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Categories: education and skills, regional news: Midlands
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Red hot chances for young women into work

Restaurant opens doors to opportunities for YWCA Northampton

Young women's futures will be hotting up in the New Year, as restaurant Red Hot World Buffet is giving catering work placements to women from YWCA Northampton.

The restaurant, which will also give free desserts to YWCA's Christmas party on 21^st December, is taking on young women for individual work placements next year to gain catering experience.

The initiative aims to get more young women into work, education or training. With Northampton's youth unemployment raised by 3.5 per cent since the recession began in February 2008, the city is listed as one of the country's 'hot spots' for youth unemployment according to a report from Centre for Cities.

Kathryn White, centre manager of YWCA Northampton said: "This is a great chance for the young women to get their foot on the career ladder and learn about an industry that they're interested in. Initiatives like these are essential to get young people motivated into a career they enjoy."

Helen Dhaliwal, joint owner of Red Hot Buffets said: "Giving the young women at YWCA the opportunity to undertake a work placement with us will give them the confidence to enter or re-enter the workplace. It takes one small choice in life to achieve and hopefully we can show them the way."

YWCA's Christmas party is from 12-2pm on 21^st December at the Salvation Army Hall, 8 Tower Street, Northampton, where young mums will achieve awards for various programmes they attended at the centre and Red Hot Buffets will be providing free desserts.