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70organisationsaroundLondontobecomecommischefsbycookingfortherestaurant.WegivethemholisticsupportsaystheFoundationsCEORachelLockandmentorthemonaone-to-onebasishelpthemdealwithanythingthathaspreventedthemfrommovingbackintoemployment.Wehelpthemimprovetheircommunicationslearnabouthealthnutritiondietsotheycantraingetmentoringprofessional-levelqualicationsandgainemployment.Theyspendsixmonthsherethenanothersixmonthsinplacementswithouremployerpartners.Afterayeartheyshouldhavetheskillsqualicationsandpersonalstrengthtomoveontoanindependentlife.Noteveryonecompletesthecourseorbecomesachefbutintherst12monthsBFFandPwChelped43referralsgainfull-timeemployment.OnesuccessstoryisNickConnora39-year-oldGlaswegianwhohadfoundhimselfintroubleduetochronicalcoholabuse.IdleftGlasgowin2005foranewstartrecountsNickbutsoonfoundthatnothingchanged.Itookmewithme.IhadaboutvedifferentjobslostthemallandIwasatStMungoshostelinHitherGreenafteraperiodoflivingonthestreets.NowhecreditsBeyondFoodandtheBenchOutreachprojectwithsavinghislife.Hedalwaysenjoyedcookingandhesignedupforasix-weekcoursejusttokeephimselfbusyandawayfromtemptation.Itgavemeabitofhopeherecallsnow.Peopleweredyinginthathostel.Therewasntanythingoutthereforthem.AlthoughitmightseemthatkitchensandrestaurantsarentthebestplaceforrecoveringalcoholicsthedisciplinecreativityandcollaborationinkitchenworkinspiredNick.Hebecameoneof14chosenfortheinitialBrigadeapprenticeshipswhenitopenedinautumn2011andhessincegraduatedtobecomingachefdepartieattheSouthBankCanteenrestaurantwhogivehimadayoffaweeksohecanvolunteerandoffersimilarhelptothehomelessthathewasgiven.Hesbeensober11monthsnow.Withanaverageageofaround35theapprenticestheBFFtakeonaremucholderthanthegovernment-standardforapprenticeshipsbuttheyareoftenevenmoregratefulfortheopportunity.Althoughthewidespanofagesfrom18to55meansthatBrigadereceiveslittlegovernmentfundingthesuccessoftherestaurantsrstyearhasseenitmoveintoprotwhichcanbereinvestedintotheexpandingsetup.AlsointhebuildingisPwCsCentreforSocialImpactwhichhelpssharebestpracticeinthesectorSocialEnterpriseUKthenationalbodyforpromotingtheworkofsocialenterprisesandtheSchoolforSocialEntrepreneurswhichofferstrainingsupportandmentoring.WeworkwithaguycalledJuniorSmarthesgotalongcriminalrecordDavidsays.HerunstheSOSGangsprojectwhichworkswithalotofyoungblackmaleshemeetsthemattheprisongatesandoffersmentoring.Hisclientsreoffendingratesareminimalcomparedtomuchlargercharitiesandtheimpactismuchmoremeasurabletoo.Wefeelthatsocialenterprisehastocomefromthecommunity.Theycanofferlocalsolutionstolocalproblems.AtatimewhenlocalauthoritiesarecuttingtheirbudgetsitsbecomingincreasinglyimportantthatcompanieswhichmakesomuchmoneyinahugepowerfulcitylikeLondontaketheircorporatesocialresponsibilitiesseriously.FewthoughareasinnovativeorsuccessfulasPwC.Hopefullymanyotherswillfollowtheirlead.Socialenterprisehastocomefromthecommunity.TheycanofferlocalsolutionstolocalproblemsDavidAdairPwCsheadofcommunityaffairsattheoldrestationabaseforsocialchange