{"id":1135,"date":"2026-04-08T15:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.competefor.com\/sellafield\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:13:11","slug":"ppp-social-impact-fund-gives-vital-support-for-west-cumbrian-jobseekers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.competefor.com\/sellafield\/2026\/04\/08\/ppp-social-impact-fund-gives-vital-support-for-west-cumbrian-jobseekers\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP Social Impact fund gives vital support for West Cumbrian jobseekers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1137\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1137\" src=\"http:\/\/www.competefor.com\/sellafield\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/04\/Revive-86-smaller.png\" alt=\"PPP Social Impact Fund hands out grants to help jobseekers in West Cumbria.\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cat Davies-McChesney, PPP Social Impact lead, right, with Rob Ward, Jordan Mattinson and Emma Williamson of Revive Furniture Recycling. Picture: Mark Regan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">Jobseekers across West Cumbria are getting extra support to move closer to work, thanks to grants worth more than \u00a340,000 awarded through the PPP Social Impact Fund.<\/p>\n<p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">Managed by Cumbria Community Foundation and funded by Kellogg Brown and Root Ltd, Amentum Clean Energy Ltd, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, and Altrad Babcock Ltd, the fund was created last year to help remove barriers to employment and open up new opportunities for local people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">Since launching, the fund has supported a range of organisations helping people build confidence, develop new skills and become work\u2011ready. This includes social enterprise Time to Change West Cumbria, the grant will help them support individuals seeking employment with essentials like CSCS cards, travel costs, and other practical items.<\/p>\n<p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">Other beneficiaries include People First Independent Advocacy, to fund a job coach for staff with learning disabilities and\/or autism at Harbour Place Community Caf\u00e9 in Workington; Revive Furniture Recycling, to aid the delivery of training and employment support for residents in Copeland who are unemployed or facing multiple barriers; and to Whamos Training and Development in Millom, to deliver one\u2011to\u2011one and small\u2011group sessions in digital skills, English, maths, life skills and employability.<\/p>\n<h3 data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">Last year&#8217;s grants<\/h3>\n<p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">And last year, the fund also supported Goodlives, which runs training centres in Cleator Moor and at West Lakes Science Park, to help adults facing long-term unemployment, social exclusion, or poor mental health develop skills and rebuild confidence on their journey into work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">Together, these grants are helping people build confidence, gain skills, and take meaningful steps into employment &#8211; strengthening communities and creating lasting impact across West Cumbria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">Steve Harnwell, PPP managing director, said:\u00a0\u201cI&#8217;m delighted to see our latest grants being awarded to such a mix of amazing community organisations. Each is doing incredible work investing in skills, training and giving people the confidence to pursue meaningful work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">\u201cOur Social Impact Fund helps them to deliver this vital work by removing barriers to employment and creating opportunities that make a lasting difference to people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"noSpacingAbove spacingBelow\" data-text-type=\"withSpacing\">To read more about the fund\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cumbriafoundation.org\/2026\/03\/11\/vital-support-for-jobseekers-in-west-cumbria\/\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jobseekers across West Cumbria are getting extra support to move closer to work, thanks to grants worth more than \u00a340,000 awarded through the PPP Social Impact Fund. 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