Social Value Initiatives


Social Value Initiatives

EMPLOYMENT &
TRAINING

Initiative 1: Guaranteed interviews, and local jobs for residents

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.

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.

Initiative 10: Protecting and improving the environment.

Case Studies

Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge College (HRUC) Careers Fair

As part of the project social value, Higgins is proud to have supported HRUC in their Skills for Life Careers Fair to advertise our current roles while also promoting the apprenticeships that we will be offering to local Hillingdon residents throughout the development.

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Christmas Fundraising & Charity Donations

Higgins Partnerships were delighted along with our site team and our subcontractors to have donated a total of £1,650 for Christmas 2022 to these wonderful charities to further support their efforts in tackling the food poverty and homelessness in the borough.

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Energy Café

It was great to welcome residents from Hayes Town Centre and Avondale Drive to our first Energy Café which was held at The Hub in Hayes Town on 24th January 2023.

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