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Homelessness
Introduction
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Veterans Policy Unit
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Project Compass
Ex-Service Action Group on Homelessness
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Project Compass
Project Compass exists to help homeless ex-service personnel back into work. We provide personal development courses and career training to improve self esteem and increase employability.
Mission
Project Compass aims to help homeless ex-Service personnel who have the potential to return to sustained employment. It provides personal development courses and career training to improve self-esteem and increase employability.
Project Compass was established by the Ministry of Defence, KPMG and Business in the Community to help ex-Service personnel who are unemployed, living in temporary accommodation and at risk of homelessness. The ultimate goal is to help ex-Service clients gain the right training, experience and opportunity to secure sustained employment in their chosen career.
Project Compass works with ex-Service men and women who:
- Wish to get back into employment
- Have no current drug, alcohol or mental health issues
- Have been living a relatively stable life for the past six months
- Are homeless or at risk of homelessness
We provide:
- Bespoke training, careers advice and employment support
- Tailored pre-employment training programmes to build self-esteem and communications skills
- Work placements with companies such as Freshfields, Royal Mail, Chelsea Football Club and Bain & Co.
- Job coaches
- Referrals to other support agencies such as Combat Stress
‘The MOD has a duty of care to those who have served in the Armed Forces. Project Compass, with its partnership approach, is a benchmark in breaking the cycle of homelessness and unemployment amongst socially excluded ex-Service personnel.’
Air Marshal Pocock CVO Ministry of Defence
Partner organisations are:
KPMG
Business in the Community
Ministry of Defence
The Royal British Legion
Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation
Barclays Bank
We also get funding from organisations such as
Rolls Royce
Companies providing placements and job coaches include:
Bain & Co.
Barclays Bank
Chelsea FC
Freshfields
KPMG
S2 Securities
Royal Mail
How can your company help ex-Service personnel?
Westway Beacons
57 Banstead Court
Westway
London W12 0QJ
020 8811 2767
Contact:
Patrick Strahan
Email: