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Monica Kimche Director
Leicestershire CaresCharnwood Together10th February 2010
Leicestershire Cares
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Leicestershire Cares
• Membership organisation of key local employers who want to make a difference in the community through employee volunteering.
• Programmes in Education, Community Development, working with the homeless, care leavers and offenders.
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Education
•Right to Read
•Go for Reading
•Number Partners
•Interview Technique
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Right to Read
• Weekly 1:1 reading support for primary school children
• Helps children improve their reading skills, self-esteem and confidence
• In 13 schools locally
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Go for Reading
• 1 in 5 children leave primary school unable to read and write properly.
• Weekly 1:1 support for 11-12 year olds who are struggling with their reading.
• Operating in Limehurst with GL volunteers
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Number Partners
• Weekly 1:2 numeracy support for primary school children
• Operating in 12 schools through a partnership with Loughborough University Students Action who provide 40 volunteers.
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Interview Technique
• Mock interview and feedback sessions for 14-16 year olds in designated schools
• Burleigh Community College
• 24th & 25th February, volunteers needed to interview 320 Year 11 pupils
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Community Development
Team Challenges offer practical help:• Painting & decorating
• Creating garden/outdoor areas
• Organising events
Collect 4 Christmas 2009• Supported FareShare with practical gifts
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ProHelp
Leicestershire ProHelp is a network of professional firms offering free professional advice and strategic support for one-off projects for the voluntary and community sector.
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Community Development
• Team challenges have taken place at:• Glebe House • Mountfield Lodge• Outwoods
• ProHelp:• architectural support for Ashby Rd Estates
Community Association
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Community Safety Project
• Purpose:
• Working in partnership with Probation to give:• offenders a second chance in life• an opportunity to demonstrate their skills &
aptitude in the work place• an understanding of current working practices• to change employers’ attitudes to offenders
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A variety of placements
• Office Depot• Colton Packaging• Leicestershire CC• Leicester City Council• Aggregate Industries
• Astra Zeneca• Brush Electrical
Machines
• Twycross Zoo • University of
Leicester Library
• SGP contact centre • Samworth Foods
• BSS/PTS
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Results
• Real change in attitude by employers
• From March 2006 to December 2010:• 193 benefited from a work placement of
whom 67 obtained work • 4 have re-offended (compared to 67%
within 2 years of leaving prison)
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It really works!
• Quotes from mentees:
• “ I feel like I have my life back ”
• “ The most useful part of my placement to me was the trust that I was given by the team”
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Homelessness Project
• 2 week mentored work placement for those who are ready
• Aim to provide route into employment or re-employment, breaking ‘no home, no job’ syndrome
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Flying Fish
• A project to help Looked After Children reach their full potential
• Helping Looked After Children into education, training or employment
• mentored work placements
• 80% going into education, employment or training
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Funding
• Awaiting funding decisions re:• Education• Flying Fish• No funding for Community Development• Homelessness
• contact: [email protected]