Kool Carers provides vital support to our young carers
More than 150 young carers in the Basildon, Brentwood and Wickford areas have accessed tailored support and education thanks to funding awarded to Kool Carers in the 23/24 VVU Community Grant round. £6270 was awarded to Kool Carers to run educational sessions for the young people attending the project. Kool Carers, provides a safe, supportive […]
ReRoute: redirect lives, rewrite futures
ReRoute works with young adults, where an individual is often presenting with some of the most prolific vulnerabilities. ReRoute is a voluntary programme that reaches out to 17–25-year-olds who are suspected of having committed the following offences (with a home address in Southend, Essex and Thurrock): Possession of a bladed article Possession of class A […]
Grant success of Southend United Community and Educational Trust
As the football season gets underway, we also celebrate the work of Southend United Community and Educational Trust, another beneficiary of our 2023/2024 community grant. Southend United Community and Educational Trust received Community Grant funding in 23/24 to develop a new youth club for vulnerable and at-risk children and young people. The youth club provided […]
Celebrating Sanctus
It is always great to look back at the end of a grant funded period and see how the organisations successful in applying for a VVU community grant benefited from the funding. The final end of year reports show just how much an impact even the smallest amount of funding can have, improving lives and […]
Showcasing our work across Essex (July 2024)
We have produced a series of films – one for each district, borough and city in Essex, including Southend and Thurrock – which show the fantastic work happening to support children, young people, families and communities across the county. The films give a snapshot of some VVU funded projects and interventions that work with some […]
Summer drop in sessions at African Families in the UK
Members of the VVU have been out visiting some of our grant funded projects this summer and on 7 August we popped into African Families in the UK’s community drop in. This drop in includes youth provision and is one of the locations where one to one coaching and workshops funded through the V&V Community […]
