Funding: Met out of current budgets
Aim: To reduce antisocial behaviour on a local estate
Troubled young people on a housing estate near Bolton are getting help to keep them on track as part of a new project.
The Pungle Estate in Westhoughton suffers from problems including drug addiction, domestic abuse and antisocial behaviour. In a bid to address these issues, a property on the estate has been set aside to be used as a community house.
Supported by social landlords Contour Homes, as well as Bolton Council and the Roots Project charity, the community house offers drug counselling and access to training and employment. It also provides a base for a mother-and-toddler group.
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