The Vine Project

Enterprise 

We identify specific areas of need which will help the community to be greener and more efficient and develop and operate innovative activities in response.

Vine Furniture Project provides:

• A recycling and re-use service to households, businesses and other local agencies
• Furniture to people on low incomes to help them create a comfortable, safe and sustainable home environment
• In 2009 we collected over 100 tons of furniture from Merton, Sutton and Epsom, which would otherwise have gone to landfill                                                                                        

• In 2009 we provided re-used furniture to over 1100 low income households in these boroughs

Kids Stop provides:

• Used children’s goods recycling enterprise for households, businesses and other local organizations
• Affordable children’s toys, clothes and nursery equipment to low income families
• A book club and reading support service to parents and children in partnerships with other local agencies
• Customer service and retail training to support local people back into work

We support local people, particularly those who are socially excluded or have mental health or other special needs, to improve their opportunities of future employment. We do this by involving them in the running of our enterprises and other areas of the organization through our integrated training and development programme. Involving our trainees and volunteers in the day to day activities of the operation helps them improve their confidence and general wellbeing. It also helps them gain relevant new skills and training to gain nationally accredited qualifications to help them compete in the jobs market.

Supported Volunteer Training Programme provides:

• Opportunities for local people who have been excluded from the job market to gain new skills and build confidence to help them re-enter the job market