Below are the current projects we are working on.
April 2024 to June 2025 : GM Foundational Innovation Fund
Our Phase 1 project demonstrated that, not only is Probation a key service of the Foundational Economy but also that people on probation can be key workers in it themselves. this is achieved by increasing the capacity for innovation and sustainability of organisations working in and with the Foundational Economy, specifically those in the ‘Austerity Food Retail’ sector.
March 2024 to March 2025 - Payback Pathways to Healthy Eating and Food Security
Food poverty exacerbated by the cost-of-living-crisis is a growing problem across the UK. New initiatives are therefore needed to bridge the resulting food gap. In 2022 we used Awards for All funding to do this by enlisting Probation Services Community Payback Teams (CP) to set up and run community growing spaces.
Developing Sustainable Community Payback-supported Austerity Food Retail in Greater Manchester: a pilot project with Stockport Homes. Is the new Nornir project for 2023
Our Action Research and Development project will enable Stockport Homes’ austerity retailer "Your Local Pantry" https://www.yourlocalpantry.co.uk/ to retail non-surplus food to its members to supplement the dwindling supplies of surplus and donated food available to them.
Community Payback Project 2022-23
Community Payback (CP) is a court sentence requiring offenders to undertake up to 300 hours unpaid community work.
Planning For Real
Planning For Real aims to address the issue about how all sections of European society can engage effectively in policy making. Many EU citizens have disengaged from formal politics: voter turnout is falling, membership of political parties is declining, and there is a widespread sense of a loss of trust in government and politicians.
Enhancing Compentances Through The Video-CV Aid (E.V.A.)
Nornir has a new European Funded Project with the City of Rome. Called ENHANCING COMPETENCES THROUGH THE VIDEO-CV AID (ACRONYM: E.V.A.) the work will help to develop a video CV training tool for those people who are currently most excluded from the labour market or who are struggling to fine work due to the financial crisis.
