Victim Services Funding 2023
The PCC commissions many charities to help victims in Kent and Medway. The table 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.
The contact details of all the charities we fund are listed in the table below.
The PCC funds come from a number of sources, eg: the Home Office or specific grants. The table below indicates which funding stream has provided the finance for each service.
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Victim Services Funding: · Victim Specialist Support (VSS) Funding · Domestic Abuse (DA) / SV Ringfenced Funding · Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) / Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) Additional Funding · IDVA/ISVA Baseline Funding · Male Rape Support Fund (MRSSF) to July 2023 only · Core Uplift Funding until 31 March 2024
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Provider |
Description |
Funding Amount |
Funding Stream |
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Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) |
1:1 advocacy and peer support for individuals bereaved by suicide or unexplained death linked to DA and domestic homicide reviews (DHR). |
£22,200
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Victim Specialist Support Funding
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To provide additional support to those families and individuals impacted by domestic homicide. |
£1,221 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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Brake
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Supporting family members of those killed or individuals seriously injured in road traffic collisions.
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£39,500
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PCC Commissioning Budget
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Funding will provide additional trauma informed and therapeutic resources for those being supported by the service. |
£825.00 |
Core Uplift Funding
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Choice Support
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Jigsaw Hate Crime Project, providing intensive support to victims with learning disability, mental health, and autism. |
£34,398
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Victim Specialist Support Funding |
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Funding will provide awareness raising videos which will be based on lived experience. Video and audio equipment will be purchased with this additional grant. |
£1,891.89 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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Daisy Chain The Daisy Chain Project-contact us
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A pro bono legal advice service for DA victims. Supporting documentation for special measures in court, non-molestation orders and child related orders. |
£45,000
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Funding will contribute towards marketing, technology, computer software and tablets. |
£2,475.00 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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Dandelion Time
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A nature-based charity providing therapeutic service and family support for children and families impacted by the trauma of DA and Sexual Abuse (SA). |
£35,000
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Victim Specialist Support Funding
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1 x Caseworker to support the delivery of the family support programme for children and families affected by DA and SA.
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£31,841.60
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Funding will provide an intensive trauma-informed therapeutic programme for a 3 x additional children and families impacted by physical, emotional, or domestic abuse prior to March 2024. |
£3,676.29 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services (DAVSS)
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Support to Court Project, supporting DA victims in engaging with civil and criminal court processes |
£25,000
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Victim Specialist Support Funding |
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2 x support workers providing advocacy and legal support to DA victims in West Kent |
£24,922.38
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Funding will be used to meet the shortfall in funding for the High Needs Co-ordinator. This role manages high risk clients, supports case workers, and engages with MARAC processes. |
£2,745.73
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Core Uplift Funding |
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East Kent Rape Crisis Centre (EKRCC) |
1:1 therapy and family counselling for victims of SA |
£30,200
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Victim Specialist Support Funding |
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1 x Accredited Adolescent TISVA, specialism in working with young people East Kent. |
£24,715
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ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding
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1 x Specialist Accredited ISVA/IDVA, attends DA forums, One Stop Shop and is a qualified ISVA and IDVA. liaises and works collaboratively with DV Charities (clients who have experienced SV and DV). East Kent 1 x Specialist Accredited CHISVA, who specialises in complex mental health issues. They also have in-depth knowledge and training in supporting children and young people from the LGBT community. Age 3 upwards. East Kent Service 1x Specialist Accredited Student ISVA/CHISVA & Lead ISVA, specialises in University Students of all ages (Kent Wide) and 16+ in East Kent. |
£125,880
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding |
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1 x 0.5 ISVA to increase capacity in the East Kent Service |
£16,207 |
ISVA/IDVA Additional |
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In collaboration with Family Matters raising awareness, increasing confidence to come forward and increasing support capacity for men and boys who have experienced rape or SA at any point in their lives. |
£15,752
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Male Rape Support Fund until July 2023.
