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50 for 50 Training Support Grant fund extended for 2025-2026 to include CPD & recognised qualifications
Our Training Support Grant ’50 for 50’ was launched in 2024 as an investment from ECVYS of £50,000 into youth work skills in the voluntary sector in 2024-2025. We aimed for at least 50 youth workers (volunteer and paid youth worker) to gain a recognised qualification in youth work skills that will support their youth work practice (with young people aged 11-25yrs) in Essex, and that of their organisation. We are delighted to have achieved this target. The great news is that we still have a healthy amount in the pot and so for 2025-2026 we want to train another 50 youth workers!….No, we want to absolutely smash our target of training 50!
We have already funded courses such as; Football coaching, Principles of Youth Work, Mountain Bike Assessing, First aid for Designated First Aid Leads, Mental Health First aid and more!
Full details and the application form can be found on this link:https://forms.gle/gENAap66dgSeiSNv7
VVU Community Grant 2026/27 open for applications from 3rd July until 12noon on 10th September 2025
Funding for work with young people in Essex. Not for profit groups based in Essex, Southend and Thurrock can apply for upto £22,000 for work taking place from 1/4/26-31/3/27. The criteria is based on what young people told us about safety in Essex in the Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit/ECVYS listening report. For more information and apply please go to: https://forms.gle/n4f1TzomJp7JNLbv5
DCMS Updates
The DCMS recently published some updates around youth funding, resources and research that you may find useful. Check out the slide pack they sent out here for more info.
****VVU Community Grant 2026-2027 **** Opens for Applications from 5pm 3rd July 2025 to 12noon 10th September 2025
More information and the application link are on our Funding News page Funding News
Check out the newly released youth listening project findings
The Essex Violence and vulnerability unit have funded a listening report with young people in various youth settings for the last 6yrs! This report has become a really important way for the VVU to set their priorities and work for the coming year and to make the changes that really matter to young people. This year we heard from almost 2,500 young people. Check out the report here ECVYS Youth Voices
Our annual ECVYS Celebration
Thank you to everyone who came along to our Celebration evening on the 18th July. We were pleased to welcome so many of our members and statutory partners to shout about the work of ECVYS and our membership this year. From partnership projects like the VVU community grants, our listening projects, partnership detached youth work projects in ASB hotspot areas, the Essex youth map, our dedicated ’50 for 50′ training fund and the youth resource networks, there is so much to share! Thank you to everyone for helping ECVYS to be the strong membership Organisation it is today….Congratulations also to our CEO Rachel for being presented with an award from the high sheriff of Essex; Well done Rachel!
Youth Voice Day 2024 12th October at ARU Chelmsford
******YOUNG PEOPLE are invited to attend from 9.15am-3.30pm*********
******Essex Leaders are invited to attend from 12.00noon – 3.30pm********
Get involved in an online focus group for the PFCC
If you are in Secondary school in Essex, Southend and Thurrock then have a look at the below and get involved 🙂
Essex Council for Voluntary Youth Services 