Krunch is a registered charity working with young people across Sandwell.

The project was established in September 1999 in response to the social and educational needs of young people.

Krunch has an established and experienced team of mentors, youth workers, volunteers, dancers and DJs to support and enable young people to discover who they are, what they want to be and how to get there. We provide one to one mentoring, themed group workshops, motivational support for KS3 & KS4 pupils, life skills workshops, volunteering opportunities, youth clubs/drop ins, DJ, lyric writing and music production workshops to name but a few.

Most of the work we do with young people can be accredited by nationally recognised examination boards. Krunch works with a wide range of Sandwell schools and other partners offering support on site, or at our premises in Oldbury.












‘I have been delighted with the success of these initial referrals and would not hesitate to refer other young people to Krunch. Ivan particularly impressed with the quality of mentoring and the genuine warmth displayed by Krunch staff in offering acceptance and support to my clients’ – National Probation Service


‘We have found Krunch to be flexible in their approach, reliable, professional and enthusiastic in their work with young people from varying backgrounds’ – Black Country Connexions


‘Having spoken to a number of staff Steve would not have achieved such a high standard in his exam results without your assistance over the last two years’ – Oldbury College of Sport


'I would personally like to add my thanks for the sterling work undertaken with Lucy. Without the guidance and counselling I doubt whether Lucy would be in a position to face the forthcoming GCSE examinations’ - Bristnall Hall Technology College


‘I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Krunch staff for the brilliant DJ workshop they did for us. Not only did they behave in a very courteous manner but the interaction they displayed with our service users, some of whom have very complex needs, was nothing short of amazing. Everyone who took part in the sessions really enjoyed themselves, the feedback was very positive but you only had to see the smiles on everyone’s faces to know that’ - Ideal for All



‘Krunch have been an invaluable support network for St Michael’s on many levels during the current academic year and are an organization that we are very keen to continue working with long into the future.


The work that has been carried out at St Michael’s has been based around Years 10 & 11. This has been as a ‘counseling and motivation session’ for individual students whose problems have often been socially based and often having factors outside of school that the school has very little influence over. A different face outside of the school community regularly working with these young people has been very welcome in helping them re-engage with education as a whole package to prevent this cycle continuing into future generations.


The small group work, led by Wayne and Mechak with targeted groups of Year 10 and 11 boys has been a major success in helping us address the Sandwell wide issue of ‘Raising Boys’ Attainment’. This is a major action point in our School Improvement Plan as it is a huge issue in the community that the school serves.


We ran an initial programme involving 7 underachieving year 11 boys, of mixed ethnic background, but who had all been working below their potential for a period of time. Their attitude towards school in general was a major cause for concern, particularly as several of the group carry a considerable standing in the social ‘pecking order’ and their behavior is mirrored by many others. At the start of their programme with Wayne and Mechak they were all operating well below their target grades and none were meeting the benchmark of 5+ A*-C grades at GCSE including English and Maths. In the mock examinations 5 of the 7 had reached this measure – a wonderful result in the period of time that we have been addressing the reasons for their disaffection with education.


The nature of the feedback, both ongoing and at the end of the programme, from Wayne and Mechak was exemplary and was exactly what we wanted in its nature as it pulled no punches. We have been able to address many of the issues raised – we agreed with many of them once we had been able to get to what they were – in the time since and the change in the relationships of the boys with many staff has been superb. This is partly because the boys feel they now have a voice!


The success of this scheme has now led to in being repeated with a similar group in year 10. We would love to see the programme being repeated on a rolling basis throughout years 10 & 11 for different groups of students. Could I further thank Krunch and Wayne and Mechak in particular for their work with us to date and for being outstanding role models for St Michael’s students.’ - St Michaels Church of England High School