The Ground Work Trust The first Groundwork Trust was established 21 years ago on Merseyside. Seventeen years later, there are 44 independent Groundwork companies all over England, Wales and Northern Ireland, each with charitable objectives to bring social and economic regeneration into areas of need. The Groundwork approach has also been adopted in Japan and the USA where the National Park Service is supporting a growing number of Trusts. Groundwork's purpose is "to build sustainable communities through joint environmental action". They do this by getting residents, businesses and other local organisations involved in practical projects that improve the quality of life, bring about regeneration and lay the foundations for sustainable development . The Projects of the Ground Work Trust aim to improve things in three ways: - creating opportunities for people to learn new skills and take local action - creating better, safer and healthier neighbourhoods - helping businesses and individuals fulfill their potential The Groundwork Trust recognises that people, places Photo - Communitiesand (www.Groundwork.org.uk ) prosperity are inextricably linked and so aims to design projects that bring benefits for all three at once. They believe this integrated approach is vital if we are to bring about sustainable development - 'meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs' In 2000-2001 Groundwork spent £76 million on practical regeneration projects. We received money from the following sources: * UKGovernment and national assemblies* - £14.2 million (18%) * Private sector - £16.5 million (22%) * Local authorities - £13.3 million (17%) * European Union - £10.7 million (14%) * National Lottery - £6.2 million (8%) * Other regeneration funding (RDAs, SRB etc) - £16.3 million (21%) Last year Groundwork received a central grant of £7.7 million from the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR). The money was spent as follows: * Physical environmental improvements - £44 million (58%)
Engaging the community was an important aspect of the schemes development process. In 2001, English Partnerships (EP) collaborated with Northampton Borough Council, the Prince’s Foundation and EDAW, an urban design consultancy, to establish the Upton Working Group to apply the Upton project. Several revised additions of the Upton Urban Framework Plan followed through ‘Enquiry...
Cornerstone is a practice management software that provides a paperless method to input, acquire and save patient medical records electronically. Through Cornerstone's paperless software you are able to schedule and manage appointments, monitor patient care, administer medications and treatments, as well as keep note of procedures and results including lab results and diagnostic imaging. In addition, the software also creates an itemized bill as medications and procedures are prescribed. Cornerstone also offers inventory control and measures a practice's workflow, thereby allowing the practice to measure and compare their performance with previous years.
Upgrade of the Trust’s old legacy mainframes systems to convert to a more efficient software system called “Access Plus”, an asset management system developed by Select One.
A Hoodoo/Root Worker/Conjurer works with the Christian (Protestant or Catholic) Bible. The words of Jesus Christ, the intervention of Mary, the calling of the Saints, along with the use of the Psalms are thought to hold great power for all manner of works.
A Quistclose trust arises when money is paid to a recipient for a specific purpose, if that purpose fails the money is held on trust for the payer. It mostly arises in insolvency cases where the proprietary rights have to be established. However, this type of trust has been thought to be inconsistent with the traditional trust principle. Many have suggested the Quistclose trust must be treated as any other fully fledged security device taking into account the protection it offers the payer on insolvency and should therefore be registrable. This essay critically analyses the concept of Quistclose trust, whether it differs from the resulting trusts.
In June of 2014, the wireless company, Verizon, in partnership with Makers, an online video platform that promotes the sharing of stories about powerful women, launched an advertisement campaign called “Inspire Her Mind” to promote the Verizon Foundation. But ultimately the advertisement focuses on sharing the story of one young girl on her path into science and how she faces a bias because she is female. The advertisement focuses on Samantha, who enjoys nature, science, and being outside. The first clip shows her as a baby and her mother is cooing and calling her a “pretty girl.” Then, it shows her when she is around five years old playing in a creek and her mom calls out “Sammy sweetie, don’t get your dress dirty.” Next, she is a little older and she is outside on a beach looking at a starfish and her dad says “Sam, Honey, you don’t want to mess with that.” Sam still does not become discouraged
Leased land: CLTs provide for the exclusive use of their land by the owners of any buildings on the land. Parcels of land are conveyed to individual homeowners (or the owners of othe...
The United States government and all of its lesser conglomerates have a tough job to do when it comes to protecting its citizen’s rights. The fact of the matter is that the government doesn’t always get it right and citizen’s rights are often infringed upon, the court system aims to resolve these issues. One such instance comes to us from the Supreme Court case Bennett v. Spear in 1997. Here’s a brief summary of the case; in the area of question, the Klamath River in Oregon, it was discovered that two types of sucker fish were in peril due to falling lake levels caused by the Klamath Reservoir project. Irrigation regions and farmers downriver benefitted financially from the abundant water from the river. Their irrigation systems and therefore
Social Workers are very important to everyday life. They are the ones that help people in need when they have nobody else to turn too. Also, they provide resources and better understanding of predicaments that you could be experiencing. I will reflect on how the class has affected me, my own experiences and how some theories have connected to my life experiences, and lastly, if the class helped toward my major. This class is important for someone that wants to become a social worker and wants to learn about the different theories used. Also, learning about me during this process of completing this class is fun and a way to see if the social work profession is right for me. There was many theories explained throughout this class but many will not be said because it wasn’t the main points that I was trying to get across. There are two tools that are used that can help a social worker organize a client’s life: Bubble map and Briefcase exercise. There are so many different ways a social worker can help a client deal with their problems and come up with a solution. It is up to that social worker to identify the client’s problem and see what theory fits.
I have applied a qualitative methodology for this essay to provide a literature review and given examples, where relevant, drawn from my practical experiences of working with communities in Bordesley Green (BG), Birmingham and in overseas.
There are a few reasons why people select a certain profession. One possibility in choosing a particular career based on a personal experience, personal values, or significant relationships with people. These factors play an influential role when guiding one to decide what profession will best fit him or her. For instance, one who has dealt with a rare disorder such as Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare condition that weakens the and affects the nervous system, may desire to be a doctor or a physical therapist and provide assistance for those with rare disorders. Regarding social work, there have been factors which guided me into choosing this field as my future profession.
...lps the organisation is it gives them free work as they don't have to pay for the volunteer. Also the organisation can employ more people as they have someone working and doing jobs for free and with the money they save from the volunteer they could use that on either raising wages or hiring another worker. It also promotes the organisation so other volunteers will come and the organisation will gain more workers and save a lot more money as they will have people working for free so the work will get done faster.
Kennedy A. (2014) Castle Vale Housing Action Trust: Lessons in Regenerating Communities Lecture, University of Birmingham.
Impact Investing can be defined as: investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return (Merriam Webster). In her book, The Power of Impact Investing, Judith Rodin is trying to show readers about opportunities that are opening up for investors and show how impact investing. In the book, Rodin and Brandenburg compare how impact investing compares to more traditional investments. Impact investing is usually tied to social or environmental issues, where investors are looking to invest in businesses, nonprofits and funds that can gain the positive power of companies. Whereas traditional investing is concerned with making as much money as possible and solely concerned with the amount made. Although impact investing can be good for society in the future, this book shows some issues on the industry of impact investing including: the field does not show a clear innovation progress causing confusion for investors, impact investments are more complex to accomplish than traditional investments, and lastly, keeping the younger investors interested in
It is vital to start by defining a myth in the context of our studies for better comprehension. A myth refers to ‘a widely held but false belief or idea’ (English Oxford Dictionaries).