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Brief

In 2007 Thames Reach commissioned us to record interviews with their staff and trainees on the GROW (Giving Real Opportunities for Work) scheme, to highlight the impact of the project on the organisation and to share best practice. 

GROW is a one-year training and development programme that enables former homeless people to get a job within the sector, become financially independent and go on to help and support other homeless people.

Approach

We recorded a wide-ranging series of interviews with formerly homeless people involved in the training and development programme, as well as Thames Reach staff. The audio features that we produced formed part of a web-based ‘toolkit’ to share best practice with other organisations.

Outcome

The project was a fantastic way of capturing the stories of people whose lives have been turned around through their involvement in GROW. 

Our audio material was featured as part of an audio slideshow for societyguardian.co.uk and also appeared on the BBC London website.

Listen to our work

Dennis describes the difference the GROW scheme made to him:

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Trevor’s story - the journey from alcoholism to Thames Reach employee:

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