Community Safety Grants worth between $50,000 to $100,000 are now available through the Empowering Communities initiative that is part of the State Government’s Building Safer Communities Program, a foundation of the State’s Crime Prevention Strategy.
The grants are open to community groups and organisations that will use the funds to improve safety outcomes in Wyndham City through projects that:
- Build a sense of community: help neighbourhoods feel safer; promote interfaith/ intercultural understanding and improve community connections.
- Empowers children and young people: help children and young people feel safer and provide opportunities, skills or insights to help them make positive life choices.
The grants may be used for new projects and activities or to broaden the reach of existing projects and activities.
The Wyndham Community Safety Grants initiative also aims to develop a network of ‘Community Partners’ who are local community organisations, informal groups, networks and individuals that share the common goal of achieving improved safety outcomes in Wyndham.
Those interested in becoming a Community Partner can register their interest with Wyndham City; take part in the Wyndham Community Safety Launch Event in September to network with successful grant applicants and those Community Partners selected by successful grant applicants can help deliver projects.
Wyndham City Mayor, Councillor Susan McIntyre, welcomed the funding.
“We began this project last year, holding workshops to discuss community safety issues and accept expressions of interest from local residents and service representatives to become a part of the Wyndham Empowering Communities Local Action Group,” Cr McIntyre said.
“We’ve now progressed to the next stage of the project, calling for community groups and organisations to apply for funds to roll out community safety projects that benefit the community, our local area action group will help short list these applications.”
“This is an exciting project – it’s about creating collaboration and partnerships across government and community agencies to address local crime and safety issues, using the strengths that exist locally and the willingness of local people and organisations to come together to strengthen community.”
Community Safety Grant applications open 5 June and close 4 July, information sessions will be held as listed below and for more information visit: https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/services/community-support/community-support-services-programs/empowering-communities-grants
Information sessions on:
- Thursday 15 June, 6 – 7pm
Project Planning and Grant Writing Session:
- Saturday 24 June, 10am – 2.30pm
This Wyndham Community Safety Grants is part of the Empowering Communities Grant initiative, the State Government’s Building Safer Communities Program.