Four Leeds organisations have joined forces to roll out an initiative to invest in future leaders and volunteers for the community.
The Zone youth club, Leeds Jewish Welfare Board, Donisthorpe Hall care home and Brodetsky Primary School have produced the Leeds Leaders project. The programme will provide participants with work experience within each organisation and will host workshops to discuss challenges faced by the community, including special educational needs, social care and the pressure on resources.
Raina Sheaf, Zone chief executive, said: “We are delighted to have joined these three other outstanding organisations to give our older members an insight into our community. Throughout the course there will be opportunities for participants to meet other Leeds-based organisations to give them an even broader understanding of what goes on behind the scenes.”
Aimed at teenagers aged 16 to 18, the project’s 25 spaces have been filled. Funding has been provided by Sparks: the Clore Jewish Development Fund.
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