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KUC Annual Report 2007 / 2008

"KUC, now in its 26th year, describes itself as a social enterprise which is defined as ‘a business with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to
maximise profits for shareholders and owners'. As a social enterprise we tackle some of our most entrenched social and environmental challenges and work with some of the most deprived and hardest to reach groups in our communities, whilst at the same time raising
standards for ethical business.

We value our independence as it means that we can truly represent the needs of residents in our community without fear or favor. Being Independent also puts us in the unique position of being able to challenge the impact of public policy where this disadvantages our users and communities, and helps to hold public and private organisations to account. We cannot do this effectively if we cannot safeguard our independence and be true to our purpose and potential."

Extract from KUC's Annual report 2007 - 08. To see the full report click above.

Newsletter

KUC Team Talk November

“Dare To Wear It Pink”
On Friday 31st October KUC encouraged everyone to wear pink and donate £2.00 to the Breast Cancer Campaign. Other fundraising activities on the day included a charity car wash and “56 squares” with the chance to win £50.00 worth of Body Shop products Helen Morgan (Area Manager, The Body Shop at Home) also donated her time, providing hand massages and mini makeovers in the Blue Room for a small donation A massive “Thank You” to everyone who participated, particularly to those who rigged out in waterproofs and wellies to wash cars - the total raised so far £235.00

Pictured below is Tracy Nutthall receiving her prize from Helen Morgan from the Body Shop.

News from the Learning Centre

KUC would like to welcome some new tutors to the Learning Centre. They are, from left to right, Laura Spavins, Sue Kelly and Helen McMahon. Also joining us are Trichia Macauley and Preye Ikah.

Laura, who is a volunteer, is currently studying to go to university and is gaining valuable work experience prior to choosing her career. She specialises in IT but is looking to develop her all round skills.

Sue has worked for the Learning Centre as a Sessional Tutor and also has delivered an outreach class in Tower Hill Community Centre. She specialises in Literacy and IT and is also willing to help learners with their maths.

Helen, who is also a volunteer, worked previously as a Mentor and is now embarking on a career in teaching. Helen is also a Literacy specialist but, like all Learning Centre tutors, is looking to develop her skills across the full range of courses we offer.

Preye and Tricia are the most recent additions to the Learning Centre team, Preye is in the process of doing her teacher training certificate.

Walking for a Good Cause

Well done to Edna May from CLAT Team and Karen Metcalfe from Employment and Skills Team on their recent walks for charity.

Edna did her walk on 5th October for the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Society. Her walk was called the ‘Memory Walk’ and was done in memory of her sister who died of Alzheimer’s in April. Edna walked from Kirkby to Huyton 7miles in 2hrs and raised £349.50 for the charity

Karen did her walk on 2nd October for the Steve Prescott Foundation Walk Against Cancer. The charities benefiting from this were Christie’s hospital and the Rugby League Benevolent fund, the complete walk was 250 miles from Hull to Old Trafford. Karen joined the walk at Wigan and walked to Widnes 20miles in 7hrs and raised £205.00 for the Foundation.

A big thank you to everyone who sponsored Edna and Karen and well done to you both.

Knowsley Jobfair

KUC hosted the Knowsley Job Fair 10th and 11th September. The two day event took place in KUC's main site in Westhead Avenue in Kirkby. Local job seekers had the opportuntiy to meet with local employers including; Aintree NHS, Metro Security, Merseyside Probation Trust, Merseytrave, Kelly Services, Primorse Care Services, Meridian Business Services and Oasis. 225 people attended the job open day and out of those 66 people registered with KUC services and expressed an interest in further appointments for career advice . The Job Fair received positive feedback from clients and employers and new relationships have been formed with Meridian Business Support and Kelly’s Recruitment. The team helped to secure jobs for 6 clients on the day with hopefully more to follow.

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