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The Vine Trust is an established, Christian ethos based charitable company, that operates as an innovative Social Enterprise, working to support and elevate the lives of ‘hard to reach’ young people (13-25 year olds).
About Us
Since 1989 the Vine has operated from its site in Lower Hall Lane. The location, the look of the Vine, (being a converted pub, on the edge of a deprived area) is a unique and innovative facility, that has proven to be conducive to attracting ‘hard to reach’ young people, and is an effective and non threatening venue for education, work and play.
Our Purpose
We have geared our project to work with the ‘hardest to reach young people’ e.g. school non-attenders, excluded pupils, young people on the edge of the drugs culture etc., with the aim to move them to a better, realistic, circumstance
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Treasury Minister Opens The VAC. A new access centre for Walsall’s vulnerable young people, named in memory of a young local man, has been opened by the Rt. Hon. Stephen Timms MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The centre at The Vine Trust, Lower Hall Lane, has been named after the late Michael Dean, a young man who had successfully progressed from one of the Vine’s programmes before his untimely death. The new access centre provides a range of first class facilities for young people actively engaged with the Trust’s extensive youth programmes. The Vine is a Christian, social enterprise charity, working with excluded young people providing them with training, qualifications, skills, work experience and a hope for the future. The centre includes lecture rooms, recreational facilities, as well as I.T. and reference resources and adjoins the Vine Restaurant, where the charity began its work in 1989. “We are delighted that the Rt. Hon. Stephen Timms was able to open our new centre,” commented Kevin Davis, Chief Executive of The Vine, “he has taken an active interest in our work and this is his second visit here. These new facilities are very welcome, enabling us to deliver an enhanced level of service to our young people and providing a wonderful resource.” The Vine is seeing young people re-engaged as active and purposeful members of the community and is also engaged in social enterprise activity with local businesses, developing innovative programmes that engage young people. The Vine Access Centre is now completeClick hereto see an updated pictures construction its construction In tribute to a special young man Click here to read more about him. |
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Our Mission
- We will work with hard to reach young people to fully equip them for life so that together, we will transform our communities
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As an innovative Youthwork Charity, working with the hardest to reach young people, our current work can be seen in four areas of work:
Educational Projects, Youth Work, Work Related Learning, Catering Training Programmes, and Information, Advice and Guidance.
The Vine Trust Walsall operates primarily in the West Midlands boroughs of Walsall, and Sandwell. We run an independant school, which is a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) having a number of service level agreements with Local Education Authorities.
Our Information Advice and Guidance services are to be based from our newly constructed Access Centre (The VAC).
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5 THEMES
The Vine Trust has five key operating themes. Work based learning Lifelong Learning Information, Advice and Guidance. Citizenship and Social Inclusion Social Enterprise
MEMBERS AREA
We have a new members only web site offersIf you are between 13 -25 years old, then you are eligible to join the VAC, a new Black Country wide community of young people. Member can access a special website that offers the following: Games Downloads – music, Jpegs, MP3s Discussion boards (with hundreds of active discussions) Tools to interact with other members, including built-in instant messenger! A database of youth organisations the most comprehensive calendar of youth -related events, training and forums. Opportunities for youth and activists, including contests, programs and volunteer opportunities Celeb news Safe Chatroom and much more!
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History
The Vine Trust Walsall YWCA was set up in 1989, a mammoth effort by individual Christians, and uniquely various denominations in Walsall to convert the notorious old ‘Vine Inn’, into a non-alcoholic youth centre. Miraculously they raised the funds to start this innovative project.
Since that time; the charity has seen a gradual expansion in its mission to meet the needs of young people.
Who is Who in the Vine Trust Walsall
Click Herefor detaills on how to contact us, and for a list of our senior staff.
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VACANCIES
Are you ready to join our dynamic team? Join us in our mission to transform the lives of the hardest to reach young people.
Click Here To see the latest vacancies at the Vine Trust Walsall.
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