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Funding will provide additional specialist rape and sexual abuse trauma informed counselling during the daytime, alongside clinical supervision and creative supplies. |
£8,584.43 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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Family Matters |
1 x Child ISVA (CISVA) supporting victims of SA aged under 18 |
£57,867
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ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding |
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1 x ISVA Manager supporting victims of SA aged 5 and over and a Gangs ISVA working with those impacted by SA in Gangs and County lines |
£103,322.50
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding |
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1 x Therapist to support SA victims and reduce waiting times. |
£28,460
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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In collaboration with EKRCC raising awareness, increasing confidence to come forward and increasing support capacity for men and boys who have experienced rape or SA at any point in their lives.
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£15,752
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Male Rape Support Fund until July 2023
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Funding will provide therapy to an additional 40 clients, reducing waiting times for support. |
£31,998.04 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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Health Action
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Funding for the Hidden Truth programme supporting African males, and other males from different cultural backgrounds who are suffering from DA. |
£27,282
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Funding will provide 3 x outreach events to be delivered prior to 31 March 23. 9 x counselling sessions and promotional materials. |
£1,500.51
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Core Uplift Funding |
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Hourglass |
1 x IDVA providing support to older victims of DA and SA from the point of crisis and beyond recovery. |
£55,368
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ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding
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Funding will cover the printing costs of additional training and promotional materials and awareness raising events. |
£1,776.39 |
Core Uplift Funding
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Innovating Minds |
Training of 44 professionals to Deliver the Healing Together Programme in schools to support CYP impacted by DA. |
£40,000
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Funding towards the provision of two additional Healing Together training places. |
£2,200 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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Kent Integrated Domestic Abuse Service (KIDAS) |
4 x IDVAs (Independent Domestic Violence Adviser) covering North, South, West, and East Kent to increase capacity with the countywide DA service particularly supporting groups who may benefit from the tailored support e.g., diverse communities, older and male victims, victims of honour-based violence (HBV), those from the traveller community, complex DA cases around child contact and family court including adolescent to parent violence and those from Eastern European communities. |
£160,000
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding
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2 x Outreach Workers to increase capacity within the countywide DA service. |
£49,000
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding |
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1 x IDVA East Kent to provide additional capacity to manage increased demands and risk for young people impacted by DA. |
£42,000
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ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding
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To fund an increase the hours of 2 x outreach workers to full time to increase caseload capacity and the intensive support available for clients with higher needs. |
£8,800 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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Kent County Council |
Funding towards the Kent Domestic Homicide Reviews. |
£22,050 |
PCC Commissioning Budget |
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Kent & Medway NHS Trust
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Provision of 1 x Health IDVA (HIDVA) / Sexual IDVA (SIDVA) to support DA and SA victims accessing secondary mental health's services both in acute and community mental health teams. |
£34,107
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding |
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Mary Dolly Foundation |
Online therapeutic support for DA and SA victims, both CYP and adults. |
£31,830
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Funding will support an additional victims of DA (children, young people and adults) access virtual counselling support. It will also provide clinical supervision to therapeutic practitioners and provide administration support. |
£1,750 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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New Leaf |
1.5 x IDVAs to deliver outreach and family support to those individuals impacted by DA within Swale. |
£34,560
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding |
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To uplift the salary of newly qualified IDVAs until the end of the financial year 2023/2024. |
£1,900.80
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Core Uplift Funding |
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Oasis
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1 x IDVA to increase capacity within the Medway Integrated Domestic Abuse Service (MIDAS). |
£42,524
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding |
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1 x IDVA to increase capacity in MIDAS
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£42,525 |
ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding |
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To pilot the delivery of Connections Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA). This is focused on engaging with the Asian community in Medway. It provides 1-1 support understanding the unique needs of victims of DA within the Asian community. |
£42,525
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ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding
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Funding will be utilised for the additional travel costs of the Connections IDVA to enable effect reach to BAME clients of DA. It will also provide promotional materials to support outreach work. |
£2,338.88 |
Core Uplift Funding
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Restorative Solutions |
Adult to Parent Violence Conflict (APVC) Service across Kent. |
£35,000
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Training and travel costs for new and existing staff in respect of RJ processes including harmful sexual behaviour, DA, and community conferencing. |
£16,000 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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Rising Sun |
1 x CYP Trauma Informed Worker and 1 x Young Women’s Trauma Informed Mentor to support those impacted by DA |
£63,683.80
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Provision of 1 x IDVA Manager and 2 x IDVAs to deliver support to those experiencing DA and SA, who are in unstable accommodation, at risk of homelessness or homeless and have multiple needs. |
£114,846
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding
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Funding for the women’s adult counselling support project in Canterbury, Ashford, Folkestone, and Hythe.
