'People are getting it tight, and we have an opportunity here to give back to our community'
A community cafe based in the heart of the Shankill area has launched a new initiative aimed at giving back and helping the most vulnerable.
"We have five ability coffee shops and have been on this site at the Spectrum Centre for a little over two years supporting around ten jobs and use it not just to create employment but as one of our main training hubs," Bill added. "That is what makes our new initiative an important one, for us. You can't lift a paper or turn the radio on without hearing about the cost-of-living crisis. People are getting it tight, and we have an opportunity here to give back to our community.
DUP councillor Nicola Verner hailed the new initiative, and the work that USEL has done in the Greater Shankill area. JJ Lyttle told Belfast Live that the team at the Ability Cafe is one in a million. Nothing is too much trouble for them, and they're always putting others first, he says."They have been through training from two great skills coaches Emma and Jim, who give them everything they need to go out into the workplace, wherever it may be. The training could be in the kitchen, outside catering, barista.
"We have a training kitchen and what we are doing today is for people struggling, we'll be here to help them. Working with local suppliers and our brilliant team in the kitchen, we'll be serving two-course meals every week.
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