Multi-year grants
Please see below a full breakdown of successful grant applicants and the projects they will be bringing to life:
NIDAS (Nottinghamshire Independent Domestic Abuse Services): Having successfully delivered CADA-funded therapeutic services for children, NIDAS are now expanding this proven model to support women, including older women, through an OPVA (Older People Experiencing Violence and Abuse) programme. The holistic approach includes tailored mental health interventions, legal advocacy, and integrated work with health and community services. By focusing on recovery and long-term resilience, we aim to reduce the risk of re-victimisation, increase community safety, and ensure women can rebuild their lives in safe and supportive environments.
Equation: This 36-month programme will transform selected rural Nottinghamshire communities through co-ordinated partnership working. The project tackles Violence Against Women and Girls through seven integrated components: professional training for all rural sectors (healthcare, education, community leadership) challenging victim-blaming attitudes; safe spaces network in farm shops and churches overcoming access barriers; "Help a Neighbour" community campaign shifting narratives from victim-blame to perpetrator accountability; educational prevention through The Great Project (primary) and Equate (secondary) programmes; inclusive support for male and LGBTQ+ victims; perpetrator accountability education addressing behaviour change; and tailored resource distribution for rural contexts. In addition, female survivors will receive signposting and support through commissioned Women’s Aid services.
Take 1 Studio: Funding will support film production, script development, participation costs, safeguarding, and impact evaluation. Each film is shaped by real voices of young people and delivered by trusted community figures, ensuring authenticity and resonance. Themes include antisocial behaviour, Violence Against Women and Girls, serious youth violence, exploitation, and experiences with the criminal justice system.
Imara: This project focuses on Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB) between peers and/or siblings within primary school age children. The project aims to raise awareness of HSB; inform and educate professionals within Nottingham/shire primary schools of best practice approaches; support schools to create cultural change in which they feel confident to make considered, reflective responses enabling harm to be acknowledged and dealt with in a meaningful way.
Al-Hurraya: This project will deliver a new mentoring project for young people from diverse ethnic communities across Nottingham City. The project will provide positive social and learning skill development through weekly one to one sessions and activities taking a young-person-centred inclusive approach. The aim of the mentoring project is to support young people to gain employability skills, qualifications and aid their personal and social development. Each young person will have a weekly one-to-one mentoring session over six months, which includes range of topics and activities, depending on the specific needs and goals of the mentee but working towards staying or returning to education, employment or training.
Railway Children: This project will deliver the next phase of a Safeguarding Action Group as part of a 3-year project to improve contextual safeguarding in and around Nottingham's transport network and along key routes out of the city, with a particular focus on:
• Reducing crime and antisocial behaviour and preventing harm for vulnerable young people using the network by bringing local stakeholders together to safeguard them.
• Building the capacity of stakeholders to provide trauma-informed support to young people identified as vulnerable or at-risk of harm and exploitation on the line.
• Raising local awareness on the transport network in and around Nottingham City of how to identify and respond to vulnerability.
Step Out Stay Out: This project will deliver a structured, community based youth club in Clifton, Nottingham. The project will provide a safe, consistent space for young people aged 10-17 who are at risk of crime, antisocial behaviour, exploitation or school disengagement. Operating three evenings per week, the youth club will offer sport, mentoring, creative activities and wellbeing support, building trusted relationships and addressing the root causes of harmful behaviour. The programme will be shaped by young people and delivered in partnership with local organisations, helping reduce antisocial behaviour, build community trust and create positive pathways for young people.
Active4Today: This project aims to divert young people at risk of or committing antisocial behaviour to experience a positive sport/physical activity opportunity. Sessions will be social rather than competitive and will encourage teamwork and communication. Each session is supported by qualified youth workers to ensure personal social support is available. During the sessions other activities will also be on offer to educate young people on subjects such as addiction/substance misuse, water safety, personal and social care, nutrition and health and wellbeing. These sessions will be supported by VISPA volunteers (16-18 years) who will provide positive role models to those attending and offer session sustainability following the initial engagement period.
The Pythian Club: This project will deliver a focused, community-led project called “Our Community”, aimed at tackling antisocial behaviour, improving safety, and building long-term trust between residents and the police. The project will operate across key urban and rural locations including Mansfield, Bulwell, Bestwood, Basford and Radford, where Pythian Club have strong community ties and a proven track record of engagement.
Volunteer It Yourself: This project will deliver three new community facility improvement projects, and will engage at least 45 (15 per project) marginalised/vulnerable young people who are NEET (not in employment, education or training) or at risk of becoming NEET and also deemed at risk of being victims of crime and/or at risk of becoming offenders and/or getting involved in crime or antisocial behaviour.
Nottingham Mencap: This project aims to challenge hate crime towards people with learning disabilities and autism and aim to increase awareness of Disability Hate Crime and crime while encouraging people to report. Mencap aim to enable people with a disability to live inclusively and safely in our communities, they can only do this successfully when they feel safe; it is only when people feel safe, that disabled people can fully access community assets and live successfully in their communities.
Community Recording Studio: This project aims to deliver a new support programme that is designed to expand our work with younger children aged 6 – 12 years old, focusing upon those who are involved or at high risk of becoming involved in antisocial behaviour. CRS will engage the children in positive structured physical and creative activities as a proactive response to increasing concerns around antisocial behaviour in the area. The initiative will offer diversionary activities including dance, breakdancing, cheerleading, football, basketball and other new sessions to be informed by the children taking part. These sessions will run after school on a Friday evening, a time when antisocial behaviour often spikes in the area.
Trent Bridge Community Sports Trust: This project will look to address is youth antisocial behaviour within three targeted areas highlighted by Rushcliffe Borough Council, police and local stakeholders witnessing issues on a regular basis. In two of the three targeted areas, Cotgrave and West Bridgford, youth antisocial behaviour has increased over recent months. The third target area for this project is East Leake. East Leake has a history of youth antisocial behaviour and Positive Futures was asked to support Rushcliffe Borough Council in tackling this issue last year. Delivering of the new Positive Futures 4-tiered system in these three targeted areas will aim to reduce current issues within each area and take a proactive approach to supporting young people in each location long-term.