Learn about detached youth work (Sept 2022)
We spent some time with Bar ‘n’ bus who lead detached youth work in Basildon. Detached youth workers spend time in the places young people hang out in order to get to know and form relationships with these young people. This form of youth work means the youth workers can engage with young people who […]
See our Community Grant Fund in action
Our community grant fund unlocks funding for projects that work with children and young people, projects that have a positive impact on issues relating to crime and anti-social behaviour, and violence and vulnerability. Local organisations and groups are at the forefront of some amazing work taking place to address these issues and the grant fund […]
Understanding best practice in anti knife teaching (April 2022)
Essex Police, the Essex VVU, the PFCC for Essex and The Ben Kinsella Trust are teaming up to raise awareness of the dangers of carrying a knife. We are offering a teachers, youth workers and practitioners in greater Essex. the opportunity to tour the award-winning Choices & Consequences anti-knife crime exhibition and learn about best […]
Our Listening Projects
Between October 2021 and February 2022, the VVU commissioned Essex Council of Voluntary Youth Services (ECVYS) to run two listening projects. The projects were to gather both the views of young people and the views of the community on how safe they feel in Essex (especially around gangs & knife crime).This year the youth voices […]
January 2022: Tell us about knife crime
The VVU wants to understand more about the perception of knife crime in Essex and whether individuals – particularly parents – feel confident in talking to their children about the associated dangers and risks of carrying a knife or bladed weapon. We would like to understand if there are enough resources available to support parents […]
December 2021: Our county; going country social media campaign evaluation
At the end of March 2021, the VVU ran a campaign on social media to raise awareness of County Lines drug gangs. The target audience for the campaign was young people who were possibly on the periphery of getting involved in County Lines. These young people may have seen drug deals locally, have concerns about […]
