The ReUsers launches ‘Item of the Week’
JERICHO’s ReUsers social enterprise has launched ‘Item of the Week’ to showcase some of the amazing donated items that are available to buy in store.
JERICHO’s ReUsers social enterprise has launched ‘Item of the Week’ to showcase some of the amazing donated items that are available to buy in store.
The first item of the week is this pair of chairs available for £95 each.
Visit in store (Mon-Sat, 9-4) to see these, the vintage oars also pictured, and much more. The item of the week is only available in person and when it’s gone, it’s gone!
Buying from our social enterprises helps create jobs, work experience places and training opportunities for people who need them most through our social projects. The more people shop with us the more good we can all do in people’s lives. Together we have directly supported over 8,000 people to become fulfilled, skilled and employed.
Apprenticeship Vacancies
The ReUsers are recruiting 16-24 year olds who live in Sutton Coldfield to start a supported apprenticeship in September.
Make a Planter with the Wood Shack
On 20th April, our Wood Shack social enterprise is hosting an online make-a-long session where you will learn how to build your very own planter.
On 20th April, our Wood Shack social enterprise is hosting an online make-a-long session where you will learn how to build your very own planter.
It will be a fun, interactive event for you and your family with no previous experience necessary. All you need is a screwdriver and a hammer as once you have booked, you will receive your making kit of:
Reclaimed pallet wood (pre-cut to size)
Screws
Sandpaper
Places are limited so book your place now to avoid disappointment:
The event is one of many being held as part of ISE’s Social Enterprise Drive 2021, a week long celebration of Birmingham’s Social Enterprises.
Share Some Valentine’s Love this Lockdown
Treat someone you love to a delicious Valentine’s meal and donate a nutritious family meal for 4 to the community.
Treat someone you love to a delicious Valentine’s meal and donate a nutritious family meal for 4 to the community.
ChangeKitchen CIC is delighted to announce a new Click+Collect supper club, starting 14th February with our Valentine’s soul food menu that ‘shares some love’ by also reducing food poverty in Birmingham communities.
With so many people wanting to connect in new ways while in lockdown, it’s more important than ever to show those we love just how much they mean to us… whether it’s a loved one, family or friends.
Our gorgeous 3 course pan-African Valentine’s meal (that happens to be vegan to include everyone AND share the love with our planet!) is one way to celebrate those who are special in your life so set the table, light the candles and let ChangeKitchen CIC provide that romantic restaurant quality meal to share!
Or consider someone close to you that deserves a treat for everything they do for you, their friends or community; maybe a relative who is a keyworker or a neighbour who has helped you over the last year?
With every meal, we will ‘share some love’ across our community where others may be struggling with the challenge of putting food on the family table. Your Valentine’s meal will also give a family of 4 a healthy meal to let them know ‘we’re all in this together’.
ORDERING IS SIMPLE //
Click on the 'share some love' link here.
Let us know the number of meals you want (per person) & make your payment using the PayPal or Card option (PayPal is preferred).
Collect at a time to suit you on Sunday 14th February 2021 between 5pm and 7pm.
Pick up from our Jericho Kitchen at 196-198 Edward Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9LX - heat at home, light the candles & enjoy!!
From our team to you... Share some love this Valentine’s ♥️
Find out more about ChangeKitchen’s new click+collect supper club, 'The Social Supper Club, where each restaurant quality meal box purchased helps reduce food poverty in Birmingham communities here.
ChangeKitchen CIC supports and follows Covid safe practices for our food, our team and our customers, please help us to keep everyone in our community safe… thank you.
Award-winning catering Social Enterprise, ChangeKitchen CIC has a long-standing joint venture partnership with JERICHO.
JERICHO Lockdown 3.0 Update
Following the news of another national lockdown last week, we have made a number of changes to how JERICHO operates.
Following the news of another national lockdown last week, we have made a number of changes to how JERICHO operates.
We remain committed to maintaining as many of our Social Enterprise services as possible whilst also strictly following government guidance to keep our staff, beneficiaries and customers safe.
JERICHO Social Enterprises
Change Kitchen continues to provide free healthy meals to those who need them but also remain available for post lockdown bookings as usual
Jericho Cleaning continues to offer deep and daily cleans. All cleaners are using proper PPE and following government working guidelines. Jericho Cleaning are infection control specialists offering a full fogging system, proven to kill Covid-19.
Contact us for a quote to help your business operate safely and ensure it is cleaned to Public Health England and NHS protocols.
Jericho Construction continues to operate as usual ensuring all government health and safety guidance is followed.
The Miracle Laundry in Kings Heath is still open albeit with revised opening hours. Take a look at their website for full details… miraclelaundry.co.uk
The ReUsers is classed as non-essential so is now closed to the public for the duration of the lockdown. We are working hard to make our more unusual second-hand items available via eBay.
