Spotlight on Employment

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• Spotlight on Employment
• Homeless Link
• 2nd October 2007

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What is Working Future?

• 2 year pilot project working with families living
  in temporary accommodation
• East London based
• Funded through CLG and EQUAL
• Part of Tackling Multiple Disadvantage in London
  Network
• Its EXCELLENT!!

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Client Profile

• 75 female
• 189 households signed up to-date
• 70 aged 25 to 49
• 21 aged under 25
• 44 unemployed for over 26 months
• 28 have ESOL needs
• 65 in receipt of Income Support

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Range of Services

• Employment and training advice
• Signposting to benefits advice
• Childcare
• CV Workshops
• Contact Day Events
• Advocacy

• Monthly Travelcard
• Interview and Work Clothing vouchers
• Housing Options
• Coaching
• Needs Assessment
• Pre-employment training

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Our Approach

• Identification of Clients
• Living in temporary accommodation
• Able to undertake training and/or employment
• Of working age
• Method of Engagement
• Outreach through home visits
• Review Appointments

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Social Mobility Impact

• Increase of aspirational expectations
• Increase awareness of current local employment
  climate
• Active participation of available opportunities
  no longer on the sidelines
• Increase understanding of how behaviours affect
  their children
• Willingness to travel outside of home borough

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Achievements to date
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Making a Difference

• How useful is the project?
• My project worker helped me to get back on my
  chosen career by sourcing training courses for me
  and I have now qualified.
• My project workers enthusiasm got me
  interested in choosing a career and I am now more
  optimistic about getting back to work in the
  future.
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  Report on user consultation, July 2006

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Awards and Recognition

• Inbiz Award 2005 for Partnership working
• 2006 Andy Ludlow Award - Runners Up
• 2006 Finalist of UK Housing Awards

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What Now?

• Evaluation currently being finalised
• Individual Exit Strategy for Clients