Out There at Wilderness
The afternoon before the snow fell briefly across Essex, a couple of the VVU were invited to join one of the Out There groups for a chat around the campfire at Wilderness Foundation’s newly acquired Mann Wood site. Out There is a programme, funded by the VVU, which supports young people aged 11 to 15 […]
‘You Said, We Did’ funding allocated
Using insight gained from the young people’s Listening Report the VVU continue to respond to locally based needs, including through our ‘You Said, We Did’ funding pot. This funding pot supports local youth groups with purchasing equipment suggested by the young people who attend the project and links to improving the offer and activities on […]
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 […]
Detached youth work and youth resource hubs
The VVU are delighted to fund detached youth work across the county for the fifth year running. As part of this commitment, the VVU is also funding an evaluation process alongside the project. This process will help us understand what works and what makes good practice in order to share learning, support future funding bids […]
The importance of family in healing (Jan 2024)
We recently visited Kids Inspire with the aim of capturing an interview with Sue Bell OBE, their wonderful Chief Executive & Clinical Director. While we were there, we took advantage of the visit to hear some success stories concerning young people the charity is supporting through the VVU funded Healing Connections programme. Healing Connections is […]
Learning Outdoors with the Respect Project (Sept 2023)
We were invited by Essex Boys and Girls Clubs to attend their outdoor learning facility at Layer Marney Tower in Essex and meet a group of young people who were possible candidates for the Respect Project. The Respect Project, is a targeted programme that supports students who are struggling with mainstream education within identified schools. […]