We will also be updating our retail space with some exciting new goods and services for when we reopen - keep an eye on our Facebook page for more news.
The Wood Shack site is closed to the public but we are still continuing with our wood collections as normal.
Our Head Office and Jericho Workspace are closed to the public.
You can continue to contact us by phone on the numbers below:
ChangeKitchen CIC (Birgit): 07828 825 850
Jericho Cleaning (Nigel): 07814 977 493
Jericho Construction (Andy): 07794 553 703
Miracle Laundry: 0121 441 5431
The ReUsers: please message via Facebook
The Wood Shack: 0121 327 6102
General/other enquiries: 0121 647 1960
Apprenticeship Recruitment
We are still actively recruiting young people for our apprenticeship social project with start dates likely to be when the national lockdown is lifted. The vacancies are in our ReUsers social enterprise and to be eligible you must live within the Sutton Coldfield ward boundary.
JERICHO supported apprenticeships are available for people who are facing barriers to employment and who need a helping hand to enter the workforce.
Employed in one of our social enterprises, apprentices can expect a real job in a real business plus a recognised qualification thanks to our partnerships with Gordon Franks Training and South & City College. In addition, a JERICHO supported apprenticeship offers a wrap-around programme of personal development, mentoring, training and specialist support.
An apprenticeship at JERICHO lasts for 15 months and is designed to be a stepping-stone into sustainable employment.
For more information, please complete this form or email hr@jericho.org.uk
Keep safe and well and thanks for your ongoing support.
2020 // A Year in Review
What a strange year! I think it’s fair to say that few people would have predicted the events of 2020.
Despite the unexpected challenges, there were plenty of positives to celebrate at JERICHO this year!
What a strange year! I think it’s fair to say that few people would have predicted the events of 2020.
Despite the unexpected challenges, there were plenty of positives to celebrate at JERICHO this year!
A New Look JERICHO
In September we launched our exciting new branding bringing our social enterprises and projects into the ‘Jericho family’ making it clear what we represent, who we help and how we do it.
If you missed our branding update you can read it here
Award Winners
Also in September, we were thrilled to receive the Centre for Social Justice’s Work and Welfare Award. The award recognises the positive impact we have on people’s lives and our burgeoning relationship with CSJ will give us the platform to ensure the issues that affect people with barriers to employment and social inclusion are heard and represented at the highest level.
Watch Bear Grylls announce our award win and the story of a Survivor of Modern Slavery that we have supported:
Apprentice Completers
Despite all the additional barriers facing them this year, we were incredibly proud to see six apprentices complete their time with us. We look forward to supporting you in the next stage of your work journey and hearing of your future adventures.
A special congratulations to Will from our Wood Shack social enterprise who achieved his apprenticeship with a distinction.
Thanks also to our partner colleges and training providers, South and City College and Gordon Franks Training for your support and dedication in helping our apprentices achieve. We look forward to having many more successes together in 2021.
You can find out more about our supported apprenticeship project here.
Job Vacancy
We are currently recruiting someone to provide guidance and support to the Survivors of Modern Slavery on our Equiano Plus Social Project.
You can see the full job advert here.
Sign up to our newsletter here to keep in touch with all that happens at JERICHO and our social enterprises in 2021.
Whatever your plans for the Christmas break, take care and stay safe.
A JERICHO Christmas
2020 has been one of the hardest years in memory and for some of our beneficiaries it has been particularly tough. We have witnessed struggles with isolation, loneliness, financial difficulties, mental health issues and other pre-existing vulnerabilities without the routine of the workplace.
2020 has been one of the hardest years in memory and for some of our beneficiaries it has been particularly tough. We have witnessed struggles with isolation, loneliness, financial difficulties, mental health issues and other pre-existing vulnerabilities without the routine of the workplace.
We have been able to provide crisis support, including access to foodbanks, housing advice and short-term counselling, but with your help we would like to do more. As we navigate the next phase of the pandemic, we want to be able to provide additional support and respond to the longer term impact on our beneficiaries.
To help support our beneficiaries through this tough time text 2020CHRISTMAS to 70085 to donate £10. Texts cost £10 plus one standard rate message.
Shop Christmas
We are excited to again be running Christmas shops in both our ReUsers and Wood Shack social enterprises.
The ReUsers in December is a great place to pick up all your pre-loved Christmas goodies alongside usual favourites including bikes, furniture, electricals and much more. We really enjoy displaying Christmas items and they usually sell out fast.
At the Wood Shack we have lots of items created from reclaimed wood, by our amazing staff and volunteers, including Christmas trees made from pallets.
You can find both the ReUsers and the Wood Shack next to the Household Recycling Centre in Sutton Coldfield, B75 7BB.
