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All PCCs have responsibility for commissioning services which support victims of crime in their area.
In Kent the PCC's core countywide service is provided by Victim Support from Compass House but other organisations also receive funding to deliver more specialist support services. Below is one such funding stream:
Victim Specialist Services (VSS) Funding
The new Victim Services budget for 2022/2023 is £213 940.00.
Funding recipients for 2022/23 are listed below:
|
Organisation |
Purpose |
£ |
|
AAFDA |
Specialist 1:1 advocacy and peer support for individuals bereaved by suicide or unexplained death in Kent. |
£22,200.00 |
|
Choice Support |
In our new look Jigsaw Hate Crime Project, we will provide intensive support for victims of crime with: learning disabilities,mental health needs and autism. |
£34,398.00 |
|
Dads Unlimited |
Project aims to develop a foundation for men to have a more constructive and positive |
£35,000.00 |
|
Dandelion Time |
Dandelion Time will provide a trauma-focused therapeutic service for children impacted by physical, emotional or sexual abuse or domestic violence and their families. |
£35,000.00 |
|
DAVSS |
The project will provide specialist support to anyone over 16 years of age in West Kent (living in the boroughs of Tonbridge & Malling, and Tunbridge Wells, and Sevenoaks District) who are experiencing domestic abuse. Volunteer Domestic Abuse (DA) |
£25,000.00 |
|
EKRCC |
Provision of counselling / therapy for 100 adults for 12 weeks |
£30,200.00 |
|
Rubicon |
Provide free 1:1 specialist trauma counselling to anyone affected by any crime in Kent & Medway. This includes the direct victim, family members, and witnesses. |
£32,142.00 |
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Total |
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£213,940.00 |