Building Futures is an INTERREG 2 Seas project. It helped unemployed residents to access employment, training, work experience and traineeship opportunities linked to development sites and publicly owned housing stock building and maintenance programmes.
BUFU provided clear access routes into employment and created new legislation for Dunkirk and Brighton and Hove that will encourage construction firms to recruit and train local residents in construction, support unemployed residents' into skills training and employment, and share knowledge and experiences of supporting citizens back into employment.
This support structure was developed jointly, and produced a model of delivery, an engagement strategy for elected members and senior officials, regular meetings for cultural monitoring of activities and an ongoing evaluation of quality.