Christmas Opening Hours
Our Christmas hours are:
Head Office / Cleaning / Construction / Workspace
25th Dec – 3rd Jan Closed
Miracle Laundry
24th – 28th Dec Closed
29th – 30th Dec 9am – 4pm
31st Dec – 3rd Jan Closed
The ReUsers
24th Dec – 1st Jan Closed
The Wood Shack
20th Dec – 3rd Jan Closed
Whatever your plans for the Christmas break, take care and stay safe.
What has COVID taught us about the relationship with our homes?
With two national lockdowns in eight months and a myriad of social restrictions, this year we have spent an unprecedented amount of time in our homes.
With two national lockdowns in eight months and a myriad of social restrictions, this year we have spent an unprecedented amount of time in our homes.
So what have we learned? Well, according to one survey ‘We discovered that our home really is our castle and we should continue to enhance our homes and prioritise the improvements that will make the most impact on our lives, all year round. Anything that improves our mood, wellbeing and the way we interact as a family should be top of the agenda.’
Another says ‘More than a third felt the need to make home improvements due to spending more time than ever in their abode this year, with 59 percent wanting their home to be as “snug” as possible this winter. It also emerged that of those upgrading their homes in 2020, half did so in order to make it more cosy, inviting, or comfortable.’
On average we have spent almost twice as much time (now 8hrs 21mins) and almost twice as much money (now £181 per month) as usual in making our homes our happy place.
Have you had a clear-out and been left with items that are too good to throw away? Find out how you can donate them to our ReUsers social enterprise here
Are you interested in what people have donated? Take a look at our ReUsers eBay page
JERICHO Lockdown Update 2.0
During this season of additional Covid restrictions, Jericho remain committed to maintaining as many of our Social Enterprise services as possible whilst also strictly following government guidance to keep our staff, beneficiaries and customers safe.
During this season of additional Covid restrictions, Jericho remain committed to maintaining as many of our Social Enterprise services as possible whilst also strictly following government guidance to keep our staff, beneficiaries and customers safe.
Our Edward Road HQ and Jericho Workspace facilities will remain open with Covid safe measures in place. Reception/switchboard will be open from 10.00am to 2.00pm Monday to Friday
The ReUsers facilities at Norris Way and Balsall Heath are classified as non-essential retail and will thus close to the public from midnight on 4thNovember for the duration of Lockdown 2.0. We will however be working hard throughout this season on updating our retail space with some exciting new goods and services for when we reopen - keep an eye on our Facebook page for more news
Wood Shack We collect waste timber from construction sites to prevent it going to landfill. We then sell as much wood as we can at our wood yard in Sutton Coldfield. This includes various sized timber as well as pallet packs and scaffold boards, all at a reduced price. We also make bespoke products. thewoodshack.simplybook.it
The Miracle Laundry will be open from 9.00 to 4.00 Monday to Saturday. More details on our website
Change Kitchen will continue to provide free healthy meals to those who need them but also remain available for post lockdown bookings as usual
Jericho Cleaning remains fully operational keeping our customers extra safe and Jericho Construction continues with business as usual.
You can also continue to contact us by phone on the numbers below:
Jericho Cleaning: (Nigel) 07814 977 493
Jericho Construction: (Andy) 07794 553 703
Miracle Laundry: 0121 441 5431
The ReUsers: please message via our Facebook page
The Wood Shack: 0121 327 6102
Change Kitchen CIC: 07828 825 850
General/other enquiries: 0121 647 1960
Keep safe and well and thanks for your ongoing support.
A new look JERICHO is here!
This year we have been on a fantastic journey with branding agency, Notepad, and we are very excited to show you the results…
This year we have been on a fantastic journey with branding agency, Notepad, and we are very excited to show you the results…
Why did we rebrand?
Jericho has seen a lot of changes over the last 14 years. We have gone from an organisation reliant on government funding to one of the UK’s most innovative, successful and effective social enterprise charities.
We wanted to update our brand to reflect this by bringing our social enterprises and projects into the ‘Jericho family’ making it clear what we represent, who we help and how we do it.
Our rebrand also marks and celebrates the next stage of the Jericho journey. We are now entering a new phase, with plans to scale-up and replicate our most impactful social businesses and also grow our ‘family’ through a franchise or partnership model. We are also nurturing existing partnerships and developing new relationships at a local, regional and indeed national level to create a wider impact beyond that of the individual lives of the people we support. The new branding paves the way for the new era we are embarking on.
What’s new?
We have dropped the ‘Foundation’ and are now known simply as ‘JERICHO’
We have updated our story, vision, mission, purpose and proposition
We have a new tagline- ‘Breaking Barriers, Changing Lives’
We have a new visual identity including new or updated logos
The JERICHO Family
Find out more about our social enterprises and social projects.