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Birmingham Business Charter for Social Responsibility - Matching Project 12 December 2016
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Birmingham Business Charter for
Social Responsibility
- Matching Project
12 December 2016
Cabinet Member,
Value For Money And Efficiency
Councillor Majid Mahmood
PAGE 3
Charter success so far:
384 companies signed up, each with a proportionate and
relevant action plan
629 individuals uplifted to the Living Wage
1068 jobs created
245 apprenticeships
Over 3000 work placements
PAGE 4
Pilot Projects:
St. Basils & HTM
Age UK & Amey
Aquarius & PwC
Holiday Kitchen
Invest, Achieve, Inspire
St Basils WORKS with Young People to prevent homelessness
‘BOOST’
Targeted
support
Universal offer to young tenants
Assistance in pre-employment
preparation; volunteering
opportunities; apprenticeships; CV
and interview assistance; access
to work funds……..
Intensive programmes for those
at risk of destitution and
homelessness
Good quality affordable housing for
young people which is well managed
recognising specific needs of young
people; Youth Voice arrangements;
opportunities for volunteering,
Lifeskills. apprenticeships and jobs
Youth Housing & Employment
Offer
Prepare the young person
Create the bridge with employers
Support the employer and the
young person
Underpin with safe, affordable housing offer with bespoke housing
management and support
Use your data to profile appropriate support requirements
Ensure you have active Youth Voice mechanisms
Integrated and holistic systems
St Basils underpin with safe, affordable housing offer with bespoke
housing management and support
Support the young people
Accredited lifeskills
programme
Mental Skills Training
for Life
Employability support
CV building
Interview preparation
Practical support with
clothes, travel and
comms
Create the bridge with
Employers
Introduced to HTM by
BCC
Advertise opportunities
Joint interviews
Appointment
Joint planning meeting
Team around the young
person
HTM and St Basils working
together for success
• PIE training for HTM
managers,
• Communication,
Communication,
Communication!
• Ongoing support for
young person as they
progress
HTM JOB OPPORTUNITIES
and
The Partnership Journey
• Introduced via BBC4SR
• Initial scoping meeting September 2016
• Launch and volunteering day October 2016
• Detailed scoping complete Dec 2016
• Ongoing partnership activities from Jan 2017
Why Amey chose Age UK as a key partner
• Older people using the highways network
• Mobility issues (traffic management)
• Highways safety (defects and hazards)
• Network Integrity assessments (dropped kerbs)
• Frequent opportunities for employee interaction
• Shared skills development
• Electricians, ground maintenance etc
• Employee volunteering scheme
• Synergy with Amey capabilities
Following an introduction by Birmingham City Council through the Business Charter for Social Responsibility, a new partnership between Amey and Age UK is being developed. In October 2016, a volunteering day was arranged to celebrate the initiative in which garden clearance for an elderly Age UK service user, worth over £3000, was completed by senior members of Amey’s highways team.
Launch volunteering day
Before After
The work included removal
of over 2 tonnes of
garden waste, (including a badly damaged shed), replacement of a new secure entrance gate with lock, aesthetic fencing, drainage maintenance, strimming of front garden hedges and even treatment of a wasps nest!
