Social Impact Employment
In 2022/23 we have:
people supported with training, employment and career advice
customers supported with training and development
customers supported back into full-time employment
people attended women’s DIY course
young people supported through the Build Salford traineeship
Supported Salford Women and Girls’ Commission with a new drive to progress gender equality
Focus On: Marie’s story
Single mum-of-three Marie Kenfak has launched a new business after attending a start-up business course we organised for customers.
Marie was keen to get back into work but needed a job she could do from home to enable her to juggle her childcare commitments.
After attending the course, she was given the information, skills and support she needed to launch her dream business and has now set up an online maths tutoring business from home.
She said: “I already had the idea for a business, I just needed to set it up, so the course was great as I was able to have my questions answered and get some information on things I needed, like a license or insurance and book-keeping, which can be quite complicated.”
Marie was also able to apply for a Business Start-Up Grant via Salix Homes, which has helped her buy a computer and equipment to get her business idea off the ground. She now has several clients she tutors every week, with some as far afield as Japan, and she can do this alongside looking after her own children.
We’re committed to providing opportunities for our tenants to help them learn new skills to improve their lives, and Marie’s story is a great example of the difference these initiatives can make.
