Community Projects

2007 - 2008
'St. Mary's 'IN' the Community Project

Internet Cafe and Job Club - A pioneering new community project aimed at helping St.Mary's Church care for the people of Loughton in Essex by offering practicle career guidance and support.

2006 - 2007
Community Bridge Programme

Providing practicle skills to the residents of Woodford Bridge including career development, life coaching, team building, music production, project solving, handling stress and telephone skills. Run in association with The Bridge Community Venue.

2006 - 2007
IT Skills and Job Search Drop-In

A job search and internet programme aimed at supporting the residents of Forest YMCA in Walthamstow. Workshops including IT skills, letter writing, CV writing, budgeting with spreadsheets, presentations with PowerPoint, email and how to use the internet. The Job Search Drop-In aspect of the project created an internet based avenue into further employment and education.

2005 - 2006
Business Academy Programme

In partnership with Connexions, Forest YMCA and the Bridge Church, we created and delivered a business administration programme in Waltham Forest aimed at helping to get young people into training and employment. 32 young people graduated, many of them going onto jobs and college courses. This was an exciting time, and thanks to all who took part in the project, Andy.