The Work Project (Yew Tree Hub)

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Approximately 1.4 million people in the UK have a learning disability, yet 1.3 million of them are unemployed. The October 2016 Department of work and pensions green paper Improving Lives states: ‘the evidence is clear that work and health are linked.’ It says that there are 1.5 million people in receipt of the Employment and Support Allowance benefit, yet acknowledges there is little practical support to help them into work. It accepts that ‘the longer a person is out of work, the more their health and well-being is likely to deteriorate…so everyday matters.’

For individuals with a learning disability, this issue is exacerbated by pay issues. If individuals want to work and are paid, this will then affect the benefits and support they will receive. However work is hugely beneficial, work whether paid or unpaid is good for our health and wellbeing. It contributes to our happiness, helps to build confidence, self-esteem, and provides parity and validation for a job well done.

The Work project includes vocational training

seed boxes are created in the workshop

the seeds are planted and prepared in the potting shed

The resulting harvest is shared amongst the houses

City Care Partnership believes that learning and experiences in the natural outdoor environment are beneficial to the individuals we support in a number of ways. Physical activity in the natural environment not only aids an increased life-span, greater well-being, fewer symptoms of depression, and the ability to function better at home. It provides an opportunity to increase the quality of life and heighten social interaction.

The work project provides individuals with practical meaningful work activities such as;

Gardening
Woodwork
Building work
Maintenance
Horticulture

Benefits and outcomes of social horticulture are reported amongst a wide range of individuals and groups of vulnerable or socially excluded people. We have created and developed our project over the last 4 years and now have facilities for Vegetable gardening over 3 distinct allotments with a further 3 raised beds that can be worked and accessed by those who also have a physical disability.

We are proud to have designed and built our own potting shed so can now grow our own vegetables from seed to table. This has also created an interest in food and food production, an interest which has become a major part of the City Care lifestyle since being the first service provider in Manchester to sign up to the Health Charter in 2016. Our Workshop has is fully tooled and has the capacity for extensive crafting and woodworking creation, most of the planters and fencing around Yew Tree has been created in house at this very workshop.

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