VIY

VIY combines volunteering and DIY by challenging young people aged 14-24 to learn trade and building skills, on the job, by committing to fix local youth club and community centre buildings in need of essential repairs.

VIY participants are mentored by professional tradespeople, who also volunteer their time, and gain vocational accreditations as well as access to further training, work placement and apprenticeship opportunities with local employers beyond the project.

VIY was launched in 2011 and, to date, more than 98 youth club buildings across England and Wales have been refurbished, involving more than 2240 young people and more than 430 trade skills mentors.

The new phase of VIY has now started and is enabling the refurbishment of all types of community buildings by local young people and tradespeople across the UK over the next two years. Get in touch if you want to get involved.