Local initiatives are set to benefit from a £92,000 grants programme organised by Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner Christopher Salmon.

Age Cymru Ceredigion will receive £4,800 to produce bilingual stickers to promote Age Concern Ceredigion’s No Cold Caller project. The initiative is aimed at older people but has a wider community benefit of raised awareness of scams, loan sharks and doorstep selling.

Jig-so Childrens Centre has been granted £2,528 to fund bilingual sessions for vulnerable children aged up to 14. The sessions, run by Cardigan-based Jig-so, will focus on safety in the home and community. A theatre event focusing on safety will take place.

The third round of assistance from the Commissioner’s Fund offered grants of up to £5,000 for charities, voluntary organisations and community groups to develop ideas that have a positive impact on the area they serve.

Mr Salmon hopes the scheme will help improve the lives of the people across the region.

He said: “I’m delighted that we’ve been able to offer grants totalling £92,588. This will be shared out across the region to help improve the lives of the people in our communities.

“I congratulate those connected with the successful submissions; the number and quality of applications was high. Indeed, this round attracted bids totalling £305,000 from 76 initiatives.

“I thank all those who worked so hard on their submissions to the third round of Commissioner’s Fund grants.”

Mr Salmon believes that everybody has a part to play in making neighbourhoods safer; thousands of people already volunteer or work hard to help in this process.

The Commissioner’s Fund provides further assistance. It is funded by the proceeds of crime awarded to the police and from the sale of unclaimed found property.

Community projects were not nominated by the public or organisations but by frontline police officers and Dyfed-Powys Police staff, and approved by senior officers who assessed applications against criteria such as the need for the project and the numbers to benefit.

A fourth round of Commissioner’s Fund applications is expected to open this summer.