Enterprise Community Centre is an organisation which aims to upskill people to make a positive impact on lives and communities by empowering and supporting people to achieve their full potential through the programming of activities and courses. Improving social and employability skills leading to improved employment and learning opportunities for progression also improving health and wellbeing leading to enhanced social interaction for a quality life. We work with harder to reach communities to aim to reduce social isolation and improve confidence. By supporting people - it helped to overcome the barriers and reduce anxiety issues and increase self-esteem. This support also contributes to the participants wellbeing which reduces the risk of depression. It enables people to become more independent by improving people’s employment opportunities and developing computer skills. By providing workshops and one to one tailored support in digital services and application forms to the Home Office and other organisations: the impact has been tremendous by enabling people to become more confident and independent by improving people’s low self-esteem. It has improved health and wellbeing by reducing anxiety and increasing confidence leading to great social cohesion for a quality life and participants playing an active role in the community. Participants who have English as their second language found the workshops to be engaging and learnt English while participating. These workshops and support are accessible for people who have confidence issues, language and other barriers including digital barriers. Service users also start volunteering; this makes a difference and improves their quality of life as socialising with more people and out with own community. By attending the classes participants also learn digital skills, develop them and are using it in their day-to-day life. It is a process and progression for the participants. Virtual reality and digital sessions have been provided in the family sessions, these sessions are provided free of charge and are run by the volunteers with the families taking the lead and deciding how they want the sessions tailored to suit their needs. After taking part in the activities, people feel less socially isolated and happier as this is evident by observing the body language and interaction with others in the group. People that were most digitally excluded have been able to participate in digital workshops have learnt some basic skills and some have enhanced some skills. We continue to provide other services such as form filling for benefits/appeals and other Home Office applications for people who are digitally excluded, participants learn digital skills while completing tasks online. Youth clubs were also provided for a part of this accounting year and have continued, where young people have been able to take part in various activities which has helped to increase their social skills, confidence and other life skills.

We regularly engage with stakeholders – such as local community groups - other organisations that refer to the service users. other family members and Third Sector interface. Universities as we have internship students, the local job centre and funding organisations. We carry out research to find out about what the needs are, and which services are required. We also have discussions with stakeholders to see how best to provide the services. We continually keep our stakeholders updated with how the needs and objectives have been met. We have been engaging with them through social media, meetings and networking events. Feedback is always taken on board to determine how to meet the needs the best possible way of their referrals made to us. We also engage with other partner organisations to discuss the best intervention plans to support the individuals and families. We also engage with local schools and have steering groups who steer the community services in which they are involved in. Most of the service users have one or more person from the family engaged in the services to be provided. The services are all a part of the community needs and are provided filling the gaps in the community services.

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