Great to see coverage of #JobsPlus, and the positive impact it's having in Stockton, in BBC News. 📺
JobsPlus is a community-led employment scheme led by L&W and funded by DWP and by Youth Futures Foundation.
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Great to see coverage of #JobsPlus, and the positive impact it's having in Stockton, in BBC News. 📺
JobsPlus is a community-led employment scheme led by L&W and funded by DWP and by Youth Futures Foundation.
"It is an amazing system and an amazing scheme."
Great to hear our #JobsPlus pilot programme discussed in parliament yesterday as an example of an employment support programme achieving real change.
Catch up on the debate: www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=20...
"Our remit simply is to help anyone, regardless of their characteristics, circumstances, employment status, benefit claim, or anything else."
✍️ In a new article, @tracyfishwick.bsky.social @transformliveco.bsky.social, explains how #JobsPlus has had a transformative impact in Toxteth.
Check out coverage of the progress #JobsPlus is making across England:
🗞️ The Sheffield Star: www.thestar.co.uk/news/politic...
🗞️ The London Post: london-post.co.uk/getting-lond...
🗞️The Darlington and Stockton Times: www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/2573504...
"The latest data shows that since the launch in summer 2024 more than 1,000 people have signed up with one of the JobsPlus teams, with more than 270 finding work."
Fantastic to have Heather Stewart @theguardian.com visit our #JobsPlus site in Stockton and read her excellent write-up from the day. ⤵️
We’re thrilled that our MD Lynsey Sweeney will be speaking at this year’s #HOLEX Winter Network Event.
Lynsey will share insights on #JobsPlus, inclusive routes into meaningful work, and how social housing can partner with adult/community learning.
#AdultLearning #Employment
Great to partner with Southern Housing to welcome Kevin McKenna MP to the Swale JobsPlus hub today.
Fantastic to showcase the work the team is doing to support local people into meaningful, sustainable employment.
#CtW #CommunitiesThatWork #JobsPlus #EmploymentSupport
HUD Extends Jobs Plus Initiative grant deadline. Applications are now due on Dec 29 (bit.ly/4opYztD). Jobs Plus supports job training & financial literacy to public housing residents. #HUD #JobsPlus
What is the biggest benefit of JobsPlus being embedded in the local community?
Lyndsey Henry from Thirteen Group shared her perspective at our recent #JobsPlus event in Birmingham. 💬⬇️
Find out more about JobsPlus: learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...
What is the biggest benefit of JobsPlus being embedded in the neighbourhoods and communities it supports?
Hear what Ellie Banks from Magenta Living had to say at our in-person #JobsPlus event in Birmingham. ⬇️📽️
🧵⬇️ Check out updates from L&W's @jesselmore.bsky.social on our #JobsPlus celebration event!
#jobsplus approach aims for saturation (targeting everyone in a local area) for Thirteen this has helped them drive up engagement
Thirteen are the last Housing Association to share their #jobsplus experiences. Lots of positive feedback from residents about the support they've received
Magenta Living talking about how #jobsplus has meant they can apply the patience and persistence needed to address the intergenerational challenges of their area.
Now Great Places from my home town of Sheffield talking about their #jobsplus community champion and the unique role they play in engaging and supporting residents
Every Housing Association has talked about food as a way to engage residents, a really clear demonstration of how community is at the heart of #jobsplus
Clarion Futures talking about their two #jobsplus sites, identifying the involvement of Housing Associations as offering something distinctive to employment support because of their deep connections to residents
Now Barnet Homes sharing their talking benches initiatives encouraging people to communicate as part of their #jobsplus activities
They are joined by two community champions who are sharing their career success thanks to #jobsplus
Plus Dane Housing and Transform Lives talking about their hub in Toxteth bringing support to the heart of their community #jobsplus
More than just employment support is central to their #jobsplus approach
South Yorkshire Housing Association talking about #jobsplus in Maltby East and the importance of person centred 1-2-1 support
"Together we are proving work works" great summary from Southern Housing of #jobsplus
Now Southern Housing are sharing how #jobsplus has rebuilt trust in communities that had lost faith in employment support
The most important part of the day has started: hearing from every Housing Association about their #jobsplus successes
We're thrilled to be in Birmingham today to celebrate achievements of the #JobsPlus programme so far. 💫⬇️
@learnworkuk.bsky.social is celebrating JobsPlus in Birmingham today, with our delivery partners, housing associations, community champions and evaluation partners.
This is the first opportunity for all our partners to come together in person and put learnings from year one into action. #JobsPlus
Brilliant community spirit from Bridge2
Thank you so much for your donation to JobsPlus. Plenty of snacks for visitors at the warm hub to go around now.
We love being in a community that works together and helps each other out
#JobsPlus #Community #Toxteth