Welcome to At The Forefront, the podcast where we talk to the people with solutions to societies most complex challenges.
At The Forefront is hosted by Mary Rose Gunn, founder of The Fore, the UK's only venture philanthropy fund dedicated to small charities. Each episode, she sits down with social entrepreneurs and small charity leaders that are pioneering smarter, scalable solutions to everything from the mental health crisis, to homelessness, to climate change.
If you want to learn more about how we're creating a society that is solving its own problems, you're in the right place!
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Welcome to At The Forefront, the podcast where we talk to the people with solutions to societies most complex challenges.
At The Forefront is hosted by Mary Rose Gunn, founder of The Fore, the UK's only venture philanthropy fund dedicated to small charities. Each episode, she sits down with social entrepreneurs and small charity leaders that are pioneering smarter, scalable solutions to everything from the mental health crisis, to homelessness, to climate change.
If you want to learn more about how we're creating a society that is solving its own problems, you're in the right place!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) has risen by 23% in the last 2 years. The traditional Job Centre Plus model is not working. Change is needed to help get the next generation of young people kick started in to great careers.
In this episode, Mary Rose speaks to the CEO of Youth Employment charity RISE UP. RISE UP are taking action by coaching and mentoring young people to conduct their own job search; facilitating jobs, apprenticeships and work experience placements. The results speak for themselves. Since its inception, RISEUP has offered over 800 hours of 1:1 coaching, facilitated 89 impactful work placements, and supported an incredible 818 young people toward brighter futures.
Having left school at just 14, Roman knows exactly what the young people he is working with are up against.
Listen to find out what Roman thinks are the biggest barriers to employment for young people, and how we can be the change we need to see.
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