It snowed a little in Watford :)
Community Grants Project Focus: Rise
Rise, who received funding through TCHC’s Community Grants project, is a new service-user led social enterprise. Through the funding RISE is able to offer, 12 people affected by mental health problems who are looking to return to work, job-skills training and practical work placements, at its offices at The Old Free School in Watford. A further 12 people will follow the University-accredited Recovery In-Sight training to enable them to manage their mental health condition.
TCHC helps to support communities with funding
TCHC is currently working with 34 Community and Voluntary organisations that are running projects to support unemployed and economically inactive people to move closer to employment and mainstream training. Please visit our current projects page to view the organisations that are delivering training using Community Grants funding in the East of England. If you know someone that is out of work, please contact local projects directly.
Current Community Grants Projects Published
We have published a list of Community Grants projects currently active by County. If you'd like to know which projects are running in your area, please visit our Current Projects page.
Apprenticeships: Cable guarantees quality, slashes red tape and delivers cash boost for firms
As part of the Government’s plan for growth, Ministers are taking action to make it easier for companies to take on apprentices, and ensure that the quality of apprenticeships is continually improved. He told businesses in London today that the Government would slash the red tape that can deter hard pressed firms from taking on apprentices, and provide a financial incentive to help the smallest firms recruit their first young apprentices.
Community Grants: Growing voluntary organisations
TCHC received 110 applications by the 12 August deadline for Community Grants. Pre Contract meetings have been held with the successful small third sector organisations and details of these organisations and their projects will be on our website by Wednesday 12 October.