18 organisations to be funded through our 25/26 community grant
Young people in every district and borough across Essex are set to benefit from increased youth provision thanks to the Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit (VVU) awarding grants totalling more than £307,000 to 18 Essex-based charities. The grants have been given to a wide range of organisations across the county and will enable local charities […]
New films celebrate positive outcomes for young people
We have just released some new films that showcase the variety of support the VVU, its partners, and funded organisations, offer to children, young people and their parents across the county. Using four different films, we show the way young people are supported to turn their lives around or avoid making bad decisions, thanks to […]
Fourteen new bleed kits installed at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
Fourteen fire stations across Essex will now be equipped with public access bleed prevention kits that will help firefighters, and the public, give injured people better emergency care. The bleed kits will be installed at the following fire stations: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Canvey Island, Chelmsford, Colchester, Waltham Abbey, Harlow, Maldon, Rayleigh, Southend, Clacton, Grays and […]
