We have recently been successful in a bid for new project funding on behalf of Lewisham-based social enterprise Eco Communities. Bids were submitted to the Job Centre Plus Flexible Support Fund and L&Q Housing Association Community Investment Fund. The funding amounted to £100, 000 and £67,000 respectively and will be used to fund training projects to be delivered from Eco's community libraries and other buildings in Lewisham
We were commissioned by the community enterprise membership organisation Locality to research ways of using vacant public sector assets to generate training and employment opportunities for offenders and ex-offenders. The work involved writing a case study on London Community Building CIC, a Lewisham-based social enterprise that creates training and employment through the refurbishment and maintenance of land and property. We also jointly wrote a 'how to' guide to funding such initiatives with David Milburn formerly Executive Director of Amble Development Trust
Rich Regeneration was commissioned by Phoenix Community Housing Association in Lewisham, South East London to assist plans for a community hub as part of its new headquarters development on the site of the former Green Man pub in Downham. The work involved developing a business plan for a multi-use community hub in the building, exploring available sources of funding and helping to establish a partnership to take the project forward