Hoxton Apprentice helps the homeless | ||||||||||||||||
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The Hoxton Apprentice is a training resturant which provides different skills for homeless and long-term unemployed people. |
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Many people believe that other people shouldn't be given a second chance, because they wasted their first. The Hoxton Apprentice believes differently. It is run by a charity called Training for Life. |
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Gordon D'Silva, Chief Execuctive of the charity, Training for Life, invested his money in the social enterprise called Hoxton Apprentice. |
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 Gordon D'Silva at Hoxton Apprentice |
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We're owned by a charity where 100% of all our profits goes back into the charity which funds new apprentices.
Gordon D'Silva - Chief Executive & Founder of the charity 'Training for Life'
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Hoxton Apprentice sounds similar to Jamie Oliver's Fifteen, however, there are many differerences. Hoxton Apprentice focuses on employability. While Fifteen focuses on Chefing, Hoxton Apprentice focusues on a wider range of skills such as waiteresses, bar staff and chefs. |
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Hoxton Apprentice trains over 500 people a year and more than 90% of them find employment after leaving Hoxton Apprentice. |
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