Individual Futures feels it is essential for customers to build links with employment and to most certainly be proactive in looking for opportunities of employment, paid or voluntary. Individual Futures encourages and manages this employment link through creative opportunities.
The service provides an outlet for any individual of any ability to create a piece of artwork. We teach customers the art of canvas stretching in preparation for painting, we get creative with a multitude of innovative craft, card and gift making ideas. Customers are always left empowered by their achievements, with gifts for celebrations such as Christmas, Diwali, Easter, Mother’s or Father’s day etc, whatever the theme, the gifts are always well received by their loved ones.
The wood working sessions can include anything from stage and production props for our local drama group, hampers, hedgehog houses, bird boxes, bird feeders, bug hotels and the occasional cat house on request. There’s nothing other than a little imagination needed for a wood work project, so let’s hammer a few ideas out! Sessions run on a flexible timetable and cater for any ability.
We work in partnership with our local cafes, Hospital, corporate organisations and housing associations, where you can see our artwork displayed after having been commissioned. We regularly open our doors to the community for seasonal fates and fund raisers, where customers are supported to sell their hand made crafts, allotment produce… And crumbs, what would a fete be without homemade cakes! It is this presence and the links we share within our community which represents the awareness of employment needs for our customers.