Amnick Social Enterprise The journey so far……….

 Launch our work experience programme at L.B of Croydon Journey start 2008

L.B of Brent wish to work with us:  Opening up the world of Transportation and Highways and consultancy skills for the unemployed Our journey so far

 Setting up of Think Tank with government agencies including; LDA, GLA, IdEA, G.O.L, OGC, London Councils, TfL, DWP, Capital Ambition, private sector, local authorities – to pool ideas to tackle unemployment. Our Journey so far

 Put in bid for Future Jobs Fund Our Journey so far

Using people from Brent

 971 new jobs with 80 partners  (local authorities, police, NHS, housing associations, private sector, environmental organisations e.t.c.) Our Journey so far

 Bid failed – Amnick financially too small for £7.5m bid  Into partnership with  Bid submitted Feb 2010 – programme closed by new coalition government Our Journey so far

 Working and supporting our communities  Our Share and Support Campaign Dual focus

 Making better use of our local resources:  Buildings (schools, businesses, religious establishments)  People (unemployed, old, young, mums, disabled e.t.c.) Integrating these into Community Hubs to deliver Working and supporting our communities

 Training and work skills for unemployed  Teaching old people how to use technology  Supporting school children with reading and writing skills (Saturday and lunch time classes)  Getting people into sports and fitness  Healthy eating/lifestyle  Environmental projects Opportunities – of Community Hubs

Our Community Hub at Harrow College

 Work experience for out of work graduates  Social projects started for the local community  Funding brought in for the college  22 out of 57 people have gone on into paid work Benefits

 Our other key focus

Share and Support Campaign Supporting local authorities to work more closely with each other Sharing of ideas, knowledge and experience Bringing in the private sector to add to value chain Developing work experience programmes to help the communities

Our Journey so far

Coalition Team

Exchange, swap, buy from other local authorities e.g. -Unused material -Spare parts (e.g. Parking meters) -Technologies Swap shop

Round tables/mini-conferences

Next part of journey

Launch of our Social Enterprise Consultancy for Highways and Transportation Meet the senior management team

Aims of our Social Enterprise

 Highways and Transportation  Street Lighting  Parking  Passenger Transport Areas of expertise

 On / off site project management  Interim management of departments/consultancy  Supporting those being made redundant  Promoting capacity within local authorities for sale to others  Running round the table discussions and events such as these How we can support local authorities

 Acknowledgement from Ministers – meetings at Houses of Parliament (Norman Baker, Maria Eagle e.t.c)  30 out of 33 London Boroughs have engaged in the campaign  Discussions opening up with DfT, BPA, London Councils e.t.c. to develop this campaign further Success to date

Thank you The end