Time with TYPO
We love being invited to visit the projects that we support and were excited to visit TYPO – Tiptree Youth Project Outreach at their Wednesday youth club. The Wednesday youth club was set up following feedback from young people in Tiptree that they wanted a safe space to hang out, with trusted adults to support […]
YMCA Chelmsford
The VVU provided YMCA Essex (Chelmsford) with some funding to develop a new, free to attend Friday night youth club for young people in Chelmsford’s city centre. The club began in June 2024, providing fun activities, workshops and a safe place with qualified youth workers for young people aged 11 to 18 to attend in […]
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 […]
A visit to Doddinghurst Road
On the 1 November, Essex County Councillor Louise McKinlay, Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Communities, Economic Growth and Prosperity joined Roger Hirst Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex on a visit to Doddinghurst Road Community Church (DRCC) in Brentwood. The purpose of the visit was to witness the great work being done by […]
Southend Vineyard youth friendly cafe
As part of monitoring the projects and interventions which form the VVU work programme – and gaining insights into the challenges being faced – team members regularly visit projects. In October we visited Southend Vineyard in Warrior Square, Southend. Southend Vineyard Youth Café in Warrior Square is one of the projects funded through the 2024/25 […]
