Working Chance: About Us Innovative charitable organisation/restorative recruitment agency placing female ex-offenders into meaningful and sustainable employment Working Chance ethos is to support business – social and community engagement through employment (small to large, charitable to private) Our work is to help to improve the lives of individuals, communities and future generations

Working Chance: What do we do? We help b usinesses engage with the local London communities through offering employment opportunities

Working Chance: How do we do it? Employability workshops  Community based (at our offices in Angel)  Within Prisons (HMP Holloway) One-to-One Employment Support  CVs, Cover Letters, Application Forms  Disclosure – verbal & written  Careers advice  On-going mentoring once women have secured employment Voluntary Work Paid Work

Working Chance: Our Engagement Models Voluntary Positions/Internships Paid Employment Apprenticeships Voluntary to Paid Employment

Working Chance: Some Statistics The national re-offending rate is currently around 51%. The re-offending rate of women we have worked with is less than 3% and is 0% in the workplace 72% of the women placed by Working Chance have stayed in their placement for 3 months or longer Of these 72% of women placed, 81% were still working after 6 months

Working Chance: Quotes from employers “I thought I was doing the favour but I’m blown away by how normal and employable these women are.” (Employer, following a Practice Interview Day) “Working Chance are really doing a vital job in acting as a vehicle for those women out there that lack confidence and self-belief, and I would highly recommend supporting the excellent work being done by this charity.” (External Partner, Public Sector) “All we employers have to do is give these women an opportunity to work and support themselves and their children. Working Chance makes it really easy to do this.” (Managing Director, McGarry Bowen)

Working Chance: Quotes from our Candidates “Before meeting Working Chance, I wouldn’t have had the confidence to even apply for a cleaning job. Now I’ve got a responsible job in retail.” “My daughter and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts. She’s happy at school and I’ve got a job. Our lives are back on track.” “Without Working Chance finding me a job I wouldn’t have been able to get my children back and stand on my own two feet” “I just want to say thank you to everyone at Working Chance for all your help. I am still healing, and having a job to go to goes a long way.”

Working Chance: Work with us Introductions to:  Recruitment Agencies  HR/Internal Recruitment  CSR/Diversity Champions  Managers and Business Owners Volunteer 2-3 hours as an employer at our Practice Interview Sessions Register your vacancies with us Funding - the more money we have, the more women we can help!

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