news Reach Children’s Hub launches employment and skills development initiative Reach Children’s Hub, based in Feltham, provides an innovative example of community work using the cradle-to-career model. It holistically supports thousands of children in Feltham to enable them to live the lives of choice and opportunity, and for their families to thrive. At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic the sharp rise in furlough, under-employment and unemployment facing the community became increasingly concerning. This was [ use the one that works best ]Logo Options compounded by the fact that many wards in Feltham already had multiple economic disadvantages from access to resources to economic participation. We knew that the economic fallout of the pandemic was hitting the low-skilled, contact-based sectors the
most. At that time the area had the 3rd highest furlough rate in the country. Therefore, we sought to understand the situation on the ground better. In October, we interviewed more than 420 people. Over half of the people interviewed had experienced a negative effect on employment (52%). The effects were various. From families who lost their jobs or closed down their businesses (15%) to those that have lost income due to their jobs being unstable (27%). Disconcertingly, more than half of the interviews had significant concerns about maintaining or still having a job in the next 6 months (55%). 19% of the interviewees had significant financial concerns. Of those 55% indicated that they might not be able to meet the household bills in the next 4 weeks, and 15% said that they might not be able to afford food for their children.
We tried to avoid the age old trap of linking historically deprived communities with tokenistic interventions. As well as providing emergency support, we also considered what programmes are going to provide good and sustainable jobs for our community? One of the ways we have addressed the question has led us to working with the Positive Transformation Initiative and CISCO to establish different pathways to employment for local residents. We know that one of the best levers we have for transformation is working with the local businesses who are keen to collaborate and think differently. To find out more please visit: www.reachacademyfeltham.com Reach Academy is a valued member of the Chamber and Sally Smith has actively introduced them to local Feltham businesses.
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