Tomorrow’s People are a national charity that has helped change the lives of over 400,000 since it was established in 1984. They engage with the people under the age of twenty five, giving them one to one support in their own community, helping them find the right job or training.
Helping young people is a fundamental part of what they do; one of the main programmes on Merseyside is ‘Working It Out’. This is a structured, specialist 16-week Personal Development, CV enhancing, Programme designed for young people aged between 16 and 24 aiming to help them into employment education or training.
Disadvantaged and hard to reach young people, doesn’t mean unwilling or unable to contribute to society, the clients given the chance become responsible hard working citizens. Only when people achieve skills, can they feel they have a productive role in society and can then gain in confidence and self esteem, which in turn has a knock on effect on their families, peers, community and local business.
Each project consists of:-
- Voluntary Work Placements
- Community Challengers
- Continual CV Building
- Team Building days
- Daily Job search
- On-going Advice and support
- Accredited Certificates that include:-
CIEH L2 Heath and safety
First Aid
Manual Handling
- Instruction sessions in:-
Interview Techniques
Diversity Awareness
Customer care
Interview skills
CSCS tuition
- Speakers and advice:
Money Management Advice
MFRS Road Collision Advisory Team
Sexual Awareness
Drive safely
Be Street safe
Real life success stories
Drugs awareness
Alcohol awareness
Healthy Life Choices
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Supported by a Tomorrow’s People leader and co-ordinator’s, participants volunteer within the community, alongside various community agencies and local businesses.
The group has the opportunity to put back into their local community whilst developing skills, experiencing success and achievement, and improving confidence and self-esteem.
They Aim to help the members into a daily routine, improve their confidence, work as part of a team and learning new skills.
They offer members further support and guidance after obtaining employment/training or completion of the programme to ensure success continues in the long-term.
They would like Local projects/business to give the youth an opportunity to prove that if you are prepared to give them a chance to work, they won’t let you or themselves down.
Tel: 0151 226 5950
Fax: 0151 226 5951
Mobile: 07823335047
Email: emullin@tomorrows-people.co.uk
Published On: 4th March 2011
