News from The Love Local Jobs Foundation

The defender, who played over 100 games for the club across two spells, becomes a permanent fixture in the charity’s Programme Delivery team and will work to enhance its mission of supporting, empowering and raising the aspirations of young people across Sussex. Brighton, 13th May 2025 – Brighton-based charity LLJF Ltd, known as the Love Local Jobs Foundation, today announced that former Brighton & Hove Albion captain and current Sky Sports, ITV and TNT pundit and co-commenta

Pupils from Durrington High School are receiving employability skills and advice sessions from Worthing accountancy and finance firm Carpenter Box, through the Dare to Dream programme. Dare to Dream, created by the Love Local Jobs Foundation and delivered in Worthing in partnership with Adur and Worthing Councils, aims to prepare pupils in the local community for the world of work by giving them the confidence they need to fulfil their potential. Over a series of workshops an

Over 300 Year 10 students from Dorothy Stringer School have been encouraged to raise their aspirations and aim higher through taking part in the ‘Dare to Dream’ programme created by The Love Local Jobs Foundation in partnership with Brighton and Hove City Council. EDF have supported the programme with several of its employees working with the students from Dorothy Stringer School on four different sessions each focusing on a variety of different core themes. Delivered via a n

Thomas Bennett Community College and LoveLocalJobs Foundation C.I.C. have joined forces to provide Year 9 students with future career aspirations, boost their confidence, employability skills and wellbeing through four Dare to Dream Programme sessions. Emer Lesova, Head of School, commented: “Our students are at the heart of all that we do and it is fantastic that we are able to provide them with opportunities such as the Dare to Dream project. We believe that enrichment pro

Students from The Gatwick School, Oriel High School and Ifield Community College got the chance to spend the day visiting PwC's More London office for their workplace visit as part of the Dare to Dream Programme. As well as learning all about the wonderful worlds of AI and VR, the students had the opportunity to learn more about themselves and to chat to their mentors about their strengths and their expectations for the future. Thanks to the Social Media team at PwC for captu

Partnership Overview For the second successive year, AP Security and Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA) teamed up together for the 2022/23 academic year to deliver the Dare to Dream programme to over 200 Year 9 students. AP Security With over 30 years in the events and security solutions industry, AP Security is one of the UK’s largest, independently owned, event security company. With the founders still at the helm today, AP Security has navigated the company’s many

Southern Water is supporting students in Worthing by taking part in the Dare to Dream programme which aims to boost the confidence, employability skills and wellbeing of young people. In partnership with St Andrew's School, Worthing, four sessions will be delivered over the Spring Term, including inspirational assemblies to 260 year 9 and 10 students and further workshops and mentoring sessions for a cohort of 15 students to help give them the confidence they need to fulfil t

Crawley Borough Council is supporting more than 1,000 students from five Crawley schools as part of the Dare to Dream programme. Dare to Dream is an inspirational programme created by the LoveLocalJobs Foundation C.I.C, which aims to support the self-awareness, resilience, employability skills and wellbeing of young people. The programme aims to motivate young people and give them vital life skills to prepare them for their future careers. With the fantastic support from Cra

The Sussex-based technology manufacturer Paxton is participating in the Dare to Dream mentoring programme for the second year running. This year 10 new mentors from Paxton will be pairing up with 30 students from Patcham High School in Brighton and Willingdon Community School in Eastbourne. Dare to Dream is an initiative organised by the LoveLocalJobs Foundation C.I.C. They pair up volunteer mentors from businesses with Year 9 students aged 13 to 14. This gives teenagers an o

The LoveLocalJobs Foundation C.I.C and American Express have partnered to help Students from Burgess Hill Academy realise their potential through their support of the Dare to Dream programme. The programme, delivered by radio presenter Jack Hayes who is currently on air with More Radio, provides young people across Sussex with the support and tools to improve their self-awareness, confidence, and resilience. It also helps to build teamwork and employability skills. Jack will

