The Crumbs Project delivers training and personal development through its cooking and baking pre-employment programmes in the Bournemouth area. It supports people aged between 16 and 60 affected by mental illness, substance or alcohol abuse, head injury or learning disability wishing to find work.
The training programmes last between one and two years. Each person is encouraged to identify their own goals and is given all the encouragement and confidence needed to complete the Basic Food Hygiene and Health and Safety Certificates. By the end of the course the trainees have developed the skills and the confidence to go on to find permanent employment. Our funding supported the salary of a project assistant who will help with the training courses in both the bakery and the café. This person will also play a key role in developing future pilot projects to further expand the activities the charity can offer.
“CRUMBS staff are the core of our Service delivery," says Anne Gardner, secretary and chief executive at Crumbs Project. "Their ideas and enthusiasm have contributed so much to the development of Crumbs. This grant will enable our Project Assistant time to develop the new SnakPak tuck box service, creating further work experience opportunities for our trainees.”
