ATF on the Somercotes estate
Praying for a sunny October evening the VVU headed down to Somercotes estate in Basildon to see ATF’s afterschool community session which takes place in the play area and green communal space on Elizabeth Way, Laindon. ATF is one of the projects funded through the 2024/25 VVU community grant. The hour-long session is for any […]
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 […]
Girls come together at Bar ‘n’ Bus (Nov 2023)
Every Wednesday evening a group of young females meet in Basildon to spend time together and build friendships. The ‘Being Me’ project, run by Bar n Bus, brings together 16 females of secondary school age for two hours to chat, be creative, talk to trusted adults, laugh and have fun – all in a safe […]
Motivated Minds – Well Youth Project
The VVU is pleased to share the success of one of the projects we funded in a community grant round. Motivated Minds in Basildon was awarded just under £20k to run the Well Youth Project – dedicated youth club sessions and wellbeing activities for local young people. The project included life skills workshops on topics […]
A&E project supports nearly 200 young people (May 2023)
For the past four years the VVU has helped fund youth workers working in Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital (BTUH) Accident and Emergency Department. Since May 2019, youth workers have been based in the A&E department at BTUH with the hope that when a young person is admitted to A&E the youth workers can offer […]
Extra support for our Essex families (October 2022)
The Violence and Vulnerability Unit has, for the last academic year, funded two Team Around the Family Support Officers (TAFSOs) after the Vulnerable School’s Index highlighted two geographical locations where a specific place based TAFSO would have the greatest impact. The role of a TAFSO is to provide support to any professional in Essex who […]
