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£6m employment academy for homeless

December 08 2010
Thames Reach will provide training and employment support for people in Lambeth and Southwark

Homeless charity Thames Reach is to open a £6 million employment academy to help homeless and long-term unemployed people find work.

The academy will provide training and employment support to people in the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. There are also plans for a community caf@eacute; and a space for local groups to hold evening meetings.

In August, Thames Reach bought the grade II-listed building at 29 Peckham Road, Camberwell, which will house the academy. It is currently being refurbished, with the help of £4 million from the Homes and Communities Agency.

Thames Reach's Jeremy Swain said: "This initiative is a remarkable collaboration involving the boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth, the HCA, the Mayor's Office and ourselves at Thames Reach. It represents [..] a beacon of hope for the many people wanting to develop the skills to get back to work."

If you're interested in making use of the new facility, you'll have to wait - the academy is due to open in December 2011.

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