Central Region
Hope
Developing a social enterprise community
St Matthew's Youth Quarter
The vision is to facilitate the co-location & integration of exemplar, complementary facilities and services that engage and progress young people.
Situated in the St. Matthews Quarter & in response to their need, partners in the public, private and third sector, are collaborating to create a integrated offer to young people.
For more information please visit www.stmatthewsyouthquarter.co.uk |
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Goldmine
Goldmine is Walsall's exciting new multi-million pound youth facility which is to be built on Lower Hall Lane, adjacent to the site of the former Shannons Mill Part of the New St Matthews Youth Quarter.
The 'state of the art' centre has been inspired by young people for young people. Alongside social and recreational activities, it will offer social enterprise work-based learning, ICT opportunities, arts, drama, music and creative media activities.
For more information please visit www.goldminecentre.co.uk |
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Vine Access Centre
The Vine Access Centre is a purpose built youth facility open twice a week for young people to drop in. With a whole host of recreational facilities available including a pool table, table tennis and games consoles there are plenty of activities to keep young people amused.
There is also a lounge area designed for those who just want to chill and chat with friends all in a safe and welcoming environment.
For more information please visit www.v-ac.net |
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Bank House - Construction Centre
The facility offers the opportunity for students to engage in:
- Bricklaying
- Electrical skills
- Carpentry
- Plumbing
- Plastering
- Property Maintenance
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Retail Centre - IKEA.
The Vine Trust Works in partnership with IKEA in providing young people with an ideal work experience opportunity within an international
company.
The Vine Trust and IKEA work together promoting a project known as 390, so named as IKEA uses the internal code '390' to refer to written
off stock that is recoverable. This, in many ways, identifies with our students who have been written off by society, but they too are recoverable.
The current project provides a minimum of 12 weeks work experience for students, providing a platform on which to build. |
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Grenfell Horticulture Centre
Our land based facilities offer student exposure to land based industries ranging from grounds maintenance to farming. |
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Vines Restaurant
Is a new state of the art restaurant, relaunched in 2010. Having undergone a major transformation, Vines represents a trendy, relaxed
atmosphere, accommodating both the public and our students harmoniously.
Vines' also provides an ideal training facility for those interested in working in catering, as well as serving the community by providing catering
services.
For more information please visit www.vineswalsall.co.uk |
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Developing a social enterprise community
We have collaborated with Eastside Consulting to form 'TradeWalsall' a Social Enterprise Support organisation.
With funds from Walsall's Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, the aim of this programme is to stimulate enterprise and business growth in Walsall through social enterprise. |
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Diversity and accessibility
We will reach out to under-represented communities and ensure that all local individuals and communities have access to our programme of support.
Social Impact Measurement and Evaluation
We will provide social impact measurement tools for local organisations based on best practice and evaluate the social impact of the support programme itself and share the results. Diagnostics will be available for 30 organisations to assess their needs throughout the programme.
Local Knowledge
We will root this programme in the local community through The Vine Trust, Walsall Dial, Walsall Housing Group, Walsall Black Sister Collective, Asian Women's Group, The Light House and invite social entrepreneurs to help us design some initiatives (example: "Walsall Labs")
Sign-posting and cross-referencing
We will be linking local social enterprises with new business opportunities within their communities and outside, we will be linking public sector and private sector into the collective endeavour of building a vibrant social economy in Walsall. External partnerships ? with funders, social enterprise networks and with 3SC we will accelerate this regeneration.
Continued Social Enterprise Support
We will create a sustainable support programme that mixes funding sources and
enables local enterprises to have regional and national potential.
Sector penetration
We will reach out to a wide cross section of the community in Walsall: existing social enterprise managers, young people and future social entrepreneurs, vulnerable people, local faith groups, community anchors and the traditional third sector. We will also engage larger organisations that may find benefits in exploring social enterprise as a new model of delivery such as housing associations, the PCT and local government.
For more information please email Andy Haynes andrew@eastsideconsulting.co.uk or go to the tradeswalsall site www.tradewalsall.org
A.C.E. Black Country |
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The Vine Trust is a founding member of The Association of Christian Enterprise in the Black Country. An organisation that joins together Christians from across the region that have a passion to see the transformation of communities through faith inspired social action.
The Aim
To promote, support and develop Christian social action across the Black Country.
The Background
'ACE: Black Country' is an initiative of 'The Net', a network of Christian churches, organisations and individuals who live and work in and around the four Black Country boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
This association is a new initiative, a partnership of the 'Christian Voluntary and Community Sector' who deliver a range of services including: social care, training, mentoring, educational or transformational projects and consider their work to be a demonstration of Christ?s love and service in their locality.
Organisations will vary in size, be run by just volunteers or with the help of paid staff and may have a variety of income streams.
It is also open to individuals with a passion to see communities transformed, especially via the medium of social enterprise.
Purpose
An infrastructure organisation working more effectively together to deliver service.
An intermediary organisation acting as a bridge between faith and public agencies.
An innovative organisation generating creative solutions for social change. |
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What are the benefits of being a part of ACE?
It provides:
- A single organisation representing and supporting Christian enterprise in the region.
- Mutual support to enable new initiatives to receive help and mentoring from more established groups.
- A forum for information sharing and prayer support.
- Strategic agencies with information of the work delivered by the 'Christian Third Sector'
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faithconnections.co.uk is a state of the art, online facility that will provide ACE
members with:
An Observatory - Providing up-to-date research about our area in a dynamic format.
A Meeting Place - Facilitating member partnership working.
A Billboard - A place where organisations can publicise what they are doing, where they are doing it and how they are helping their local communities to thrive.
A Trading Post - Improving the promotion of innovative business-mission ideas, to an 'untapped' investing market.
Criteria for membership
Full Membership - For Christian-run and inspired organisations, charities and social enterprises
We use the following criteria to assess whether an organisation meets our criteria:
1. Engaged in the spiritual, economic, environmental or social regeneration of a defined area or theme
2. A registered not for private profit organisation, affiliated to or supported by a church.
3. Actively involved in partnerships and alliances between the community, voluntary, private or public sectors.
Associate Membership - If you are not an organisation, but support our aims and would like to become a partner in our movement, we would be delighted to welcome you as an associate member.
It is free for you to join ACE!
If you?re interested or would like to know more, then we would like to hear from you.
Contact us using any of the details below:
A.C.E. C/O The Net, Alpha House, Tipton St, Sedgley, West Midlands, DY3 1HE. (Tel: 01902 880000) or got to the main ACE Website: http:www.ACE-BC.org.uk |
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