26th March 2014

Hull Rape Crisis saved after local PCC provides additional funding for two years

The centre in Hull which helps victims of sexual assault in Hull has been saved from closure.
Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Grove has stepped in to help The Hull Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Service.
The centre was set to close and staff were given redundancy notices after The Ministry of Justice reduced its annual funding from £30,000 to £20,000(*).
After hearing about its plight, Mr Grove has agreed to provide £10,000 per year for the next two years from savings he has made in his own office – securing the future of the service until 2016.

For further information or if anyone would like to donate to Hull Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Service then email hullrapecrisis@hullrapecrisis.karoo.co.uk or call 01482 329990.

Part of a longer news report at http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-Rape-Crisis-saved-PCC-Matthew-Grove-provides/story-20833125-detail/story.html

(*) Hull Rape Crisis women only service faces closure as funding goes to mixed service provider