BILL’s story
Our Inter Activ service has placed over 110 disabled people into meaningful employment over the past 4 years from a total of over 300 participants who have been through our varied work experience programmes. However, due to increases in employment costs (National Insurance and National Living Wage) and shortfalls in funding the service is now under pressure to find additional sources of income or is at risk of closure this year.
We work with local colleges and job centres to refer disabled people to us and provide a free, year-long, programme of work experiences such as PC Repair, Video production, marketing and web-design, to help build skills, improve confidence, reduce anxiety and get them ready for further education, volunteering or paid employment. Of the 110 we have placed in this way 54% find their way into paid employment with local businesses and of those over 35% are able to sustain the role for 6 months or more. This success is down to a dedicated team of professionals who work tirelessly with our participants to get them ready for their next step into an independent world.
We have now kicked off a Crowdfunding campaign as we want to seek the support of businesses and the general public in and around Portsmouth who we know will want to ensure our service continues to serve the disabled community in the way that it does.
Every penny will help and goes directly to support the free service provision.
Thank you in advance on behalf of the Staff, Trustees, participants and their families of Enable Ability.
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