Stuart Christie, Katy Bourne and Birtug Kazim
PUBLISHED
11:27 27th June 2014
by Joel Essex
I look forward to visiting the team at AITC and following the progress of the projects over the coming months."
Katy Bourne
Katy Bourne
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Albion in the Community (AITC) has received a grant of £18,770 from the Police & Crime Commissioner’s Safer in Sussex Community Fund. AITC’s head of health and inclusion, Stuart Christie joined the Police & Crime Commissioner, Katy Bourne and representatives from over 60 other local organisations, including Crawley Town Community Foundation, who had also been awarded funding at a special ‘Celebration Showcase’ event held in Lewes last week.The money from the fund will support AITC’s Premier League Kicks projects in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings. The Kicks programme aims to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in targeted areas by engaging young people in football. The funding will also support the charity’s Albion Goals project, which works with mostly unemployed young people living in supported housing, helping them into employment and training.
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Commenting on the funding award Christie told seagulls.co.uk, “We are delighted to have been awarded this grant from the Police & Crime Commissioner’s Community Fund, which will help us continue to deliver our Kicks and Albion Goals programmes across Sussex.”Commending AITC on its successful bid, Bourne added, “The Premier League Kicks and Albion Goals initiatives are great examples of an innovative local projects that aim to make our communities safer. The Safer in Sussex Community Fund was launched to help communities tackle crime and disorder and I am very pleased with the level of response we received during the first round of applications.
“I look forward to visiting the team at AITC and following the progress of the projects over the coming months.”
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