Community Voice Clackmannanshire: Employment that can lift people out of poverty

This fund is part of Clackmannanshire's Transformation Space, a partnership between local residents, Clackmannanshire Council and funding partners. Community Voice, a group representing residents living in the area, has worked to identify local employment challenges and is seeking innovative solutions. The fund aims to support projects that address employment issues by taking a holistic approach to help people out of poverty and into a life where they can thrive. Clackmannanshire has a low jobs density with only one job available for every two working-aged people, and the county's rural nature makes employment difficult to find and maintain. The fund welcomes new ideas from unexpected places that can help build a Clackmannanshire approach to employment, addressing root causes of poverty through early intervention and collaborative approaches.