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We were delighted to be crowned the winners of the new award, Charity Employer of the Year, at the 2024 Work Avenue Awards.
The awards are prestigious community business awards, and the Charity Employer of the Year award was introduced this year to recognise the positive impact which charities play in providing stable, secure and supportive employment opportunities.
On collecting the award, our chief executive Lisa Wimborne said: “I pick this up not for myself, but for our amazing, dedicated 60-strong workforce, who do such an incredible job in a time of ever-growing demand for our services.
Our staff retention last year was over 95 per cent, and it is because of them that our charity is the organisation it is today, providing person-centred support services for the tenants that we house and people living in their own homes.”
The Work Avenue Business Awards were launched in 2018 to honour businesses from across the community and around the country. This year, they received a record 110 nominations. Other nominees for the Charity Employer of the Year award included Jewish Care, Camp Simcha, Jewish Women’s Aid and Hatzolah.
Speaking at the ceremony, the charity’s CEO Debbie Lebrett said: “For more than 18 years, Work Avenue has been committed to one overriding mission: empowering individuals to earn a living with dignity. Our finalists and winners represent the very best of our community, from a truly outstanding pool of contenders.”