Stella`s Circle - The Centre for Literacy

The Centre for Literacy Fall Institute 2012
SOCIAL FINANCE AND INNOVATION
FOR ADULT BASIC LEARNING:
Opportunities and Challenges
October 14-16, 2012
Saint John, NB
Social Enterprise Training
New Beginnings
HOPEworks
Community Support Program
Just Us Women’s Centre
Emmanuel House
ABE Level 1
CanDo
Naomi Centre
Brian Martin Housing Resource Centre
+ Hungry Heart Café & Catering, Other Social Enterprises, Stella Burry Inclusion Choir,
Social and Wellness Programs
Dr. Stella Burry: 1917-1991
• a pioneer social worker
• Started the Emmanuel House
program to provide food, shelter,
clothing, friendship and counseling.
• Lobbied government and created
new programs.
• “a hand up, not a hand out!”
History
• Programs began with residential
counselling in 1979 at Emmanuel
House
• Quickly became involved in housing
development because of the need
• Employment programming evolved
out of need as well – one staff
member assisting participants with
concrete needs that led to a preemployment group
Emmanuel House
Stella’s Circle Education and Employment
Programs
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1998 - Hope works
2003 - New Beginnings program
2005 - ABE
2008 - Can Do - Employment Now!!!
Hungry Heart Cafe
• Acquisition of the W.J. Murphy property in 2003
• Application to SCPI for re-development of the property
includes a notional proposal for a cafe -completed in 2006
• February 2007 advertised for a “Chef with a Heart”
Replication of Social Enterprise Model
Farestart, Seattle
Utilizing Social Enterprise to Foster Adult
Learning and Employment
Conditions necessary to success
• Belief that social enterprise can foster adult learning
and employment outcomes
• Partnership with group that had been there- Farestart
• Expertise in working with target group
• Government programs that could support a pilot
project
• Booming economy which has led to escalating labour
market shortages in service industries
Proposal: “Developing a Social Enterprise Model
to Support Labour Market Attachment Among
Marginalized Workers. “
Components
• 80 people over 30 months/ 3 streams
• Participants paid over two 13 week tiers
• Tier one: 30 hours and 10 hours personal development,
computers, math- regular predictable contracts
• Tier Two: 40 hours total immersion in technical productionsimulates real workplace
• Tier Three: Attachment to labour force/school
• Participants are paid $10 per hour
• EI eligible after program
Target Group
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Adults in receipt of income support
Non EI eligible
Average age range between 38-43
Employment barriers
Food Service
Carpentry/Trades Helper
Redevelopment of Carew Lodge
Cleaning/Maintenance
Expected Outcomes
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65% will find employment
10 % will proceed to more education/training
Develop model that can be applicable provincially
Potential reduction of funding from government
Data Compiled to Date
Social Enterprise Training Program
Cleaning
Trades Helper
Food Services
Number Accepted:
50
12
17
21
Male:
Female:
37
13
9
3
15
2
13
8
Currently Enrolled:
11
2
4
5
Completed:
13
Employed:
School
Looking for work
10
2
1
2
2
0
0
6
4
1
1
5
4
1
0
Other:
26
Waitlisted
Exited program:
External referrals
Accepted but no entry
5
14
4
3
0
4
3
1
3
2
1
1
2
8
0
1
CanDo! Enterprises
• Offers temporary work for
individuals who have often
been considered
“unemployable”
• Contracts come from within
Stella Burry and in the
community at large
Business / Training Opportunity
• Last year provided over 4000
hours of work to over 70
individuals totally more than
$51,000 in sales!
• Approximately 45 people per
week participate in “odd jobs”,
which include landscaping,
painting and plastering, filing,
lawn maintenance, office
work, light construction and
dishwashing
Evaluation
• Theory of Change
“If people who are traditionally considered unemployable due
to their mental illness, physical limitations or active addictions
are provided with work experience, training, and personal
development, then they will be able to engage in meaningful
and productive work, contributing to their own recovery,
independence, and ability to constructively engage with
society.”
• SROI/Will be completed by Simpact
• Funded by Chevron
• Can Do 15 to commence this year
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Social Enterprise= Multiple Bottom Lines
• Employing persons who have been previously excluded
from labour market
• Responding to unmet labour market needs
• Improved physical and mental health of participants
• Improved economic status*
• Stigma reduction
• Responds to community need for services
Transforming Lives!
Video - John
Jocelyn Greene, MSW, RSW
Executive Director
Stella’s Circle