Kinder Handl Community Enterprise CIC continues to offer families the ability to spend time in our community shop based around whole community inclusion. We provide free facilities to play with our recycled toys and promote the benefits of educational equipment. The low-cost provisions enable families the opportunity to have quality items at affordable prices which then in turn enables more social activities to occur.We still offer a service to health professionals (mostly health visitors) who look after families in crisis. We can provide clothing, toys and furniture depending on individual needs at any given time they are requested. We have added “school” and “after school activity” uniform to our list of free provisions for any child throughout the year. This is accomplished by regular community donations. The donors are often delighted to encourage reuse and avoid landfill. Many families purchase our second-hand stock and through our continued teaching, understand good practices of recycling and the benefits of looking after our environment. The sale of goods provides an opportunity to employ those with demanding circumstances. Our current workforce is made up of 80% of people who live with mental health issues. Those derive from depression and anxiety, former drug and alcohol addiction and ex-offenders. Together we can allow for fair and equal opportunities, building an employment hub within the community and giving back to others.We have continued with ongoing partnerships, schools & colleges providing additional needs and mature students with a safe place to learn life skills. These placements strengthen confidence and ability which makes our community enterprise so important for the individuals and the college collaboration. Following work experience within our organisation, individuals have had success in applying for work.We were benefiting from a children’s small arts and crafts area. The intention was to enable the families to spend time relaxing and engaging in much needed one to one time with their child. This year we were successful in gaining a National Lottery grant to change the backspace of our shop into a tranquil and enjoyable activities area with assigned funds to additional needs equipment. The funds were important to open a designated area for events and not just a space on the shop floor. The community shop provides a fun experience but also offers time to engage quietly for anyone who wishes time out from their daily activity. Currently we are visited by many senior adults who suffer quietly from isolation and loneliness. They are welcomed and encouraged to spend time. We promote befriending and reaching out to the wider community. We are finding that the interaction with the children reduces social isolation, benefiting both the child and adult too.Groups of children from as young as 8, volunteer to give back to the community. We have simple activities for young children and their accompanying adult to more complex tasks. Those are performed by school children attaining their Duke of Edinburgh or Saltire awards. The transfer of knowledge is passed along, and it equips the young members of our society with great values and goals. They believe in a strong work ethic as well as community responsibility. Most young people understand the benefits of community work when filling out their curriculum vitae. It may be the factor that helps with employment in an ever-competitive market.Kinder Handl Community Enterprise CIC engages in many social areas and feel we satisfy the criteria of being a Community Interest Company.

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The total amount receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £6,344.

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