Key Changes to Renters' Rights

If you have gas appliances in your home, a detector could save your life. The presence of gas appliances, such as boilers, gas cookers, or gas fires, can significantly enhance the comfort and convenience of your living environment. However, it is crucial to recognise that these appliances, while beneficial, also come with potential risks if they are not functioning properly. Faulty boilers, gas cookers, or gas fires can release a poisonous, odourless, and lethal gas known as

Today for Green Day, we stand together to raise awareness for mental health, reminding people that they are never alone, even in the moments they feel unseen. Green represents hope, strength, healing, and support. A simple conversation, a check-in text, or listening without judgment can make more difference than you realise. Mental health affects so many people silently. Today is about breaking stigma, encouraging openness, and creating a world where asking for help feels saf

This time, we had the pleasure of being invited to Lloyds Banking Group, where our clients had an amazing opportunity to practise their interview skills through mock interviews with their fantastic team. A huge thank you to everyone involved for giving their time and for providing such valuable, constructive feedback. Experiences like this really help our clients build confidence, develop their skills, and take important steps towards employment. Opportunities like these trul

If you are currently working or are in the process of finding employment but would like to learn more about your rights as an employee, then please come along to this workshop run by Unison in partnership with St Francis Employability. Taking place on Wednesday 24th June at 1pm at St Francis Church, please contact David if you would like to book a space- David@stfcov.org #StFrancisEmployability #WorkersRights #Unison

St Francis Employability was fortunate to host a team from Coventry Building Society, who conducted a workshop for our clients on fraud prevention. The session provided information and tips on safeguarding personal information online, identifying telephone and text message scams, and steps to take if one suspects they have fallen victim to a scam. The main advice given was if you feel you have been a victim of a scam to speak to your bank or building society as soon as possib

Following our previous post regarding Employer Engagement and as part of our ongoing work to break down barriers to employment, Lloyd's Banking Group attended St Francis Employability to speak with our clients about the routes into the banking sector, the skills and experience needed for specific roles, and also some advice for our clients on how to ace applications and interviews. We are constantly seeking new businesses to collaborate with in order to continue supporting em