Social Value Initiatives

EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING	Initiative 1: Guaranteed interviews, and local jobs for residents
EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING	Initiative 2: Community skills development and targeted employment for hard to reach groups.
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE	Initiative 3: Raising skills attainment and aspirations of young people, along with careers and curriculum support for Higgins schools and colleges.
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE	Initiative 4: Creating opportunities through apprenticeships, training and insight days.
WELLBEING	Initiative 5: Support programme to help young people move away from crime into better opportunities.
	Initiative 6: Training to improve mental health awareness and physical activities.
	Initiative 7: Cooking class programme to improve healthy choices around food, lifestyle and budget management.
	Initiative 8: Tackling rough sleeping and homelessness.
LOCAL SUPPLY CHAIN	Initiative 9: Attracting and working with local supply chain partners.
LOCAL SUPPLY CHAIN	Initiative 10: Protecting and improving the environment.

Case Studies

Hoarding Artwork Project

Higgins Partnerships collaborated with Botwell House RC Primary School and Minet Infant & Nursery for the creation of the Hoarding Artwork.

Eid Event

Local Hayes Town Centre residents were invited to the Hayes Town Community Hub to celebrate Eid.

Mental Health First Aid

As part of our partnership with BUILD Training and in line with our Hayes Regeneration project we delivered a two-day Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course for four BUILD Training staff.

Austin Sewing Club - International Women's Day

As part of our ongoing partnership with the Austin Sewing Club, our Resident Liaison Officer attended their International Women’s Day Celebrating Party held at the Regeneration Hub.

Thames Reach Mobile Phone Donations

As part of our support, we donated 5 mobile phones to the value of £1,000.00 for Thames Reach to use towards providing their clients the opportunity to access employment opportunities.

Yoga Event

Higgins and the Austin Road Sewing Club partnered up to support free yoga sessions within the community.