A youth service that helps teach young people carpentry skills and health and safety qualifications has received a £22,000 cash boost.
Rainbow Services, based in Harlow, has been awarded the funding from the Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit (VVU) to support its carpentry programme.
The scheme supports young people at risk by offering practical skills and the opportunity to work towards qualifications in health and safety, using hand tools, and gets them thinking about future employment.
Sharon Summerfield, chief executive of Rainbow Services, said: "We are thrilled to have received this important funding and support from the VVU. The funding allows us to continue delivering our successful youth project in Harlow, both improving outcomes for young people and getting their voice heard by decision and policy makers."
The grant is one of 27 awarded across Essex, totalling £463,524, to not-for-profit organisations dedicated to reducing crime and creating better opportunities for young people.
Each project funded focuses on providing safe environments and targeted activities designed to steer young people away from crime and towards positive futures.
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Roger Hirst MBE, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex and chair of the Violence and Vulnerability Partnership, praised the organisations receiving funding.
He said: "Local organisations at the heart of Essex communities understand the unique needs of the communities they work with; they understand what tools and resources young people need to stay safe.
"The community grant recognises this and allows local groups to deliver fantastic, tailored work delivering positive change and tangible results. This funding will make a real impact not only to the lives of the young people benefitting, but also in contributing to making Essex a safer place to live and grow up in."
The latest round of the Violence and Vulnerability Community Grant Programme will support project delivery between April 2026 and March 2027.
Projects have been funded in every district and borough across Essex. The Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit works across Essex to prevent serious violence. It focuses on a public health approach, through local provision evidenced as working.
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