Fresh Horizons Ltd is the local “not-for-profit” community based in Deighton, Huddersfield.
Our Social Enterprise has grown from employing two staff in 2002 to now employing almost 70 local people delivering a range of services across Kirklees and beyond, with a turn over of £1.25 million.
Our key role is in providing sustainable employment for people in areas of deprivation through contracting to deliver services and we work in close partnership with the Local Authority, other Voluntary and Community Sector organisations and the private sector.
To this end we:
- manage the multi-agency Chestnut Centre, delivering a complete facilities management service
- manage another thirteen buildings and provide building management support and maintenance to a number of local VCS organisations
- provide a public Library and Information Centre service for Kirklees Council
- run the Chestnut Café, which provides a community cafe and catering to our buildings and events
- refurbish houses and let properties for affordable rent.
- improve security for over 1000 homes each year affected by burglary and provide preventative security measures service to reduce the likelihood of burglary for older people and students living in private rented accommodation
- provide intensive support for local people to help them back into employment and learning and once there to reduce any barriers to their achievement
- deliver NVQ accreditation to skilled but unqualified construction workers
- carry out community research through recruiting and training local people to carry out door to door surveys and analyse findings to produce reports
- run a number of social events – the local carnival, national award winning theatre group, music and community events, after–school clubs, and an over 50s club