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News: Blackthorn Trust Awarded Funding to Provide New Employment Project for Unemployed Adults in Maidstone

Local charity Blackthorn Trust has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a new training programme to support unemployed adults in Maidstone to get ready for work. The Blackthorn Career Learning and Development (CLD) Programme will provide creative support for unemployed individuals; with a particular focus on women and those with a disability, to build […]

16th Dec

News: CXK Awards Funding to All Saints Community Project to Support Online Learning in Chatham

Local charity All Saints Community Project has been awarded a Community Grant to fund online learning opportunities for people in Chatham who are trying to get back in to workThe First Byte project will involve investment in new computers at the Magpie Centre As a result citizens will be able...

13th Dec

News: CXK Supports Development of Trust Links Employability Project

Local charity Trust Links has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a new project will provide employment support to unemployed adults with mental health problems and mild learning disabilities in SouthendThe Roots to Work project will support participants over the course of 20 weeks The...

09th Dec

News: CXK Awards Funding to Hastings & Rother Furniture Service to Provide Employment Opportunities to Low-Income Households

Hastings and Rother Furniture Service (HFS) has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a new project which will provide employment opportunities to unemployed individuals in Hastings and RotherThe ‘Getting to Work’ project will provide individuals with volunteering opportunities As a...

04th Dec

News: CXK Awards Funding to FSN to Provide Training Opportunities to Disadvantaged Women in Hastings

Local charity FSN has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a new project which provides training opportunities to disadvantaged women in Hastings The project will support women who have been absent and furthest away from the labour market due to caring responsibilities and other factors; such as...

29th Nov

News: Southend YMCA Awarded Funding by CXK to Provide Employment Support to Vulnerable Young People

Local charity Southend YMCA has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a life skills curriculum programme to help vulnerable young people who have experienced homelessness within the local areaThe New Beginnings project will provide accredited and non-accredited learning opportunities As a...

26th Nov

News: CXK Award Funding to Maidstone & Mid-Kent Mind to Provide Employment Opportunities in the Local Area

Maidstone and Mid-Kent Mind has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a new project which will provide Work and Wellbeing courses across two of the most deprived areas of Kent, Maidstone and Swale, where absence from education, training and work is highest due to mental healthWork and...

22nd Nov

News: CXK Awards Funding for Outreach Service in Most Deprived Areas of Medway

Local charity Medway Plus has been awarded a Community Grant to launch a new employment outreach service in 6 of the most deprived areas of Medway, where unemployment levels are high and job prospects lowCXK has awarded the grant through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) under...

18th Nov

News: CXK Awards Funding to Salus to Provide Employment Support to Vulnerable Young Women

Local charity Salus has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a new project which will provide employment support to unemployed and vulnerable young women in MaidstoneThe Skills to Succeed project will provide practical, solution-focused support for young women aged 16-30 who are economically...

14th Nov

News: CXK Awards CHESS Homeless funding to Provide Training and Employment Opportunities to the Homeless

CHESS Homeless has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a new project which will provide training and employment opportunities to the homeless in Chelmsford and Essex, and in doing so address the high number of homeless people who struggle to find employmentThe grant has been awarded by CXK,...