Phase 6

During Phase 6 of CashBack for Communities, 29 projects are to receive up to a total of £20 million of funding.

The funding, which reinvests criminal assets recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act, aims to provide support to young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system and communities impacted by crime. 

More than £130 million from proceeds of crime has been invested to support young people to date.

CashBack for Communities supports the Scottish Government’s Vision For Justice, helping to build a just, safe and resilient Scotland. The fund focuses on young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system and the communities most affected by crime.

CashBack Phase 6 will deliver a range of trauma-informed and person-centred services and activities for young people between the ages of 10-25 that:

• Support young people most at risk of being involved in antisocial behaviour offending or reoffending towards or into positive destinations
• Provide person-centred support for young people, parents and families impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma
• Support young people to improve their health, mental health and wellbeing
• Support people, families and communities most affected by crime

A total of 29 organisations are to benefit from the sixth round of the CashBack for Communities programme.

They include GMAC Film, who support young people to kickstart a career in film-making as well as the Venture Trust and Aberlour Child Care Trust who both support young people with employment and other opportunities.

The programme holds a particular relevance to GMAC Film’s Chair of the Board, Kieran Howe, who took part in an early CashBack programme with GMAC 10 years ago. This experience played a significant role in his personal development and helped kickstart his career in filmmaking.

Kieran Howe, said: “It’s rare in life that we experience these kinds of full-circle moments. CashBack quite literally changed my life as a teenager, putting me on a path for a successful career in film-making.

“Being able to return to GMAC all these years later, and assist the team in delivering this programme as Chair, fills me with tremendous joy, and hope for the future of Scottish film-making talent.”

Justice Secretary Keith Brown said: “To provide the best chances for their future, we should nurture all young people to fulfil their potential – through interventions which help reduce the risk of offending and that encourage positive behaviour.

“For the past 15 years, Cashback has helped millions of young people across Scotland to find better futures and reach their full potential and we know from first-hand experience the transformational impact the programme has had on young people’s lives.

“This phase of CashBack received more than 150 applications – the most ever – and our latest round of funding takes total investment in the programme to more than £130 million. This fund underlies our commitment to support young people to live full, healthy lives and help address some of the underlying causes of crime.”

Background

Phase 6 of the CashBack for Communities programme will run from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026 with an increased overall programme budget of up to £20 million.

Organisations to benefit from the latest CashBack funding will be:

Organisation	Grant Award
*Aberlour Child Care Trust	£480,000
Access to Industry	£547,781
Action for Children	£645,695
*Avenue Confidential	£311,184
Barnardo’s	£1,010,623
basketballscotland Limited	£475,000
*Bethany Christian Trust	£264,658
Celtic FC Foundation	£675,000
Cyrenians	£805,017
*Edinburgh Young Carers	£218,128
*Glasgow Media Access Centre Ltd	£241,515
Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd	£569,500
Mayfield and Easthouses Youth 2000 Project	£284,543
Ocean Youth Trust Scotland	£475,000
Police Service of Scotland	£298,154
Rangers Charity Foundation SCIO	£379,000
*RUTS	£423,474
Scottish Football Association	£1,570,000
Scottish Professional Football League Trust	£624,507
Scottish Rugby Union	£1,590,000
Scottish Sports Futures	£1,451,077
Scottish Youth Dance	£396,904
*Starcatchers Productions Ltd	£245,538
Station House Media Unit	£348,210
*Strengthening Communities for Race Equality Scotland –	£207,810
*The Larder West Lothian	£488,627
The National Autistic Society	£675,000
*The Venture Trust	£475,000
Youth Scotland	£1,765,000

*new for Phase 6

Details on individual projects have been published here on the CashBack for Communities website.

Please find further information below on the logic model and programme outcomes for Phase 6.

For further information about the impact CashBack for Communities projects deliver across Scotland please look at the Impact and Partner pages of the website.