The Larder wins SURF 2022 Supporting Youth Employability Award

The winners of the 2022 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration were announced last week at a celebratory presentation event in Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel. Huge congratulations to The Larder, winners of the Supporting Youth Employability Award. Working across West Lothian, Larder Training provides educational & employment pathway support for young people. 

The Larder has received Social Investment support and grant funding from Foundation Scotland.

The Larder believes in the power of food and the transformational nature of learning, and envision a Scotland without hunger and for every person, regardless of their start in life, to reach their full potential.

The organisation offers issue‐based, youth‐work and key worker sessions addressing topics such as, cookery, employability, resilience, trauma, mental‐health, Adverse Childhood Experiences, team building and confidence. All of the services are needs‐led and each individual learner is empowered to develop their own support plans.

The Larder create a space for young people to become confident in themselves, in identifying their needs and in setting goals.

Throughout the past 12 months, the programme has supported 238 young people. 82% gained qualifications and 77% entered a positive destination. Through continuous learner feedback and evaluation, 100% experienced greater confidence.

Read more about The Larder and all the SURF Award winners here: https://bit.ly/3hiFvAl