100 people, 100 jobs, 100 days A helping hand Louise Parfitt speaks to Paolo Orezzi, NSL service director, about 100 people, 100 jobs in 100 days an initiative run by Radical Recruit and supported by Marston Holdings that is offering people who are homeless the chance to get back into work eve employed nine people through the scheme so far: eight are now civil enforcement officers and one is a CCTV officer. All are doing a great job. One has been an absolute breath of fresh air he is one of the most disciplined people I have ever met. All he needed was someone to come along and give him the opportunity. NSL service director Paolo Orezzi is passionate about this partnership between Marston Holdings (NSLs parent company), recruitment agency Radical Recruit, and the W There is an untapped pool of talent that can benefit a lot of businesses, so Id encourage more to get involved homeless charity St Mungos, to support homeless people back into work. Last year, Orezzi and two of his colleagues account director Jeremy Landey and head of recruitment Kellie Newell got in touch with St Mungos to see if they could offer homeless people work opportunities. Fast forward to August this year:, and St Mungos had teamed up with Radical Recruit to pilot an innovative recruitment project to get 100 people, 100 jobs, in 100 days funded by the Greater London Authority (GLA), and was ready to take Marston up on its offer. This was the kick-off to a truly great partnership that has accelerated at a rate of knots since, says Orezzi. Catalyst for change One of the catalysts has been Covid-19. Many homeless people were temporarily housed in hotels at the start of the 34 britishparking.co.uk PN Dec 2020 pp34-35 homeless.indd 34 23/11/2020 16:14