Chamber members, Strawberry Field, are delighted to receive funding for their Steps to Work programme as part of Ford’s £1m investment in the community surrounding it’s Halewood site.
Amongst other projects in the local area, The Ford Fund will support the Steps to Work programme at Strawberry Field, which supports young adults aged 18-25 with learning difficulties, who are neurodivergent or who face barriers to employment.
Steps to Work consists of an eight-week work readiness course, followed by three different three month work placements. These placements include two days per week of vocational training and two days per week in a work environment to move young people into employment or meaningful volunteering.
Find out more about Steps to Work here
