Since 2005 we have worked with over
446
people who’ve been affected by homelessness, to complete over
240,920
hours of work.
We work with charities and organisations to reach people who are at risk or have lived experience of homelessness and who could benefit from our training and employment opportunities.
We do that through the provision of flexible jobs in a friendly and supportive environment, as well as training and in-work support to those who may struggle to find or stay in work.
We have three main programmes on offer. Please get in touch if you'd like to refer candidates to any of these opportunities:
Full and Part-time Flexible Jobs as Event Crew: if your candidates are ready for work and looking for something varied, physical and exciting then they can apply to join our crew. We provide a supportive environment and the London Living Wage.
Connection Crew Academy: a fun, hands-on three-day employment preparation programme for those who want practical and physical work but would like to build their confidence or just try it out before committing to a job. We guarantee a job interview for the role of Event Crew to all programme graduates.
Mentoring: we run peer mentoring scheme that support new starters through their first 6-12 weeks of work as event crew. Mentors are experienced crew members who have received bespoke training and volunteer their time. Priority to this programme is given to Academy graduates and those referred by our charity partners.
Our history
We started out in 2005 as part of the homelessness charity The Connection at St Martin’s, in London’s Trafalgar Square. We worked with people who had been homeless in the past, giving them a place in our crew and helping them develop purpose, confidence and independence.
Social enterprises were fairly new at the time. But we thought: if we can do great work for great clients and support those people who need it – why wouldn’t we?
Five years later, we became a Community Interest Company (CIC): an organisation that aims to use its profits for good. More than nineteen years on, we've grown from a crew of 10 to a crew of over 200, offering multiple services to a range of sectors – it all comes back to our mission to reduce and prevent homelessness.
As we all know, to look after people, you also need to look after the planet. In 2021, we put our Net Zero 2030 plan into action. We were one of the first cohort of graduates of Heart of the City's 'Climate for SMEs' course, and that same year we mapped our carbon footprint and implemented our Carbon Levy.
