DaCCWA The Feel Safe Scheme

Aim

The DaCCWA Feel Safe Scheme aims to help vulnerable people to feel safer in their own homes through simple actions with no cost to them.

This is a new initiative that Devon and Cornwall Community Watch Association (DaCCWA) is launching in our area.
Focused on those who have either become, or at risk of becoming a victim of crime and anti-social behaviour, all of the DaCCWA Feel Safe Scheme works are undertaken free of charge by our approved and fully insured contractors. Funded entirely by supporters of DaCCWA, works range from fitting a door chain or window locks through to putting a stronger bolt on a back gate or mending a fence.

The Scheme is open to everyone, irrespective of age, and anyone can make a referral for someone who they feel may benefit from the service. We are already receiving referrals from our partners Devon and Cornwall Police, and we would welcome referrals from other agencies, charities, churches and community groups via completion of the simple referral form. 

 Our society is becoming even more siloed with people living alone, with limited interaction with others whilst domestic crime and the fear of crime continues to rise. Together, these lead to some feeling vulnerable and unsafe in their own homes. 

All works will be free to those that are referred to the scheme.

This project closed unsuccessfully on 5th June 2023