Home Office funding secures future of Essex VVU: April 2022
The Essex Violence and Vulnerability Partnership was today awarded over £5 million from the Home Office to continue its fight against drug driven violence, county lines and knife crime. This funding, distributed across the next three years, not only guarantees the continuation of the Violence and Vulnerability programme over this period but is a large […]
Learn more about gangs and exploitation: March 2022
In conjunction with Reach Every Generation and the Safer Chelmsford Partnership, we are running some free workshops for parents and carers to learn more about exploitation and how gangs operate. If you have a child at secondary school and would like to improve your knowledge about grooming, gangs and county lines then sign up for […]
Visiting Youth Services in Basildon: Feb 2022
Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, Roger Hirst and Cllr Louise McKinlay, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Community, Equality, Partnerships and Performance at Essex County Council visited the Basildon Hub of Essex Youth Service on Monday. Essex Youth Service is an informal education, social and personal development service that supports young people across […]
Christmas comes early for Essex not for profit groups
Organisations across the county are today welcoming good news from the Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit (VVU) as the VVU confirms the recipients of its community grant programme. Over 50 applications were received and after evaluation 20 organisations were awarded a combined total of £370,499. The calibre of applications was so high, and the need […]
Statement on the government’s 10 year drug strategy: December 2021
Roger Hirst, Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex, speaking on behalf of the Violence and Vulnerability Partnership said: “We welcome the government announcement that tougher measures will be introduced for those who support and fuel the County Lines drug trade that exploits our vulnerable children and people. “We welcome the recognition that we need to […]
Violence and Vulnerability Community Safety (VVCS) Grant now open
The Violence and Vulnerability Unit (VVU) are delighted to announce that the new Violence & Vulnerability Community Safety (VVCS) Grant 2021-2023 is now open for applications. As a partnership, the strategic goal of the V&V Partnership is to reduce serious violence, the harm it causes, and to safeguard those at risk (relating to county lines, […]