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SECOND YEAR PARTNERS ANNOUNCED FOR CITY DEAL
Last year , the ‘ Working Together ’ pilot project aimed to increase employment opportunities for 2,800 unemployed people in the Black Country .
Now entering it ’ s second year , the project has four new business partners to help support local people who need to brush up on their skills or search for employment . The partners will also team up with other experts to offer advice on areas such as managing money and healthy living .
Working Together provides one-to-one support , giving those affected by unemployment an opportunity to get back into the work .
Last year , Working Together provided support to over 700 people in the Black Country and helped 70 people into work . The project currently operates in Princes End , Darlaston South , Bilston East and St Thomas ’ s ( Dudley ).
Jacki Lakin , City Deal Project Director , said : “ This year we have extended our reach to also include those who privately rent . This is great news for the programme and means we can support lots more people in the four areas .”
The new delivery partners are Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council , Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council , Walsall Adult & Community College and Bilston Resource Centre .
For more information , please call one of our Community Connectors - Dawn Bodley on 07977 426586 or Sarah Richards on 07713 313240 .
You can also find out more on Facebook - just search for :
Bilston East City Deal Community Connector Darlaston South City Deal Community Connector Princes End Tipton City Deal Community Connector St Thomas ’ s City Deal Community Connector
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Retrain for free
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