Enhanced Care Project

£9,329

Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland

The project will support Service Users facing multiple disadvantages, including neurodiversity, mental health challenges, and disabilities. By providing specialist counselling services to those who need them most, the project aims to empower clients, promote recovery, and encourage reintegration into the community, fostering inclusion and resilience.

Resilience Through Martial Arts

Respect, Regulation & Responsibility: A School-Based Violence Prevention Programme

£9,960

Leicester & Leicestershire

This project will deliver a six-week, school-based violence prevention programme designed for young people aged 13–16. The programme responds concerns around youth violence, harmful attitudes, emotional dysregulation, and early indicators of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), including coercive behaviour, peer-on-peer aggression, and poor conflict resolution skills.