1. Care & Support –
Worklessness
Key Achievements of Innovation in
Housing and Health
Steve Philpott
Business Manager, Innovation, Transformation

2. Our Inspiration
 We believe that work in its many forms is good for
us all, work promotes – better health
outcomes, recovery, it improves quality of life and
well-being; and reduces poverty and social
exclusion.
 Our customers find themselves excluded from many
work opportunities
 Midland Heart will use its resources to maximize
opportunities for our customers to work

3. Our Impact
 Frost and Snow – Training Journal Award-Winning
Social Enterprise
 Roots to Work – 46 homeless customers into work
 Pathways – 123,000hrs and 36 jobs
 Venture Project – 17 homeless customers placed as
Volunteer Support Workers
 Back on Track – 24 young people offered apprenticeships
 Foleshill Road Employment Support – 1,401 job searches

4. Our Inspiration – going forward
 Maximize the opportunities that we can create as
an employer
 Maximize the opportunities through our contracts
 Maximize access for our customers to education, training
and employment
Call to action to delegates – what innovative solutions are
we not picking up on for our business and customers