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 […]
Gaming Initiative expands to Burnham
Just before the end of the school term, the VVU visited the Community Gaming Initiative (CGI) in Burnham on Crouch. Development of the Community Gaming Initiative is funded through the V&V Community Grant. The project originally started in Maldon and provided a space for young people to get together to game – giving them opportunities […]
Young people reflect on the support of the 23/24 community grant
As we come into the final quarter of our 2023 / 2024 grant we have received some lovely feedback from young people that have attended the projects we have supported, including those supported with VVU funding. We would really like to share some of these quotes with you so you can understand the difference even […]
Young care leavers supported by community grant
We wanted to share the success of one of the projects we helped fund with the 2022 / 23 community grant. Open Door, based in Grays, received a £20,000 grant, with matched funding of £8,516, to assist young people who are leaving care to establish a safe and happy life in a different world to […]
Being inspired at Kids Inspire
The VVU team recently dropped in on a Kids Inspire supporter day to hear an update on the fantastic work the charity does. We support Kids Inspire through our Violence & Vulnerability secondary prevention work stream by funding their whole-family therapeutic support programme ‘Healing Connections’. The funding enables Kids Inspire to deliver a targeted countywide […]
Southend: Supporting young people with safe spaces
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to YMCA Southend, who we have recently funded through our community grant fund to provide support to young people in the city. In our recent Listening Report we spoke to more than 1500 young people about their biggest fears and what makes them feel safe. The young people from Southend […]