Trojan Mailing Ltd

B - IMPACT ON SOCIETY AND ECONOMY

B1 - How has the GP impacted on the following?

B1a - Legal/financial exclusion (people who legally or finacially excluded)
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
Trojan Mailing do not charge their beneficiaries for the training they receive; instead they pay them for the work they do, enabling them to have more financial security. The money they receive does not affect their benefits.

B1b - Creation or conservation of local employment
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
Trojan Mailing have 21 trainees who work for the organisation on a training contract, plus 2 supervisors (who also have either mental health issues or learning disabilities).

B1c - Adaptation to new realities (enabling people to adapt to their changing circumtances)
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
Trojan Mailing are very aware that people with learning disabilities or mental health issues need time to adapt to changes and deal with any societal stigma relating to their condition.

B1d - Cross sectoral working
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
Trojan Mailing has 780 private sector clients and regular work contracts with 2 local councils. Trojan Mailing also has contracts with charities, such as Community Action Hampshire.

B1e - Enablement of social enterpreneurship
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
By proving to people that social enterprise can work. Craig Brown was able to encourage other students on the HSSE course.

B1f - Amenities for local people
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
Local people and businesses can pop into Trojan Mailing for print jobs, binding etc at much reduced costs.

B1g - Educational opportunities
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
Trojan Mailing provides on the job training in bite-sized chunks, enabling trainees to build up their skills at a pace which suits them. Trojan also organises external training for their trainees at local colleges, where they are able to complete NVQs. They also arrange training through Solent Mind, a local mental health charity, for trainees to gain skills in areas such as health & safety, emotional support, etc.

B1h - Crisis response
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
Trojan Mailing are able to help trainees with any personal issues they may be facing and either provide direct help or signpost them to other organisations.

B1i - Local financial environment for social enterpreneurs
Any other comments?
Not applicable

B1j - Local policy environment for social enterpreneurs
Any other comments?
Not applicable

B1k - National financial environment for social enterpreneurs
Any other comments?
Not applicable

B1l - National policy environment for social enterpreneurs
Any other comments?
Not applicable