Outreach East

Outreach East is a project co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and London Councils, which will engage economically inactive and long term unemployed people resident in Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest from the following target groups:

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• People from ethnic groups with low labour market participation rates

• Women facing barriers to employment

• Parents with long term work limiting health conditions

• People with mental health needs

• Homelessness and/or People recovering from drug and/or alcohol addiction or misuse

 

The project will provide support to improve the employability, health, life skills, financial and social inclusion of participants through the delivery of targeted outreach initial diagnostic assessment, action planning, personalised 1-1 information, advice and guidance, cognitive behavioural therapy, money management advice, social activities, soft skills, vocational, functional skills, IT and/or ESOL training, work placements or volunteering access to job vacancies, self-employment and/or enterprise support, support for up to 26 weeks when in work and access to further education or training

The project is led and delivered by RedbridgeCVS in partnership with 8 delivery partners:

• DABD

• Harmony House

• Ellingham

• East Thames

• Adult Training Network

• St Mungos

• Gingerbread

• Madas