New – yes NEW! – secondary prevention fund open NOW!
We have just launched our secondary prevention workstream fund for 2023-24. This is an exciting new fund from the VVU, with a potential pot of £380, 000 to support and provide interventions for children, young people and families who are at risk of being involved in criminality and exploitation through factors that make them more […]
Youth Voice Conference
At the end of October more than 100 young people, youth workers, police officers, voluntary sector organisations and influential people came together to listen to young people’s thoughts and views about safety in our Essex communities. With the aim to listen and learn from our young people. Young people and their voices were at the […]
Community Grants launched for 2023 delivery
We have launched our Community Grants fund for 2022 – 2024. As a partnership, our goal is to reduce serious violence, the harm it causes, and to safeguard those at risk, specifically relating to county lines, gangs and knife crime. Local organisations do some amazing work that addresses these issues and the grant fund is […]
Essex Countywide Violence and Vulnerability Unit is recruiting – come and join our team! July 2022
This an exciting opportunity for anyone passionate and motivated about transforming the way Serious Violence is addressed. Essex is one of twenty areas that have secured funding from the Home Office to develop a Violence Reduction Unit (VRU). The Essex VRU (known as the Violence & Vulnerability Unit) has been established to collaborate across organisational […]
People, Partnerships and Prevention Conference: May 2022
Last week the VVU attended the People, Partnerships and Prevention Conference hosted by the PFCC for Essex, Roger Hirst. The conference gave delegates the chance to hear about how partners across Essex are united in their work to help communities stay safe, prevent crime and protect the vulnerable. We listened to Professor Jonathan Shepherd explain […]
Our knife bin competition winners: May 2022
We are delighted to share the winning knife bin livery designs. Last week (w/c 9 May) our three winners saw their designs printed onto the knife bins for the very first time. The winners were commended for their hard work and positive knife free messages by Patrick Green, CEO of the Ben Kinsella Trust; Roger […]
