Costa Foundation Invests £50,000 in 2 UK Schools to Tackle Employment Barriers

1 articles · Updated · The Grocer · Jun 1

£50,000 from the Costa Foundation will fund its first UK projects at two SEND schools in Hampshire and Kent, aimed at helping young people build skills for work.
Treloars School & College will use the grant for its Planting Possibilities project, where disabled children and young people aged 4 to 25 develop business skills, confidence and independence through gardening.
Five Acre Wood School will turn an existing kitchen into a commercial-standard training space so pupils aged 11 to 19 can practice cooking, producing and selling food in a supported setting.
The funding targets a weak employment backdrop in England, where only 5.1% of adults with a learning disability known to local authorities are in paid work and 13.1% of 16- to 24-year-olds are not in education, employment or training.
Founded in 2007, the charity has backed more than 100 school projects and supported over 120,000 children, historically focusing on coffee-growing communities before this UK expansion.

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