About us

A warm welcome from all of us at UV. We are a team of creative and ambitious people who are passionate and experienced in providing creative education with long lasting social impact.

Founded in 2011, we support children and young people (CYP) through the power of creative arts-based mediums, improving their self-esteem, mental health and sense of autonomy. We have developed an impressive 13-year track record of using evidence-based methodologies to improve resilience and well-being, working with 120,000+ CYP since our formation.

As a trauma-informed organisation, all our activities are sensitively designed to avoid triggering reactions and support reparative processes.

We have a core team working at our base in Bristol (please see ‘Our Team’ page to learn more), and a large team of sessional youth and play workers. We work in schools and the community providing high quality and trauma informed projects designed to enable young people to thrive socially and emotionally.

If you’d like to find out more about what we do or to book on to one of our projects please do get in touch – we are very friendly and would love to hear from you

Our aims:

  • To explore challenging issues affecting children and young people within our community.
  • To educate children and young people though exciting, creative programmes designed to find practical and inspiring solutions.
  • To empower children and young people, allowing younger generations to thrive with confidence and resilience.

Please download our PDF file with more of an overview of who we are and what we do:

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Organisational Priorities

Social Impact

We exist to have a positive social impact on Children and Young People (CYP). It will always be our highest priority to deliver innovative, creative projects which make a difference and improve the lives of disadvantaged CYP’s.

Inclusivity

We work with CYP on a large scale. It is vital for us to be inclusive in our practice to ensure that CYP feel represented and valued. Inclusivity contributes to building bright, successful and fair futures, where their voices are equally heard and recognised.

Sustainability

We strive to have varied income streams, have never been grant dependent, and are proud of our innovative way of working. It is vital that we continue to develop and adapt our projects to be sustainable sources of income, ensuring we can continue to achieve a long lasting social impact.

Our Values

Compassion

Creativity

Curiosity

Collaboration

Change