| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, constitution, leaflets, project proposals and funding requests relating to various penal affairs projects in Northern Ireland. Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust, Southfield Trust. Applicant overview: The Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NIACRO) began in November 1968 when a group of people met in Belfast to consider the possibilities of setting up an organisation to work for the welfare of the offender. Three years later, the Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders began its work. Its grant from Government was £3,000 and there were two staff. NIACRO operates a bursary scheme for ex-offenders as well as other projects aimed at reducing crime and its impact on communities including the After Schools Project set-up to keep children off the streets. Nature of support: In 1980 on the recommendation of Southfield Trustees three annual grants of £1,000 each were made to the NIACRO bursary scheme. That same year Southfield Trustees suggested that £1,000 be set aside for victim support schemes in Northern Ireland. Minutes: B&GSCT 5238, B&GSCT 5239, ST 37/80, ST 38/80, ST 39/80, ST 39/83. Notes: File organised by date from newest to oldest. File numbered '5/9/2'. |