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£10,781.64 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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Rubicon Cares
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One-to-one trauma counselling for victims of all crime, regardless of whether the crime has been reported to the Police. |
£32,142
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Victim Specialist Support Funding |
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Increasing capacity for DA and SV 1:1 trauma counselling. |
£40,360
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding |
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Funding contributes towards the increase in provision of free trauma counselling for those aged 13 and over. |
£3,987.61 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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SATEDA
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Increase capacity in 3 key services Support to Court, Therapeutic Support and Outreach Services. |
£55,797.30
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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1 x IDVA Co-ordinator, providing dedicated family provision, including specialist outreach for families impacted by DA. 1 x CYP IDVA providing dedicated support to those who are accessing the family DA support provision, which includes outreach support. 1 x IDVA providing dedicated support to adults who are accessing the family DA support provision which includes outreach support in Swale. |
£63,737.90
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding
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Funds will support increased costs of salaries and associated increases from cost of living and annual increases. It will also provide increased capacity in the delivery team. |
£6,574.44 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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Provision of an additional 0.5 FTE IDVA from 1 January 2024 |
£6,004.15 |
Additional ISVA/IDVA Funding |
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Salus
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Provision of earlier intervention for CYP impacted by DA within safe settings through a 1 x CYP Support Officer to deliver a Domestic Abuse Resilience Programme to 35 children. |
£34,240
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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To support an additional 2 x children and young people impacted by DA through the provision of a practitioner 3 hours per week for the 10-week programme. |
£1,883.20
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Core Uplift Funding
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Sign Health
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1 x IDVA to support Deaf victims of DA through BSL or other communication methods and 1 x Young Persons Violence Advocate (YPVA) to provide support for Deaf victims of DA aged 8 to 18 years. |
£69,073
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ISVA/IDVA Baseline Funding
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To support travel costs and salaries in reaching more deaf people impacted by DA. |
£3,405.60
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Core Uplift Funding
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The Bloomers Trust
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Provision of vital needs for DA victims on low incomes or in financial difficulties which are not fully covered by emergency grants. |
£8,800
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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To purchase additional double buggies for women impacted by DA who need financial help. |
£484.00 |
Core Uplift Funding |
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Victim Support |
Increasing capacity within the Stalking Advocacy Service through 1 x Stalking Officer and providing Independent Stalking Advocacy Caseworker (ISAC) training |
£41,810.50
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DA/SV Ringfenced Funding
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Funding contributes towards both the hate crime and stalking advocates in respect of training, promotional materials, security items for clients, plus overheads such as staff training, development of IT and updating the VS website. |
£49,446.76 |
Core Uplift Funding
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Kooth |
To pilot the delivery of the Qwell digital emotional wellbeing and mental health service, supporting adult victims of crime in Kent with a special focus on victims of domestic and sexual violence. The service provides structured support with a professional, self-help tools and a community support forum through 43 worker hours per calendar month or 516 hours per annum. |
£36,062.00 |
ISVA/IDVA Additional Funding
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Updated January 2024