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Cafe partnership is council's cup of tea
Local people with learning disabilities are getting valuable job skills and experience thanks to a new partnership.
Hull City Council, NPS Humber Ltd and One Hull have joined together with local social enterprise Caseworks to open Café Quattro at the Guildhall.
Four part-time catering assistants, all with varying learning disabilities, will work in the café.
They will work alongside two full-time members of staff preparing and selling fresh food and drinks to council staff.
All the profits from Café Quattro will be reinvested back into Caseworks.
"It's exciting to be part of this business which is helping our assistants to gain beneficial, on-the-job skills", says Café Quattro catering supervisor Vivette Gibbon.
"All our assistants have hospitality and catering qualifications but this real job experience will help their confidence and skills to grow."
Caseworks is part of CASE, an accredited training organisation for people with learning disabilities.
CASE is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and already has its own catering facility at its Charles Street premises in the city centre.
The team has also catered for high profile events such as the Hull food and beer festivals.
David Banks, business manager at Caseworks, said: "We are grateful for the partnership support from the council, One Hull, NPS Humber Ltd and the Working Neighbourhood Fund.
The support they have given us helped us to offer real job opportunities for local people with learning disabilities."
Café Quattro is for council staff working in and around the Guildhall and launched in January.
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