Welcome to Melting Pot Project

At Melting Pot Project we aim to provide fun, friendly and free opportunities to learn, practise and improve English Language, Literacy, Social and Communication Skills by offering a nurturing and inclusive approach in both formal and informal settings.
 

Our work helps to enable individuals of any age to develop skills to progress into employment, volunteering and further learning opportunities within Melting Pot Project and elsewhere.
 

Our aim is also to help prevent feelings of isolation and loneliness and to promote mental and physical wellbeing through social events, activity days and ‘chit chat’ sessions.
 

Melting Pot Project strives to unite communities through education, integration and by facilitating friendship.
 

Melting Pot Project addresses the need to improve social cohesion and mutual respect by:
 

• Discussing, defining and agreeing on goals and values.
• Offering training and development or finding alternative

provision and solutions.
• Encouraging team-building and peer support.
• Increasing communication through open discourse opportunities, external engagement and

collaboration.
• Building resilience and trust.
• Celebrating diversity and successes together.

Wherever possible, we wish to collaborate with and support other organisations and charities for the better good of the community.

Melting Pot Project CIC - Our Simple Theory

1)  People = A variety of different ingredients 

2)  Mix Carefully, Caringly and Creatively together = Cohesion 

3) Result = A Perfect Recipe for a Peaceful and Purposeful Life.
 

The   company will carry on its activities for the benefit of the community, or a section of the community. 

The company’s activities will provide benefit primarily to asylum seekers, refugees and other residents of Crawley, Horsham and surrounding areas as well as to local organisations, charities, voluntary organisations,   training providers, schools, alternative provisions, mental and physical   wellbeing professionals, the NHS and ultimately our UK economy.

Wherever possible, we wish to collaborate with and support other organisations and charities for the better good of the community.

Furthermore, the company will carry on its activities for the benefit  of all categories of vulnerable adults, young adults and children.

English Language and Literacy,  ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages), Social and Communication Skills  

At   Melting Pot Project, we will aim to provide fun, friendly and free   opportunities to learn, practise and improve English Language, Literacy,   Social and Communication Skills and to increase chances of employability in   the UK.

How?

By   reaching out to refugee networks, parents/carers, schools, school admissions   authorities, Alternative Provisions, over-subscribed adult education   providers, County Councils and Borough Councils in the target service areas,   Job Centres, adults in need of literacy support and offering tailor-made 1:1   and small group tuition. 

By   offering a nurturing and inclusive approach in both formal and informal   settings to a variety of age groups. 

By ensuring that delivery of such tuition is   innovative and well differentiated to suit the needs of each individual, each   group or industry. Recruitment of like-minded and experienced/aspiring tutors   and volunteers will be key to this process. Equally important will be the use   of flexible, family friendly, non-conventional and diverse environments for   tuition, both face to face and online which at the same time will take   safeguarding into consideration. 

Study, Employability, Work and Life Skills & Social Mobility

Our work   helps to enable individuals of any age to develop skills to progress into   employment, volunteering and further learning opportunities within Melting   Pot Project and elsewhere.

How? 

By sharing   course and/or career advice and ideas and teaching individuals how to carry   out course and job searches independently. 

By   providing motivational talks/workshops, encouragement, guidance and voluntary   work experience to job seekers, school leavers and those in need of   confidence building. To help build resilience and self-belief. 

By   liaising with and/or referring to other voluntary organisations, Volunteer   Centres, colleges, training providers, organisations and companies who may be   able to offer opportunities.

Mental and Physical Wellbeing   and Social Cohesion

Our aim   is also to help prevent feelings of isolation and loneliness and to promote   mental and physical wellbeing 

Melting   Pot Project will strive to unite communities through education,   integration and by facilitating friendship.

Melting   Pot Project addresses the need to improve social cohesion and mutual respect.

How?

By   organising and making referrals to social clubs, groups and events, activity   days, ‘chit chat’ sessions, mental wellbeing and physical wellbeing groups   and clubs (e.g. running clubs, boxing clubs, self-defence classes, art therapy   etc.)

By sourcing and providing kitchen facilities to   hotel-based refugees to allow them to cook some of their much-loved native   dishes for family, friends and staff. This will help prevent feelings of   homesickness and make them feel more at home from time to time. 

By   liaising with faith leaders, community/social group leaders, schools,   alternative provisions and care homes to promote relevant and tailor-made educational   workshops which promote acceptance, equality and diversity.

By   building a friendship or ‘Buddy’ scheme for those most isolated and in need   of some company.

By   discussing, defining and agreeing on goals and values with all stakeholders,   including service users.

By   offering training and development or finding alternative provision and   solutions. 

By   encouraging team-building.

By   increasing communication through open discourse opportunities and external   engagement and collaboration.

By   building trust.

By   celebrating diversity and success together. 

Tuition for Children and Young Adults & Social Mobility

Melting Pot Project aims to provide tailor-made tuition for those without a school place for whatever reason, for school children in need of ‘booster or catch-up classes’ and for those leaving alternative provisions aged 16+.

How?

By   reaching out to parents/carers, schools, school admissions authorities, Alternative   Provisions and offering tailor-made 1:1 and small group tuition. 

By   ensuring that delivery of such tuition is innovative and well differentiated   to suit the needs of each individual or group. Recruitment of like-minded and   experienced/aspiring tutors will be key to this process.

SEN

Supporting   and advocating for individuals with Special Educational Needs and their   parents/carers, whether formally diagnosed or not. 

How?

By   providing a hub and helpline for anyone not yet accessing support due to long waiting lists or lack of information about what is available to them. 

By acting  as an IAG centre and referral body to organisations that can assist.

By providing SEN awareness workshops to schools, community groups, employers, professionals,  parents/carers.

Safeguarding & Sustainability

Ensuring  all involved have enhanced DBS checks and offering a DBS Service. 

How?

By ensuring all staff and volunteers have been carefully vetted by way of an Enhanced DBS check prior to commencing any work-based activities with Melting Pot Project Community Interest Company Ltd and by becoming, in time, a DBS umbrella organisation and conducting own checks.  Creating revenue by adding a small admin charge for processing DBS checks for  other organisations or individuals. 

If the  company makes any surplus, it will be used for furtherance  of the objects of the company, to the benefit of the community.