2017 PARTNERSHIP PLANS
• Amey volunteers Community Involvement Days
• Joint training for Handyfix Service (Apprenticeships)
• Dementia Friends training to be delivered by Age UK
• Drop Kerb and highways advice ‘surgeries’
• Office donation days and Age UK shop support
• Capability projects (safety at Age UK centres e.g. resurfacing)
AQUARIUS & PWC
Aquarius & PwC
School & nursery holidays
= 25 percent/13wks year +
C Wolhuter 29/07/2015
Centre Number of families Number of people Meals provided
Anthony Road 4 13 208
Balsall Heath 7 30 480
Birchfield 6 19 304
Bordesley Green 5 14 112
Featherstone 25 34 544
Frankley 15 37 296
Golden Hillock 8 20 320
Ladywood 6 22 176
Lakeside 10 36 576
Lillian de Lisa 9 29 464
Maypole 5 19 152
Meadway 11 28 224
Rookery 1 4 64
Sparkbrook 8 22 176
Springfield 5 20 320
Soho 3 8 128
St Peters 3 8 64
Tame Valley 14 45 720
Total 145 408 5328
Note - not all families completed the evaluation
documents
Children Centre Delivery:
Summer 2016
Building Blocks To Success
Volunteers
Engagement of Parents
Skills and motivation of
staff
Partnerships
SUMMER 2016 PARTNERSHIP
• Jas Bains and Caroline Wolhuter – Accord Group
• Eli Ishii from FareShare, West Midlands
• Julie Harrison, Pip May, Kay Dhansey - BCC Commissioning Centre of
Excellence
• Birmingham Children’s Centres
• Interns & Volunteers
• Alex Kendall and Alex Wade – Birmingham City University
• Dale Wild, Brian Cape, Wayne Edge, CityServe connected us to Pelican
Procurement . Nikki Fox and Claire Lewis for food and contributions provided by: • Green Gourmet £1000k
• Blakemore £500
• McCain £500
• Brakes £500
• Premier £500
• Johal – Fresh bread
• Nobisco – Disposable lunch bags
• Arthur Brett – delivery vehicle
• Symphony Hall – Music
WHY WORK TOGETHER
• Matthew Johnson from A J Blakemore said:
“The Blakemore business is committed to upholding the BCC Charter
principles and the Holiday Kitchen project was an ideal opportunity to support
a great cause.
The community engagement pillar of our Corporate Responsibility programme
aims to support exactly this type of project and we are so pleased to have
helped to make a positive impact on the lives of young people and their
families in the city.”
WHY WORK TOGETHER
• Matthew Johnson from A J Blakemore said:
“The Blakemore business is committed to upholding the BCC Charter
principles and the Holiday Kitchen project was an ideal opportunity to support
a great cause.
The community engagement pillar of our Corporate Responsibility programme
aims to support exactly this type of project and we are so pleased to have
helped to make a positive impact on the lives of young people and their
families in the city.”
Improving nutrition
Experience
Access Strengthening
relationships
Healthy holiday
activities
Play Learning
Holiday Kitchen Outcomes
Service
access
Success: Service AccessCase Study:
THSH identified two of the older children attending Holiday Kitchen showed a keen interest in the music / instruments. They asked the children and Mother if they would be interested in joining a new project at THSH were the children could focus their enjoyment and learn new skills.
They now attend THSH
Children’s Feedback
“I enjoyed making fruit kebabs and I enjoyed eating them
more”
“I wish the holiday kitchen was on longer than two days”
“My favourite thing today was pond dipping and bug
hunting”
What do Parents Think?“It has helped my family have fun together”
“It has reduced me feeling stressed about what to do with the children this
summer”
“My children and I have learnt new things at Holiday Kitchen”
“We try to eat together as a family most days now”
“Holiday Kitchen has encouraged me and my family to do more physical
activity”
“The children have tried foods I thought they didn’t like”
Learning, food and play for families when they need it most
Support School Holidays
Holiday Kitchen support a thousand children and their families across programmes in low income neighbourhoods over school holidays. Based on family wellbeing principles we provide a diverse programme of activities and community lunches to met immediate need. While supported by amazing staff and volunteers, each site would benefit from additional: money, volunteers, play resources, kitchen items, healthy food for families to take home, funding for day trips, cooking demonstrations, hats, picnic hampers, water bottles and good cheer. If you think you can help, we would love to hear from you.
Who Anyone interested creating opportunities and in making a difference to children andfamilies when schools are shut.
Where A community venue near you
When Upcoming school holiday
If you are able to support us please contact
[email protected] twitter @HolidayKitchen_ or mobile 07876 034510
Holiday Kitchen is an Accord Group community partnership programme
Help us support more families to have a great holiday!
PIALI DAS GUPTA
ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Summing up and the future
