Safety on Estates

Joint Security Initiative

Joint Security Initiative (JSI) is a council funded scheme managed by the housing regeneration initiatives, delivering a range of community safety related services with priority given to council residents.

The JSI delivers services using local organisations and groups as providers. The range of issues that are being addressed by JSI funded schemes are

• Personal safety
• Burglary
• Anti-social behaviour involving young people
• Drugs misuse
• Challenging racist and homophobic behaviour

Methods used include film making, education, recreation, personal development and activities with a focus on youth inclusion and active citizenship.

2008-09 funding

The JSI team received over 20 applications for funding in 2008-09. The funding has been awarded to 12 local organisations to provide services detailed in the bidding guidelines. There have been four new schemes awarded money for the first time.

What schemes will be delivered in 2008-09?

• Bermondsey
  Service provider: Downside Fisher Youth Club
  Intensifying the existing outreach work and strengthening the newly formed Youth Panel. The club intends to facilitate and encourage physical activities, healthy lifestyles and active citizenship work.
• Bermondsey
  Service provider: SASBU
  Tackling ongoing issues of residents’ dissatisfaction with the behaviour of young people on the estates and encourage team building, community spirit and cohesion.
• Camberwell
  Service provider: Educational Alliance Africa (EAA) and Poet’s Corner Tenants and Residents’ Association
  Engaging young people in drama, educational visits and drama presentation as a diversionary programme to reduce drug misuse, antisocial behaviour and other unlawful activities within the estate.
• Camberwell
  Service provider: East Dulwich Estate Tenants and Residents’ Association
  Providing a positive, stimulating and achievable programme of self development for young people in order to reduce their involvement in antisocial behaviour and encourage their involvement and inclusion in local communities.
• Camberwell
  Service provider: Storymakers TV
  This scheme is a continuation of the successful work with residents of Wyndham and Comber estates to tackle antisocial behaviour through film making workshops.
• Dulwich
  Service provider: Redthread in partnership with Croxted Road Tenants and Residents’ Association
  Health promotion workshops to address the use, misuse and abuse of drugs among young people.
• Nunhead and Peckham Rye
  Service provider: Westminister House Youth Club
  Tackling anti-gang culture by shifting focus to notions of masculinity, offering various innovative diversionary activities and improving literacy skills.
• Peckham
  Service provider: Southwark Youth Service
  Working to the Every Child Matters outcomes, the youth service will actively involve young people in the planning and delivery of activities, programmes and events associated with Ledbury.
• Rotherhithe
  Service provider: Rotherhithe Angling Club
  Tackling antisocial behaviour of young people 8 to 16 years old. The project will offer an opportunity to take part in fishing activities over the summer holiday period.
• Rotherhithe
  Service provider: Bede Youth Adventure Project
  Reducing crime and antisocial behaviour in the area by engaging young people in activities to positively influence their behaviour and improve relationship between them and the Tenants and Residents’ Association.
• Walworth
  Service provider: Kickstart
  Two linked projects which will address the issues of young people's antisocial behaviour in identified hotspots and will seek to improve relationship and build trust between the younger and older members of the community.

Due to the popularity and demand the self defence and personal safety classes a further eight workshops will be offered free to residents and members of their households. For detailed information on schemes and workshops please contact Joint Security Initiatives on 020 7525 1220 or email housingstrategy2@southwark.gov.uk.

Other JSI schemes

The JSI has also helped to establish some other schemes

• Brandon Information Centre has been funded as a response to anti-social behaviour among young people, drug mis-use and burglary
• Brimington Hub, which launched Radio Peckham 
• Leathermarket Cycle Project which offered free bicycle maintenance training to young people
• Tabard Gardens scheme delivered gardening and art projects to increase cohesion amongst residents

Contact us

Joint Security Initiatives 
Tel: 020 7525 1215
housingstrategy2@southwark.gov.uk
Municipal Offices
9 Larcom Street
London
SE17 1RX