£3.6 million for organisations helping deprived people in London find work
Howard Lake | 5 January 2007 | News
London Councils and the European Social Fund are offering grants totaling £3.6 million to voluntary and not-for-profit organisations that are helping the capital’s most deprived people develop the skills needed to help them find work.
The grants are for schemes running between April 2007 and March 2008 that help enhance the job prospects of:
· Disabled people
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· Ethnic minorities
· Lone parents
· People recovering from addiction
· Refugees and asylum seekers with permission to work
· Homeless people
· 13-17 year-olds
· Women returning to work
· Women entering traditionally male dominated occupations
· Women from BME communities with low rates of participation in the labour market
The money is made up of £2 million from London Councils’ grant programme and £1.6 million from the European Social Fund
The deadline for applications is 12 midday on 5 February 2007.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.