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VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY 3 Sept 2020
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JACK HAMBLING running his business from WE Hub
No table should be without Apple and Honey Gin this New Year, Work Avenue client MIKE BRAFF, Artisan Drinks
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Avenue will continue to ensure that everyone in our community can still earn a living and achieve their full potential.” To find out more about Work Avenue and the free support it offers for all jobseekers and entrepreneurs in appointments, or telephone if the client the Jewish community, please visit w w w.t h e w o r k a v e n u e . o r g . u k prefers. In person services will resume from or phone 020 8371 3280. the Work Avenue HQ, WE Hub in Finchley, from October, but remote sessions will still be available. Whether it be help in finding work, setting up and running a business or surviving financially over the last few months, Work Avenue’s clients have described the support they have received as “lifesaving”, “simply amazing” and “making all the difference to me and my family.” Debbie added: “As the furlough scheme closes at the end of next month, we anticipate the number of people who are approaching us for help to increase even further. Despite the prevailing economic conditions, we have new jobs on our jobs board and exciting new courses for those wishing to upskill, build their CV or start or grow a business. “Although, the Chancellor has One-to-one business announced ‘hard times are here’, Work advice meeting
As so many in the community face uncertainty MORE THAN 1,500 JEWISH PEOPLE have been helped to find jobs, set up businesses or learn new skills in 2020. They have all been assisted by Work Avenue – the Jewish community’s leading employment and business support organisation – which reports that it has been busier than ever since COVID-19 hit. So far this year, Work Avenue has helped 1,181 people to gain the vital skills needed for today’s workplace, 185 people to find new jobs and 430 business start or grow. Since lockdown the charity has seen more than 700 people build their prospects via weekly webinars, including one next week about setting up your own consultancy business, as more people turn to self-employment to earn a living following redundancy. Debbie Sheldon has been involved in the development of Work Avenue from the very early planning stages in 2006. Since 2017, she has served as its CEO,
and says the past six months has seen a greater need than ever among the Jewish community. Debbie said: “For more than a decade Work Avenue has been providing people with essential lifelong skills to support themselves and their families, but that need has become even greater as we face huge economic uncertainty. “Our employment and business advisers have been tirelessly helping clients at all stages of their job search and business journey. “Even in such unprecedented and chaotic times, the advice and guidance we deliver has remained professional and balanced.” When lockdown began in March, Work Avenue responded quickly by moving all of its existing services online and offering new ones. Much of the charity’s information, advice and guidance to job seekers and entrepreneurs has been delivered via bespoke one-to-one Zoom