Wilmslow Youth Café will receive SWAP funding to help engage young people in the community.
The SWAP Fund - Safety, Working Together, Action and Prevention – takes money that was earned or acquired in a negative way and swaps it for a positive community change.
Wilmslow Youth Café will receive £4,950 to provide a safe space for young people to come to over the summer holidays, as well as providing a youth work session in the community over the summer.
The Youth Café opened its doors in 2017 in the Undercroft at Wilmslow URC as a drop-in for 11-18's to hang out, unwind and meet new people.
It's staffed by a team of volunteers who are available for a chat and visitors will find games consoles, art activities, table tennis, lots of food and plenty of sofas and beanbags to kick back on. It's open for anyone in high school who can pop in for just a few minutes or stay for the whole time the café is open.
Across the county, 30 community projects are set to benefit from more than £110k cash awarded from Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Dan Price's SWAP Fund.
Dan Price, said: "Community projects have the power to have a real impact on crime. I have seen that often there is clear evidence that positive grassroots projects can divert those who would have committed crime down other avenues.
"I want to help Cheshire's communities thrive and be on the front foot providing prevention and intervention opportunities.
"My £200,000 SWAP fund is the largest amount committed by a Cheshire PCC and sends a clear message to residents across the county that I will do what I can to help them feel safer in their area.
"I'm looking forward to visiting those who have been awarded the funding, seeing first-hand the positive impact they've had."
To be successful, projects had to demonstrate they could fulfil one or more of Dan Price's priorities which include improving community safety, supporting victims, providing early intervention
