Village Works is a clever new initiative designed to work at a local level to get the most economically excluded and unemployed better skilled, more confident and with more self-esteem and so make the most of what they have to get into or back into work.
It is funded by the European Social fund (ESF) through the Department for Work and Pensions and will be run by Inclusion Cornwall with their key partner disAbility Cornwall.
At its heart is a desire to get stuck in locally, to meet up and engage with the people, to understand their often complex and individual issues and then work to sort their specific barriers by teaming them with the right local help so they can live and work independently and well.
Three key players in all this will be…
The Village Spotter – on the look out for participants and placements
The Village Coach – supporting you for as long as you needed and
The Online Support Worker – support for all levels and in lots of different ways.
You can:
- Volunteer for something you’ve always wanted to try
- Gain skills so nothing holds you back
- Increase your experience and confidence
We have a "Barrier Busting" fund to purchase items, services and activities such as life coaching or IT equipment etc.
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