Step Up To Work - thinkFOUNDATION

Hope you are having a great 2020! Sorry it's been a few months since the last post. I can reassure you we have been very busy; painting floors, building a mezzanine, having a baby (not part of the spacehive pitch but an achievement all the same) creating a more safe and efficient workspace, developing our admin and mentor implementation as well as putting togther exciting partnerships. I will be adding more images of the improved workshop which is almost ready to start the first phase of our grand plan to help young people with a step into work. But first I have written a blog post via: https://medium.com/reducing-violence-in-waltham-forest/creating-opportunities-for-young-people-2afc1abcae92 The post can tell you a little more about the background of the project and what it aims to do. I will elaborate on this with a link to a website I'm creating for the foundation in the next few weeks and then we are ready to make a big impact on young people's lives and the community around us launching in the next 1-2 months. So watch this safe and thanks again for all the support!

Hope you are well. I wanted to give you an update on the cause that you have had a big hand in making happen. At present we are waiting to sign contracts with the Mayor’s team so they can release the funding that has been raised from your good shelf. Hopefully, in 2 week we will be able to make a start with the first phase of the project which is ordering in the items needed to build the infrastructure improving the workshop, making it safe and fit for purpose. In a month we hope to have this done so we can start to build the admin framework of the project, bringing together all the partnerships and relationships we have made along the campaign. I’d like to say another big thank you for your support - this really is going to make a huge impact to the community and a lot of people's lives who may have fallen through the cracks of modern life if it weren't for the opportunity we believe we can create. This is just the start so watch this space, we are building something great, something we couldn't have done without you.

Final update on all things thinkFOUNDATION. We are just 2 days away from the end of the crowdfund campaign where with your help we have raised a remarkable £40,254. We have just 2 days to raise the last £524 to reach our target and make the foundation happen. I wanted to say a big thank you for your support and with luck by the end of the bank holiday we will have reached our target in this all or nothing fundraising campaign. www.spacehive.com/thinkfoundation I recently met Chief Commissioner of the MET Cressida Dick. Behind the scenes I've been laying the groundwork for the foundation to make a real difference. The foundation is going to be part of a plan to reduce youth violence in the area and a potential case study for further preventative initiatives in the future providing support for those at risk through training, work experience and possible employment. At the foundations core we will build on other relations we have made with the council and local orgs who work with other marginalised individuals struggling to find support and a Step Up into Work. A big thank you once again for pledges, facebook share's and tweets we really couldnt have got this far without you. Have a great weekend one and all and see you in the near future. Chris