Tag: Bright Futures®

Co-op campaign highlights a bright future for modern slavery victims

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-op, which is helping to create hundreds of jobs for the victims of modern slavery, has launched an advertising campaign to raise awareness of the wicked crime that many believed had been consigned to the history books. Last year the Co-op, in partnership with the charity City Hearts, launched the innovative Bright Future programme, which provides employment for those rescued from slavery. The programme offers victims a four-week paid work placement leading to a non-competitive interview. If both elements are successful, the candidate will be offered a permanent job…

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UK firms set to create 300 jobs for victims of modern slavery

Stuart Mitchell

Some of the UK’s leading businesses, led by the Co-op, are set to create up to 300 jobs for the victims of modern slavery by 2020. Up to 20 large firms, from various sectors of the economy, are on the verge of signing up to an innovative employment programme called Bright Future, devised by the Co-op, in conjunction with City Hearts, to provide work for people rescued from enslavement. The companies joining the scheme will work hand in hand with a network of local charities in order to put survivors…

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Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® Educational Program and The Sloane Stephens Foundation Serve Up Smiles to America’s Youth

Stuart Mitchell

The Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® educational program has partnered with The Sloane Stephens Foundation to instill healthy habits among America’s underserved youth through a new initiative called “Serving Up Smiles.” At select Foundation “play days,” where children can practice tennis basics on a professional court with Stephens, the Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® mobile dental van will be on-site to provide free oral care screenings for children ages three to 12, along with games and educational activities for all ages. The National Institute of Health reports that tooth decay…

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