Great Places has teamed up with Premier League side Burnley and UK Youth to help vulnerable young people in to work via the Hatch programme.
Hatch is an employability programme, run in partnership with KFC, which provides workshops and paid work experience placements for young people aged 16-25 who are not in education employment or training, or are at risk of being so.
Great Places has provided £15,000 to fund the programme in 2023 and will provide further support via the More Positive Together to those who sign up to the programme.
The first group of youngsters who recently completed the six-week course went into work with KFC, one of the programme’s backers, and other local employers such as fashion house Boo Hoo.
Claire Knight, from Burnley FC in the Community, said that the programme had been a success so far after the first group of young people had completed the initial phase of the programme. She said:
We have a long relationship with Great Places and our employability work for which we are very grateful.
The first cohort has done extremely well and we recently held a celebration event at Turf Moor to toast their achievements.
The programme has been so crucial in helping young people who were struggling to find a way into work and we are so proud to see people get into work and start to build a career.
Aateeka Bashir, Great Places’ Community and Partnerships Manager, added:
We are delighted to continue our partnership with Burnley Football Club to help young people in the area.
The programme has been vital to young people who are estranged from parents and living on their own, or who are struggling with their mental health and aren’t quite ready for a full-time job.
The programme allows them to get valuable, paid work experience which gives them an insight into the work place and allows them to build on that.
The programme is taking on new people for future cohorts, so if your are interested, contact Claire Knight at c.knight@burnleyfc.com.
