THE federal government has provided $135,000 to help protect the most vulnerable in the Bendigo community.Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor and Member for Bendigo Steve Gibbons announced the St Luke’s Anglicare Putting the Pieces Together project at the Centre for Non Violence yesterday.The project will bring together community leaders with the goal of tackling the level of violence in central Victoria.“Putting the Pieces Together will provide training to teachers, volunteers, coaches and other adults who work with children to develop new ways of resolving conflict and creating change,’’ Mr O’Connor said.“The project is about moving from a culture of violence to a culture of respect and wellbeing.’’“There is no more important thing that a government can do than to provide support for organisations, church groups, not-for-profit organisations and communities to assist those people most on the margins. “We know that if we intervene early and provide the support when they’re most in need we can not only make sure their lives get back on track but we can also avoid people falling into anti-social behaviour,” he said.Mr O’Connor said the project would help provide safety and security. The $135,000 comes from the Proceeds of Crime Act which allows money from the assets of crime confiscated under Commonwealth law to be returned to the community.Cheryl Munzel, the program manager for Emergency Accomodation and Support Enterprise (EASE) for women and children, said the project was aimed at young people.