DIVERT is a programme run in partnership with Suffolk Constabulary, designed to actively engage with and raise aspirations of young people aged 13-17 years old in Ipswich that are on the periphery of, or entrenched in, serious youth violence.

Funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk, this initiative acts on an increased need for targeted and bespoke interventions in Ipswich in response to serious violence and gang activity in the town.

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The programme sees cohorts of young people undertaking 10 weeks of bespoke workshops, delivered by Foundation staff alongside Suffolk Police.

The sessions are aimed at reducing reoffending, raising aspirations, enhancing skills and improving employability, with workshops covering a range of topics from CV writing to knife crime and county lines.

For more information on the programme, contact Youth Engagement Project Officer Matt Little at matthew.little@itfcfoundation.co.uk.

MATT LITTLE

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROJECT OFFICER

Email: matthew.little@itfcfoundation.co.uk

Tel: 01473 978049

LEANNE SMITH

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

Email: leanne.smith@itfcfoundation.co.uk

Tel: 01473 978050

JAMES PAYNE

HEAD OF COMMUNITY ENGAGMENT

Email: james.payne@itfcfoundation.co.uk

Tel: 01473 978049

PREMIER LEAGUE KICKS

KNIFE CRIME

Ipswich Town Foundation is committed to ensuring everyone involved with the Foundation feels safe and welcome. Children, young people and adults at risk are valued and respected in line with our own values.