The Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper (March 2018) reflects that there are a large number of communities across the country that are divided by race, faith, or socio-economic lines.
Research indicates that hate crime is more harmful to victims and communities than other types of offending, due to the emotional trauma caused. A lack of education or understanding; transference of prejudice through family generations and feelings of socioeconomic threat have been listed as causes of hate crime. The figures, alongside the reasons for hate crimes, demonstrate the need for education across multiple generations to increase understanding and acceptance, reduce levels of prejudice and bring communities together, which in turn, should reduce the desire to commit faith, race and hate crimes, contributing to a community wide reduction in hate crime activity.
The Communities United project focused on providing a programme to families, including at least one adult and a child under 16, to promote social mixing, increase knowledge and tolerance and to create better understanding of different cultures and backgrounds, all to contribute to the reduction in faith, race and hate crimes.
Hate crime has increased in the North West of England particularly, where over 12,500 hate crimes occurred in a single year (2018/2019) – making this the second highest region for hate crime, after London. As a result, 6 of our Club Community Organisations (CCOs) – Blackburn Rovers Community Trust, Bolton Wanderers Community Trust, Oldham Athletic Community Trust, Rochdale AFC Community Trust, Foundation 92 (Salford City FC) and Preston North End Community and Education Trust – planned to work with ten families each who were from different faith communities and ethnic groups and provide them with positive social mixing opportunities as well as increase knowledge and understanding around different cultures. Each CCO was also asked to partner with at least one community organisation representing a specific group within their local area to provide expert knowledge and understanding of specific needs or concerns.
To read the Communities United Summary Report click here.
To view our Logic Model click here.
To read the full MHCLG Communities United Evaluation Report click here.
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