Project: Youth Graffiti Solutions
Purpose: To divert young people away from crime
Funding: Initial funding from the Community Space Challenge plus £42,000 from Catch22 and the Big Lottery Fund, and funding for apprenticeships from Halton Council
Background: Removing graffiti was seen as a way young offenders in Halton could repair some of the harm they had caused in their local community. But when Halton Borough Council's own graffiti removal team was disbanded, the local youth offending team saw an opportunity to create a full-fledged service.
Action: The graffiti removal project started working with local police, fire and community safety teams, town centre management, environment and planning departments, parks services and residents' forums to create a referral system that would identify and report graffiti directly to the team. Thanks to extra funding from Catch22 and the Big Lottery Fund, they went on to establish a micro-enterprise with the new title Youth Graffiti Solutions.
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