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Jon Grant: Project Manager

“I am responsible for the oversight of Krunch. I regularly deliver training and workshops regarding youth work, Krunch's Alternative Education Programme and Church Interactive Programme. I am actively involved in representing the voluntary sector in meetings and forums across the borough and am a member of the executive committee for SFVYO (Sandwell Forum for Voluntary Youth Organisations). I am also the Sandwell Coordinator for the NET (a network of churches across the Black Country), a board member for the Book of Hope and the church leader of Sandwell Christian Centre in Oldbury.”

Lynsey Grant: Alternative Education Manager

“My role is Alternative Education Co-ordinator and member of Krunch steering group.

I am responsible for the smooth running of our Alternative Education Programme which, among many things, involves supporting the work the mentors do, organising programmes of activities and ensuring good communication between all parties involved in seeing the young people referred to us achieve.  My favourite part of the job is meeting the young people we work with and hearing about their successes as they work through our accredited programmes."

 

Ed Knott: Assistant Project manager, Church interactive Coordinator, Mentor

'I have a number of roles within Krunch. Firstly, I am one of the assistant project managers and a member of the Management Team, helping with the general running of the project. I am also the Church Interactive coordinator that liaises with local church/youth leader in helping them establish a youth work. I also work as a mentor.'

 

Helen Jarvis: Administrator

“My role as Administrator involves organising and running the day to day administration of Krunch. ”

 

Jo: Mentor

I mentor young people that are referred to us by local schools and agencies.

 

 

Nessa Jarvis: Mentor

My role as mentor involves inviting youngsters referred to Krunch to discover who they are, what they want to be and how to get there!

 

 

Lisa Hill: Mentor

I work as a mentor for Krunch; supporting young people from local secondary schools.

 

 

Steve Alexander: Mentor

Steve Alexander works in St Michaels COE High school as a mentor. He has been working for Krunch on and off over the past two years. He also works for Worth Unlimited as a Senior Youth Worker, with the aim to develop the work of the Warley Deanery Youth Forum. Steve likes to make people laugh in the office, supports Arsenal and has a real passion for seeing young people in Sandwell flourish.

 

 

Wayne Pinnock: Mentor & 3D Project Worker

My role as a mentor is working with young people excluded from secondary schools. We look into social issues that affect young people and discuss how they can better a situation as of when it arises.

 

 

Tina Strode: Volunteer Recruitment Officer

I am the volunteer recruitment officer for Krunch! I am the person who goes around begging people to come and give their time to help our youth of today.

 

Michael Craig: KMT

Hi, my name is Michael Craig. I’m 18 years old and I became a Christian through Krunch a couple of years ago at the youth club we run here, now I am part of the ‘Krunch Mission Team’. We are basically a team of young people that just want to help bring Christianity to the younger generation and see young people’s lives impacted by Jesus. We do stuff such as youth clubs, assemblies and run Christian Unions in high schools. I really enjoy being on the team, it’s a laugh

 

Mechak Blake: KMT

Being on the Mission Team involves planning, preparing and actually leading youth clubs, lunch time clubs in schools, working with mentors once in a while in workshops, running an Alpha course, preparing and delivering devotionals and talks on various subjects.