Dingle Opportunities is a community based economic regeneration agency based in Liverpool 8. It was established in 1993 by a group of local residents and agencies including Toxteth Community Council, Liverpool City Council, Southern Training Granby Toxteth Task Force and others.

Our Aims

Enhancing community capacity and enabling local people to make a positive and significant impact upon their local Economy. To share good and best practice with organisations with similar core values and objectives in the development of social enterprise and regeneration.

To provide high quality business support services for individuals, groups and neighbourhoods in the most deprived areas in Liverpool. Foster the culture of Enterprise through the development of local skills, knowledge and experience.

Target areas

The Project will target the city of Liverpool. postcode area including areas which have been identified by both the UK Government and the EU as some of the most
deprived areas in Europe. With high levels of unemployment, high incidence of crime, drug abuse, high levels of benefit dependence and low economic activity.

We will target the Wards within the area which have been identified as being within the 15% most deprived areas according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Projects and Resources

Dingle Opportunites acts as a central hub to many projects aimed at helping local people and residents.

JET

Our  JET team are based at 300 Park Road providing assistance to those out of work and those looking for training opportunities. JET also acts as a liason between employer and employees. They provide an important and valuable resource for the South Liverpool area.

Innovations Factory

Innovations Factory has used both innovative and forward looking methods to help local people gain IT skills. Many people who had never even used a computer are now using thier new found IT skills to find employment, order things online, keep in touch with loved ones overseas. Innovations Factory runs a Mobile IT Bus, a UK online centre and created a Network of local community groups to help local people gain access to IT and social Interaction.

Streets Ahead

Streets Ahead is an initiative that was established by Dingle Opportunites in 2003 to bring together staff from a wide range of agencies to help improve residents' access to the job opportunities and services that are available in the South Liverpool area.

Each week a team of staff from organisations such as JET South Liverpool, Jobcentre Plus, Greater Merseyside Connexions, Shaw Trust and Citizens Advice Bureaux and visit houses, schools, community and health centres in Speke, Garston and Netherley Valley to promote awareness of local job opportunities and the wide range of support services available to people living in the area.

Amongst the services offered by the Streets Ahead team are:

* Information
* Advice
* Guidance
* Job search
* Training referral
* Advice about further education
* Benefits advice
* Information about childcare support
* Advice regarding housing repairs, rent queries etc.
* Information about public transport
* Promotion of community events

Dingle Opportunities can be contacted at:

Dingle Opportunities
300 Park Road
Dingle
Liverpool
L8 4UE

Telephone: 0151 726 1634

Fax: 0151 726 0036