Sussex Police are helping students from St Leonard’s Academy to raise their aspirations and realise their potential through their support of the Dare to Dream programme. The programme, created by The Love Local Jobs Foundation C.I.C is delivered by programme Lead, radio presenter Jack ‘The Lad’ Hayes who is currently on air with More Radio. Jack provides young people across Sussex with the support and tools to improve their self-awareness, confidence and resilience. Jack has

Accountancy firm, Kreston Reeves and law firm, DMH Stallard LLP have teamed up with Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA) to deliver the inspirational Dare to Dream programme to 210 year 10 students. Throughout the 2021/22 academic year, both Kreston Reeves and DMH Stallard LLP have supported the Dare to Dream programme, which aims to develop vital life skills, boost self-confidence, and help the next generation realise their potential. Focusing on the themes of self-aw

Global engineering, environmental and strategic consultancy, Ricardo have pledged their support to the local community by helping students build their self-confidence and realise their potential by taking part in Dare to Dream, an inspirational programme created by the Love Local Jobs Foundation in partnership with Adur and Worthing Councils. Delivered by programme lead and radio presenter, Jack ‘the lad’ Hayes from More Radio, the Dare to Dream programme challenges young peo

Legal & General are helping students from Hove Park School to raise their aspirations and realise their potential through their support of the Dare to Dream Programme. The programme, created by The Love Local Jobs Foundation C.I.C is delivered by Programme Lead, radio presenter Jack ‘The Lad’ Hayes who is currently on air with More Radio. Jack provides young people across Sussex with the support and tools to improve their self-awareness, confidence and resilience. Jack has be

We’re delighted to announce Rolls-Royce Motor Cars participation in Dare to Dream, a mentoring scheme designed to help pupils realise their potential and overcome their personal barriers to success. Between now and the end of the current school year, 15 volunteers from Rolls-Royce will act as mentors to Year 9 pupils from Chichester Free School, Bourne Community College and Ormiston Six Villages Academy, all close to the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood. The team, which has gr

Employees from First Central Insurance & Technology Group, are helping year 9 students across three Sussex-based schools raise their aspirations, improve their self-confidence and dare to dream. With their support, the Love Local Jobs Foundation is delivering the Dare to Dream programme to over 650 students from Oathall Community College, St Wilfrid’s Catholic School and Warden Park Academy throughout the 2021/22 academic year. Designed around developing essential life skill

Southern Water is supporting students from Bohunt Worthing School by taking part in Dare to Dream, an inspirational programme created by the Love Local Jobs Foundation in partnership with Adur and Worthing Councils, which aims to support the self-awareness, resilience, employability skills and wellbeing of young people. Delivered around core themes of self-awareness, mindset, gratitude, resilience, teamwork and employability, inspirational speaker, Jack the Lad, the well-know

Crawley Borough Council’s continued support for Love Local Jobs’ Dare to Dream programme has helped 1,200 students from six schools in the town. Dare to Dream is an inspirational programme created by the LoveLocalJobs Foundation, a community interest company (CIC), which aims to support the self-awareness, resilience, employability skills and wellbeing of young people. The programme aims to motivate young people and give them vital life skills to prepare them for their futu

Staff from Crawley Company People's Partnership, provider of The People’s Pension, are inspiring students from The Gatwick School to realise their future potential and ‘dare to dream’. Throughout the 2021/22 academic year, year 9 students from the school are participating in the Love Local Jobs Foundation's "Dare to Dream" programme for Crawley, which has been made possible by the careers and senior leadership teams, who recognised the need to provide a boost in self-belief a

Adur and Worthing Councils and the Love Local Jobs Foundation are working in partnership to deliver the Dare to Dream programme for a cohort of 18-24 year olds looking to start their careers. Dare to Dream is an inspirational programme challenging young people to change the way they think, giving them the confidence they need to fulfil their potential. The Youth Hub pilot is an exciting new extension of the work already delivered by the Love Local Jobs Foundation and is hoped