Grant enables employment programme in the High Peak
Funding from the National Lottery will support charity Zink
Last updated 30th Mar 2023
More people are being supported into jobs, education and training over the next three years thanks to new funding which has been awarded to a High Peak charity.
Zink, which also runs the High Peak Foodbank, will benefit from a grant from the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund.
Over 600 people are expected on the Spring Towards Work programme over the next three years.
CEO Paul Bohan says:
"This funding enables us to support those who would struggle to get a job on their own.
"There are also people elsewhere who will be helped too - those who are wanting to go into education or job training. Alongside that there's those who aren't ready for work just yet. There's a pre employment side to the scheme with volunteering and well-being activities.
"Here through Zink, there's a school of rock, community cafe and a knitting group, to name just a few things.
"Importantly, there are some living in the High Peak and the Derbyshire Dales who may not have been eligible for support on other schemes as some areas are classed as more wealthy though poverty remains an issue. This overcomes that as eligibiity criteria also includes people living in isolated areas."