PRESS RELEASE
DAVID LAMMY MP AT SHAW TRUST IN TOTTENHAM
03 February 2003
Monday 10 March 03, national disability charity Shaw Trust welcomed David Lammy MP to its north London office at the Tottenham Green Enterprise Centre. Mr Lammy was at Shaw Trust to meet local disabled people who have registered for work with Shaw Trust Employment a specialist recruitment service for unemployed disabled people.
Darlington Eke, Shaw Trust Team Leader for north London introduced Mr Lammy to several people who have recently left disability benefits after gaining worthwhile and well paid work either through WORKSTEP or the New Deal for Disabled People programme. Darlington explains, “Shaw Trust recruitment consultants provide first class search and select services matching skilled unemployed disabled people to employers. Because we have experience of the barriers that can hold someone back from getting work we’re able to anticipate some of the issues. David’s visit today has been a great boost to our candidates who are looking for work.”
Mr Lammy adds “I know the challenges of looking for a job; these problems can be exacerbated because of extra issues like disability & ill health. I am delighted to have met constituents of mine who have received invaluable and practical help through Shaw Trust Employment and the New Deal for Disabled People.”
David Lammy at Shaw Trust in Tottenham
Shaw Trust is a national disability charity, which provides training and work opportunities for over 12,000 disabled and disadvantaged people in the United Kingdom each year. The Trust has a network of offices across London working as part of the Government’s New Deal for Disabled People Job Broker and Workstep Programmes, Shaw Trust provides a specialist recruitment service to local employers countrywide, which involves assisting people with long-term health issues get back into work, or helping them retain their current jobs.
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Notes to Editors:
1. Shaw Trust is a major provider of services under the UK Governments’ New Deal and Welfare to Work agenda.
2. Shaw Trust London Regional office is based in Wapping, East London.
3. The Shaw Trust office for North London is based at the Tottenham Green Enterprise Centre, Town Hall Approach Road, London N15.
4. Shaw Trust is a national charity which provides training and work opportunities for people disadvantaged in the labour market through disability, long-term ill health or other social circumstances. With a network of over 700 staff and over 200 projects throughout the UK, we provide opportunities for over 12,000 people each year. www.shaw-trust.org.uk
5. For general media enquiries please contact:
Josie Hoskins,
Regional PR Co-ordinator
Tel: 01905 795194
Mobile: 07779 317793.
Email: josie.hoskins@shaw-trust.org.uk
Jan Hunt,
Head of Public Relations
Tel:01905 795194
Mobile: 07967 671918.
Email: jan.hunt@shaw-trust.org.uk