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Positive Futures - Operation Bang - youth engagement / ASB diversion events
Children and Young People, living in areas of high crime / ASB, will be engaged and positively supported - in the build up to , during, and afterwards through mentoring and support of respected / trusted Positive Futures youth workers.
By providing engagement and diversion of children and young people in communities with positive activities/events, the general public will be kept safe from ASB and crime on estates (e.g. gangs, throwing fireworks, fire setting).
A reduction in children and young people on the streets, even on one evening during this peak period will be of benefit and comfort to elderly people and old people in communities and estates at high risk.
Gwent Police, South Wales Fire & Rescue Service, 3rd sector org's we work with (e.g. NYCA, GAP, Urban Circle,) as well as NCC teams. Supports reduction in offences, engagement of children and young people at a peak time for blue light services.
Approx 50 young people, across six events + 1:1 mentoring
Working with community safety partners (Gwent Police, SWFRS, Newport City Council) Newport Live's Positive Futures small team of 'trusted' youth & sport workers, will LEAD a programme of engagement and 'added value' youth events at Halloween and Bonfire Oct peak ASB/Crime periods in Pillgwenlly, St Julians, Alway, Bettws, Ringland, and Duffryn to support a multi-agency approach to positively engage, mentor, and deter children and young people in Newport during this challenging time.
Some at risk young people will be mentored ongoing
| Resource | Description | Quantity needed | When needed | How this donation supports the project (Enabling Actions or KPIs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONEY | Additional staff, additional evening hours, planning time, resources, equipment, food, music, venue hire, new activities | £15,000 used for activity/events, and mentoring time before, during, and after with key groups, gangs, and individuals. | Flexible | Starting end of Oct until March young people will be engaged in the peak Halloween/Bonfire period, then mentored ongoing |
No of Attendances/Participations No of individuals No pf partners Reduce ASB (reliant-partner data)
Support for community health or wellbeing interventions
Funds part of the Positive Futures programme, in terms of some staff, but not Op Bang additional wor