Registered charity number: 798193942RR0001
"SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, WHO HAD MET OUR CRITERIA AND HAD EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, WITH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON THE RENOVATION PROJECT. THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN TO TURN AN OLD DERELICT BUILDING INTO A BEAUTIFUL SPACE! THROUGHOUT THE WORK EXPERIENCE, THEY WERE ABLE TO ACQUIRE ESSENTIAL SKILLS THROUGH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE, COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF ENTRY-LEVEL CONSTRUCTION TASKS AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES, (E.G., ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES). EACH DAY INCLUDED ONE-HOUR CHECK-IN AND TASK OVERVIEW, AS WELL AS ONE-ON-ONE SUPERVISION/TRAINING PROVIDED BY A MENTOR AND THE CONTRACTOR'S REGULAR CREW. THESE EXPERIENCES WERE DESIGNED TO ALLOW THEM TO LADDER INTO OTHER INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES. MOVING FORWARD, IN THE WORKS' EXPERIENTIAL WORK PROGRAM INTEGRATES A HOLISTIC, TRAUMA INFORMED AND EFFECTIVE PRE-EMPLOYMENT FRAMEWORK WHILE PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE HANDS - ON WORK EXPERIENCE ACROSS A VARIETY OF SECTORS. PARTICIPANTS WILL COMPLETE ""IN THE WORKS"" GROWING BETTER CURRICULUM USING A TRAUMA INFORMED HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS PROGRAMMING THAT FACILITATES GROWTH AND BUILDS RESILIENCY WITHIN PARTICIPANTS."
