Crime and Policing Bill
Child criminal exploitation and cuckooing are set to become specific criminal offences as part of legislation currently going through Parliament. The Crime and Policing Bill – which also includes Ronan’s Law which will compel online retailers to alert police to bulk or suspicious sales of knives – is part of the Government’s pledge for safer […]
Youth Provision: A vital resource for young people’s growth and wellbeing
More than 100 young people across Essex have shared their views on why youth clubs and targeted youth provision is so important to their mental health and wellbeing. Funding from our 2024 Community Grants Programme is well underway and as part of our monitoring, we’ve been doing some work to understand how young people view […]
Detached youth work evaluation
The VVU has been funding detached youth work since 2020 following feedback from our Listening Projects on how vital young people find this type of youth work. Young people identified that more trusted adults, more opportunities to engage in activities, and more safe spaces to socialise in would help them feel safer in their local […]
YEF reports into youth violence
At the end of last year, our colleagues over at the Youth Endowment Fund surveyed over 10,000 teenage children (aged 13-17) in England and Wales about their experiences of violence within the last 12 months. The findings are detailed across five reports, each focusing on a different aspect. The first report, published last month “Children, […]
Is your club on the Essex Youth Map?
Back in June 2024 Essex Council for Voluntary Youth Services set up the Essex Youth Map, an online resource for young people showing what activities are available locally. Working with ECVYS we are encouraging Essex youth groups to upload their details to the Essex Map so we have a comprehensive resource detailing all the great […]
Driving down knife crime
Sceptre is the name of the intensification week when Police Forces across the country focus activity and carry out extra and specific operations, to reduce knife crime. This year the week took place from 13 November and the VVU played its part in the awareness activity by encouraging our funded projects which work with our […]
