SHAAB FUND UPDATE

The Cardigan Centre	Watching Together	Leeds
New Westcliff NW Group	Awareness Day	North Lincolnshire
North Halifax Partnership – Ovenden & Mixenden Initiative	Calderdale Neighbourhood Watch Network	Calderdale
Sheffield Alliance of South Yorkshire NW Association	Training for Sheffield NW Coordinators	Sheffield

SHAAB FUND

In 2009/10, as a result of the provision of £1million of Home Office funding for NHW as part of the Securing Homes Action Against Burglary (SH-AAB) programme, £500,000 will enable a new support program to be undertaken by the NHWN, who will work with a Program Manager to support the development of the Neighbourhood and Home Watch movement’s capacity, infrastructure and diversity in six key ways:

maximise the impact of the NHWN at a national and regional level through regional conferences and improved consultation with the grassroots
help to diversify NHW in some of the most challenging areas of the country at the grassroots level, and with less engaged groups, such as young people, through Junior NHW
examine the relationship between skills building and training provision to develop further training opportunities to build organisational and individual capacity
develop the existing National Network website www.mynhw.co.uk to facilitate an increase in communication at the regional level to the grassroots, to enable the administration of SH-AAB funding more readily across the country
Develop targeted communications to showcase and disseminate good practice
Encourage the sustainability of the movement at regional and local levels by raising awareness for opportunities for funding

The remaining £500,000 of the funding that has been made available will benefit Neighbourhood Watch Schemes who are able to apply for small grants to set up new Schemes or for activities that enhance current programmes, by improving home security for residents who have identified this as a priority in 93 areas across the country.

http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/burglary/burglary086.pdf