CYP Now - Leicestershire charity supports young adults to turn their backs on a life of violence

Charity works with young people to access work and learning opportunities and tackle life problems.

Links with the business sector mean young people get access to work experience, coaching and mentoring from professionals. Picture: Auremar/Adobe Stock

Leicestershire Cares is part of a project that aims to reduce incidents of youth violence across the region

In the first year of the project, more than half of participants went into education, employment or training

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Young people affected by violent crime or at risk of involvement in criminal behaviour are being helped to turn their lives around by a partnership project in Leicestershire.

The Violence Intervention Project (VIP) has been commissioned by the county’s Violence Reduction Network (VRN), one of 21 violence reduction units (VRUs) across the UK committed to tackling the root causes of violence.

The project is funded through the Home Office’s Reach Custody initiative which aims to support young people up to the age of 25 who have been in custody or have a recent history of a violent offence or carrying a weapon.

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