Who Are We? 

ECVYS has been around for 50 years! We are an independent Charity with a passionate and strong voice for the voluntary youth sector in Essex. We aim to support, network and resource the voluntary youth sector whilst building links and possibilities with statutory services that wish to engage with the sector.

We believe that the voluntary youth sector has an important role to play in the life and education of our young people and we seek to enable these services to be the very best that they can be.

Our members are amazing and run around 7,000 groups, with over 300,000 opportunities for children & young people to take part. These  groups also support over 42,864 volunteers! Everything we do is to try and support them.

        Rachel Brett,                          Lynsey Crisp,                                       Beks Korniej,                        

      ECVYS CEO                      ECVYS Administrator                  Partnership & Projects Manager

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    Nicole Redgwell

   Youth  Researcher           

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Our Trustees are representatives from various organisations across Essex that work with young people and we are very glad to have each and every one of them as a part of ECVYS-

Chair: Martin Solder, Essex Boys and Girls Clubs

Vice Chair: Kerry Horner, The Children’s Society

Secretary: Eileen French, The Girl Guides

Treasurer: Peter Dilley, Retired

Bishop Roger Morris: The Chelmsford Diocese

Paul Stennett, Essex Scouts

Alistair McGarry, Alistair McGarry Consultancy Ltd

Mary Putt, Girl Guiding, Essex