Business Action on Homelessness

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Business Action on Homelessness

• Susie Maley
• Campaign Director
• Business Action on Homelessness

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Linked BAOH programmes help the homeless move
towards independence
Consider Extended placement
2 Day Ready to Go Training WK 2
2 Wks Ready for Work Placement WK 3/4
½ day Registration Day WK 1
POST PLACEMENT SUPPORT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Action Day
Job Coaching
Client Support Network
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Results so far

• The following figures show the results from May
  2000 to June 2006
• Attending Ready to Go 2192
• Offered Placement 1710
• Finished Work Placement 1354
• Started Employment 700
• From January 2004, of those clients who completed
  their placements at least 3 months ago, 74 have
  achieved at 3 months and 60 at 6 months in
  sustained employment
• Recent independent research shows homeless people
  who participate in BAOH programmes improve their
  confidence by 100, and 72 of employees gain
  skills that benefit them in their careers
  (Winmark, Sept 2003)

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National Partners of BAOH
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Key Supporters of BAOH
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Examples of companies who have offered training,
work placements or jobs through BAOH nationally
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Why should business support homelessness?

• Addressing a Key Social Issue
• BAOH provide a unique, innovative approach to
  tackling homelessness, enabling companies to have
  a direct impact on peoples lives, whilst
  addressing the social inclusion remit of their
  community programmes
• National Programme
• BAOH currently has a national reach throughout
  the UK and Ireland
• Recruitment Needs
• Meet recruitment needs creating a diverse
  workforce
• Staff Development
• Develops and motivates your employees, improving
  management, communication and team-building
  skills
• Public Perceptions
• 84 of the British public think that knowing
  about a companys activities in society and the
  community is important in forming an opinion of
  that organisation. (MORI 2002)

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How can business assist homeless people in their
transition into employment?
1. Provide office space for Day 2 Ready to Go
training and provide employees as
buddies 2. Provide a minimum of 2 week Ready for
Work placements and a possibility of jobs 3.
Encourage employees to become job coaches to
homeless people who have participated in Ready
for Work
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Contacts

• Susie Maley
• Campaign Director, Business Action on
  Homelessness
• 0207 566 8689
• Susie.maley_at_bitc.org.uk