Our popular ‘Getting Ready for Work’ event was back last Thursday and took place at the Friends Meeting House in Brighton. Our Accommodation for Work project organises the event annually.
The event brought together local work and learning providers who offered a range of therapeutic, learning, and work-related opportunities to clients, tenants and keyworkers of homeless services and supported accommodation in the city. BHT Sussex’s own Work Placement Programme, SPARC Programme and the Choir with No Name were represented.
We also shared our Getting Ready for Work calculator, which was being demonstrated to clients and other organisations. The Accommodation for Work project created the Getting Ready for Work Calculator to provide a simple tool for hostel residents to see how work impacts on their benefits and rent. Try out the calculator on our website.
Other local providers at the event offer a wide range of opportunities including volunteering, work placements and internships, further education, careers advice and vocational training.
The Accommodation for Work project aims to help people experiencing homelessness off the streets and into employment and offers temporary shared accommodation and support with work and learning. It is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
For more information on future events like this one, please contact the Accommodation for Work team on 01273 645440 or [email protected].
