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Voluntary organisations
Many voluntary organisations support and develop crime prevention initiatives in local communities:

Local Councils for Voluntary Service(CVS): provide advice and support to community groups on a number of issues, including local crime prevention initiatives.

Help the Aged and Age Concern: raise funds, educate and administer projects to help provide for the security needs of elderly people.

NACRO (the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders): take on crime problems by involving local residents and agencies on a project basis. NACRO Crime Prevention Unit and the Safe Neighbourhoods Unit offer a range of services to local authorities and other agencies.

Crime Concern: an independent national organisation that develops and supports crime prevention initiatives. Works closely with the private sector to produce funding for local projects.

Community Action Trust (CAT): an independent national charity that creates community alliances to fight crime.

Crimestoppers, operated by the police, seeks anonymous information about crime on a freephone (0800 555 111) with cash rewards available.

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