Victim Services Funding

The PCC commissions many charities to help victims in Kent and Medway.  The information below shows the funding we provide for victims of crime. Victims can access these services, whether they've reported the crime to the police or not.

Brake | The Road Safety Charity received £40,300 to provide practical, emotional and advocacy support to people bereaved or seriously affected by road deaths. The service offers trauma-informed, person-centred support through trained caseworkers, including help with victim impact statements, accessing specialist legal support, understanding court and inquest processes, financial advice, and coping strategies following traumatic bereavement.

Choice Support received £35,100 to deliver the Jigsaw Hate Crime Project. The service provides intensive support for victims of crime with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs. Dedicated Hate Crime Leads will work across Kent and Medway, while also delivering education and support sessions.

Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services (DAVSS) received £25,500 to fund an Initial Contact and Triage Caseworker, ensuring victims who self-refer or are referred by partner agencies receive a prompt response, usually within 24 working hours. This early intervention helps identify safeguarding concerns and connect victims with appropriate support at a critical time.

DAVSS also received an additional £25,400 to provide an Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) supporting medium and standard-risk victims of domestic abuse. The role ensures those who do not meet high-risk thresholds can still access timely, coordinated support to improve safety and recovery.

Dandelion Time received £35,700 to provide a trauma-informed therapeutic programme for 32 children aged 6-13 who have experienced physical, emotional or domestic abuse. Using farm-based and nature-focused activities alongside evidence-based therapeutic approaches, the programme helps children and their carers build confidence, regulate emotions and recover from trauma.

A further £32,500 was awarded to Dandelion Time to support an additional group of 24 children and their carers through the same specialist therapeutic programme.

Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) received £22,600 to provide specialist advocacy and support for families bereaved through domestic abuse-related homicide, suicide, unexplained death or fatal domestic abuse. The service offers emotional and practical support, peer support opportunities, and works with agencies to improve responses and prevent future deaths.

Kooth Digital Health received £36,800 to provide free online emotional wellbeing and mental health support through its Qwell platform. Victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence can access professional counselling, moderated peer support forums, self-help tools, wellbeing resources and a library of specialist information at a time and pace that suits them.

Kent Sexual Assault & Abuse Service (KSAAS) received £75,000 to increase capacity within its Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) service. Funding will support two full-time advisers, including a specialist Child ISVA, who will provide confidential advocacy, practical and emotional support to adults and young people affected by sexual violence.

Oasis Domestic Abuse Service received £43,400 to enhance Independent Domestic Violence Adviser capacity within the Medway Integrated Domestic Abuse Service, providing holistic, sustained support to medium and high-risk victims experiencing domestic abuse and multiple disadvantages.

A further £43,400 was awarded to Oasis to provide additional IDVA capacity within the same service, helping more victims receive support to improve safety and reduce repeat victimisation.

Oasis also received £40,800 to provide a dedicated IDVA service across Thanet and Dover, delivering independent, trauma-informed support aimed at reducing serious harm, homicide and repeat domestic abuse.

An additional £40,800 will fund specialist IDVA provision across Dartford, Gravesham, Swale and Maidstone, ensuring victims can access evidence-based support tailored to their needs.

Oasis received a further £42,840 to provide a Young Person Independent Domestic Violence Adviser service for 18 to 25-year-olds across East Kent, combining specialist advocacy with psycho-educational mentoring.

Another £49,980 was awarded to Oasis to fund two part-time Domestic Abuse Outreach Workers supporting adults experiencing domestic abuse across Kent and Medway.

SignHealth received £70,500 to provide specialist support for deaf victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence. Delivered in British Sign Language, the service includes an Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Adviser, a Domestic Abuse Navigator, Freedom Programme workshops and targeted outreach activities.

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust received £34,800 to fund a Health IDVA and Sexual IDVA supporting people who are accessing mental health services, as well as staff affected by domestic abuse or sexual violence.

SATEDA received £65,000 to provide specialist IDVA services for women in Swale and Maidstone. Funding supports a Senior Community IDVA and an Adult IDVA who deliver trauma-informed support, manage complex cases and provide programmes including Choose Liberty for young women experiencing abuse in their first intimate relationships.

A further £56,900 was awarded to SATEDA for its Support2Court service, which helps women navigate family court proceedings through advice, advocacy, emotional support and practical assistance. The funding also supports outreach work, recovery groups and community drop-in sessions.

An additional £21,500 will fund a part-time IDVA providing dedicated support to adults accessing SATEDA’s domestic abuse services across Swale and Maidstone.

Rising Sun received £117,100 to fund an IDVA Manager and two full-time IDVAs supporting victims of domestic abuse and sexual abuse aged 16 and over. The service has a particular focus on young adults, people at risk of homelessness and those with multiple disadvantage needs.

Rising Sun also received £65,000 to provide trauma-informed support to children and young people affected by domestic abuse. The funding supports specialist youth workers who deliver group sessions and one-to-one mentoring.

A further £40,800 was awarded to Rising Sun to increase countywide IDVA capacity across Ashford, Canterbury and Folkestone and Hythe.

New Leaf Support received £35,300 to increase IDVA capacity for victims of domestic abuse in Swale, providing tailored support including court support, counselling, wellbeing activities and recovery programmes.

Look Ahead received £248,210 to provide the Men's IDVA and Domestic Abuse Advocacy Service (MIDAAS), including delivery of the Go Ahead recovery programme for male victims of domestic abuse.

Look Ahead also received £40,798 to fund an additional IDVA within the Kent Integrated Domestic Abuse Service, supporting victims across Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, and Tunbridge Wells.

The Mary Dolly Foundation received £32,499.88 to provide counselling services for children, young people and adults who have experienced domestic abuse across Kent and Medway.

Restorative Solutions received £45,900 to employ an additional Adolescent to Parent Violence Conflict practitioner, providing direct support to families experiencing harmful conflict and strengthening engagement with referral partners.

Rubicon Cares received £41,200 to provide free specialist trauma counselling for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence, as well as affected family members and witnesses.

A further £32,800 was awarded to Rubicon Cares to provide counselling support for victims of all crime, regardless of whether the incident was recent, historic, reported or unreported.

Health Action Charity Organisation (HACO) received £27,800 to provide the Hidden Truth programme, offering culturally responsive support to African men experiencing domestic abuse across Kent and Medway.

Hourglass received £55,368 to provide a specialist IDVA and ISVA service for older people aged 60 and over who are experiencing domestic abuse, coercive control, sexual violence or related harm.

Family Matters received £75,000 to deliver a specialist therapy pathway for children and young people affected by sexual abuse. The programme uses the NSPCC's Letting the Future In model and also provides support for parents, carers and siblings where appropriate.

Innovating Minds received £40,800 to train 60 frontline practitioners in the Healing Together Programme, enabling schools and partner agencies to provide early intervention support for children affected by domestic abuse.

Salus received £34,900 to deliver a structured, evidence-based and trauma-informed resilience programme supporting children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse.

Victim Support received £42,600 to increase capacity within its Stalking Advocate Service, funding specialist assessment, triage and advocacy support for adult victims of stalking across Kent and Medway.

The Daisy Chain Project received £45,900 to provide free specialist legal advice and representation for victims of domestic abuse. Working with a network of solicitors and barristers, the service offers legal advice, court preparation, representation and outreach activities.

The Bloomers Trust received £9000 to provide practical support for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual exploitation who are experiencing financial hardship. The majority of funding will support the purchase and distribution of essential items that help victims achieve safety and stability, while a proportion will support secure storage facilities for donated goods.

Updated July 2026