Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Police Trust

The Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Police Trust is a civic partnership dedicated to enhancing community safety and quality of life by preventing crime and alleviating fear of crime through grassroots empowerment and collaborative action. Rooted in values of community partnership, prevention, and constructive support for vulnerable populations, it champions practical, evidence-led interventions that build public confidence, resilience, and long-term wellbeing in local neighborhoods. Its grantmaking philosophy emphasizes empowering community-led projects via alliances with statutory services like police, prioritizing measurable reductions in criminality and antisocial behavior through diversion, education, and victim-centered responses.

It funds crime prevention initiatives including diversionary youth activities such as sports clubs, boxing programs, and after-school engagement for children and young people at risk of criminality or gang involvement; victim support services offering counselling, advocacy, and peer support groups for survivors of crime, domestic abuse, or antisocial behavior; educational outreach on alcohol and substance misuse targeting young people, ethnic minorities, and vulnerable adults to curb addiction-linked criminality; community cohesion programs fostering social connections among isolated elderly residents, people with physical disabilities, and ethnic minority communities; homelessness prevention through drop-in centres, befriending, and practical support for homeless people and rough sleepers; resilience-building activities like property marking schemes and safety training for veterans and families facing marginalization; and inclusive sports and outdoor activities promoting mental health, employability skills, and early intervention to divert at-risk youth from crime pathways.

It excludes core organizational costs, salaries, vehicle purchases, professional fees, individual grants, and recurring funding, favoring one-off project support for proven initiatives. Distinctive for its civic-police synergy enabling preventative, trauma-informed action in Greater Manchester's diverse urban neighborhoods, it prioritizes grassroots organizations serving high-risk beneficiaries like young offenders, crime victims, homeless veterans, isolated elderly, disabled adults, and ethnic minorities, demanding evidence-based outcomes in community safety and cohesion over broad social services.