The local Violence Reduction Network (VRN) for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland has co-designed and commissioned a new service, known as Elevate, aimed at preventing violence through providing children and young people, aged 11-25, with timely and tailored support. Ingeus has been awarded the contract and will support children and young people at risk of violence, helping them access the guidance, opportunities and encouragement they need to build positive futures. Throu

Young people across Leicester are helping shape stronger, safer communities through the Peer Action Collective (PAC), a ground-breaking programme that puts their voices at the heart of violence prevention and community change. The Violence Reduction Network (VRN) has been successful in securing funding from the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) and the #iwill Fund (a joint investment between The National Lottery Community Fund and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport) to beco

An independent evaluation of a pioneering mentoring programme that has supported hundreds of children across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland has highlighted its positive impact on young people's behavioural difficulties. Delivered through schools across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland by youth workers in Leicester City and Leicestershire County Councils, the programme provides one-to-one mentoring, family support and wider social skills-based activities (now refe

The Violence Reduction Network (VRN) was delighted to welcome Jeremy Miles, Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF), to Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) on Thursday 30th July, as part of a visit to learn more about the partnership work taking place to prevent violence and improve outcomes for young people. During the visit, Jeremy Miles met with member of the VRN team, partners, practitioners and young people involved in a range of programmes tha

On Friday 26th September 2025, the African Caribbean Centre in Leicester was transformed into a vibrant hub of young voices shaping change and community spirit as around 100 young people from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) gathered for the third local Hope Hack event - an annual event designed to empower young people to co-create solutions for a fairer society. Organised and funded by the Violence Reduction Network (VRN), the Hope Hack is part of a national movem