Core Horticulture

In August 2003 Core Arts set up a horticultural project to manage a number of gardening contracts in the Hackney locality. The project will include a practical training course for interested Core Arts members, hospital patients and staff to enable better planting and maintenance of the local hospital and public gardens.

The aims of the project are to:

• Promote mental health for all by empowering individuals and communities to improve their environment.
• Combat discrimination against individuals and groups with mental health problems, and promote their social inclusion.
• Offer a care package that will include training, meaningful work experience and volunteering opportunities. This approach will help to address the social isolation of individuals with severe mental illness by helping to improve social skills and social networks.
• Involve service users in the service planning process of their environment.
• Develop and evaluate occupational activities which maximise social participation, enhance self-esteem and promote exercise and healthy living.
• Develop research tools with service users to assess how the environment of their services can best meet their needs.

The business aims of the project are to:

• Gain professional experience in running a horticultural training and maintenance project at the highest standard.
• Provide Core Arts with show piece gardens to obtain further contracts in neighbouring boroughs and community spaces in central London.
• Have a satisfied influential customer, who will provide good references.
• Make a profit for Core Arts and act as a trading and employment arm for the charity.

For further information please call 020 8533 3500

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Core Arts, 1 St Barnabas Terrace, Homerton, London E9 6DJ   Tel: 020 8533 3500
registered charity no: 1043588    company no: 2985939