Family Champions are caring capable and creative, they are also unstoppable if Jo-Anna Beckingham is anything to go by… Family Champion Jo-Anna, based in Shepway, Kent, was carrying a gas canister to provide heat for one of her families homes when she slipped. A trip to the hospital diagnosed a broken shoulder, but despite the [...]
I am excited and honoured to be asked to help make real the vision to turn 100,000 ‘never worked’ families into families that are working, paying their own way, living great lives and, what’s more, helping others do the same. I have spent more than 20 years helping individuals and families in the most disadvantaged [...]
Emma featured in the Mail on Sunday speaking about her mission to help unemployed people all over the world and focusing on some interesting plans for the business as a whole. You can view the Daily Mail feature in the link below. http://community.mya4e.com/2010/11/emma-interview-mail-on-sunday/
MADE Magazine Sheffield – Profile of Emma Harrison Coffee here is served from a recycled rickshaw-come-kitchen, parked unapologetically in the centre of the busy reception. Painted with splashes of fuchsia and aqua blue, it matches the neon sign that sits above the welcome desk. Despite the large plasma screens and buzzy atmosphere this is not, [...]
Dear Emma, My name is Robert Stones. I have been here at the Milton Keynes office doing the 13 week IAP Program and I would like to say a big thank you to all the staff here for their support and help. I was not sure what A4e could do for a recovering alcoholic ex [...]
Emma Harrison appeared on ‘Who Knows Best: Finding A Job’ which originally aired on Tuesday 10th August 9pm Channel 4. Emma went head to head with Ray Lewis to showcase the different ways they believe unemployment can be tackled. Emma in ‘Who Knows Best: Finding A Job’ Aired Tuesday 10th August 9pm Channel 4 For Ray Lewis [...]
Update from John and his new Employer After his successful interview and gaining employment, John is doing really well in his new job. His employer is pleased with his success and says that John has exceeded his expectations and continues to exceed them. Update from John and his new Employer What the company look for [...]
Emma scooped a top honour at the First Women’s Awards, which honour notable achievements women have made in business. She shared the Public Service Award with Caroline Shaw, a former midwife and now chief executive of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. As founder of A4e, Emma was noted to have made a significant contribution in [...]
EMMA HARRISON CBE Chairman of Trustees Emma Harrison CBE is the founding Chairman of the FSI, and a well-known, charismatic and respected entrepreneur. She established the FSI in 2007 with a view to supporting small civil society organisations improve society. Under her leadership, the FSI has grown to provide a full training, support and advocacy [...]
One of the UK’s most well known and successful social and philanthropic entrepreneurs, Emma Harrison CBE has spent 24 years in business, helping individuals in disadvantaged situations find work and rediscover their ambition and motivation. As founder and principal investor in A4e Ltd. (founded 1991) she has, with her team, transformed the business from a [...]
