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 […]
Industry Recognition for VVU Knife Harm campaign
We are delighted that our successful knife harm awareness campaign – that encourages parents to have a conversation with their children about the dangers of knife harm – has received awards in three recent industry events. In the European Agency Awards the campaign won first place in the not-for-profit category for best use of social […]
Youth Voice Day 2024
We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part in Essex Youth Voice Day 2024. Young People from across Southend, Essex and Thurrock gathered together at Anglia Ruskin University on Saturday 12 October to take part in this really special day. Organised by Essex Council for Voluntary Youth Services and Essex […]
