Small Grants

For many years HACRO has been providing small grants (up to £100) to Hertfordshire ex-offenders to enable them to buy basic essentials such as clothing, ID documents and phones. Our grant fund is under pressure more than ever. Small Grants make a real difference to ex-offenders and provide them with critical support to start them on their journey of rehabilitation.

What are small grants?

All small grants must be submitted by a third-party agency such as Probation, Police, social services and is confined to Hertfordshire residents.

Small grants requests include:

  • Vouchers for clothing
  • ID, such as a Citizens Card, Driving Licence, Passport
  • Furniture items – working closely with other charities to facilitate these items.
  • Basic mobile phones

Do small grants make a difference? Yes they do!

One of our HACRO Achievement Awards winners received a small grant for a uniform, also received training and went on to set up her own mobile sandwich business. A real success story from a 25-year offending history, drug addiction, and a 45 month custodial sentence.

How can I help?

Please support our Small Grants Request fund.  We want to continue to be able to contribute to those that need a helping hand and we are dependent on donations for this. If you would like to donate, we would be massively grateful. Please email office@hacro.org.uk for more information or to make a donation. Such donations can be made under Gift Aid.