Society in Leeds celebrates employability programme which has helped 1,000 people

Colleagues at Yorkshire Building Society, which has a branch and offices in Leeds, are celebrating the success of a pioneering partnership with food redistribution charity FareShare, which has helped more than 1,000 people across the UK improve their employability prospects, with over a hundred going on to secure work.

- By Phillippa Morrall

Colleagues from across Yorkshire Building Society, including those from Leeds, have already raised over £700,000 to fund the Building Skills for the Future programme and aim to raise £1million by June 2026.

Launched in December 2023, the Building Skills for the Future programme has already helped participants across the UK, including in Yorkshire, Merseyside, London, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Edinburgh, and Cardiff, gain valuable skills, qualifications, and confidence to move closer to employment. To date, 105 participants have secured paid work, and hundreds more have gained new skills and qualifications.