Roll up, roll up, the Street Pastors need you!

Since March 2008 Torbay Street Pastors have given themselves to providing help and reassurance to those within the Night time economy communities of Torbay. The Pastors are trained Christian volunteers, who give their own time to patrol the streets every weekend, well into the night often in adverse conditions seeking to offer help and reassurance to those who need it. They show incredible dedication, resourcefulness and bravery and through their caring non-judgemental approach they seek to diffuse trouble, protect the vulnerable from harm and so reduce the levels of crime and fear of crime on the streets of Torbay.

Working in partnership with Safer Communities Torbay, the police, licensees and others the Pastors have delivered projects to help sign post vulnerable persons to outreach services. They regularly attend engagement events and impact positively on perceptions of crime & disorder.

Their inspirational work and support for other areas which includes helping to develop a training package has led to another 18 Street Pastor schemes being set up across the force with at least 400 pastors now operating force-wide.

The Pastors need your help to source funding for a mobile ‘safe place’ unit, can you help?

• Torbay Street Pastors 'Safe Place' Project
  
  Last updated: 15/07/2010 (377 KB)