Building stronger community links in Jaywick
11 October 2024

Youth workers supporting children in a deprived community in Tendring are celebrating after being awarded a grant from Persimmon Homes Essex.
The team at Inclusion Ventures, which has bases in Clacton and Jaywick, successfully applied for funding from Persimmon to further their work with young people who are at risk of falling through the net.
Persimmon Homes Essex awarded the charity £3,000 from the Community Champions scheme to help them provide nutritious meals to dozens of youngsters each day who attend breakfast clubs, drop in sessions and afterschool activities.
Youth worker Demi said: “We provide a free breakfast club for children from Jaywick who otherwise might go to school without eating. The school then collect the children and ensure they get to lessons safely.
“We see children right through the day as many have dropped out of school by the time they reach 14. They are provided with snacks and warm meals and we work to inspire them and grow their aspirations.
“Thank you to Persimmon for this donation which will help us continue to feed the children we work with and give them a brighter start in life.”
Richard Hush, Managing Director of Persimmon Homes Essex, said: “The impact Inclusion Ventures is having on the children who access their services is inspiring and we are proud to have been able to help them continue this vital youth work.
“At Persimmon Homes we want to leave a lasting legacy and our Community Champions is allowing us to do that here in the Clacton area and right across Essex.”
Councillor Mark Stephenson, Leader of Tendring District Council, joined the presentation and he said: “I was pleased to learn first-hand at an event recently about the good work Inclusion Ventures is doing to raise aspirations and improve the quality of life for young people in and around Jaywick Sands.
“Additional funding for them to continue this work has to be a good thing, and so I am glad their application for this funding pot from Persimmon Homes was successful.”