Our projects
One vision. Multiple opportunities.
LCC develops projects that respond to community needs while creating opportunities for people to learn, participate, work and progress. They are connected through the wider CHOICES framework and our social enterprise model.
Our projects in action
Caribbean Street Food
Goodness Together
Design & prototyping
Hydroponics
Employer speed interviews
Retail experience
Community hub
Community action
CHOICES Clubs
Youth development and early intervention
Structured support for young people who face barriers to education, employment and positive participation, combining mentoring, life skills, personal development, employability and practical activities.
Our ambition is accessible community-based opportunities that help young people reconnect with learning, develop confidence and progress towards positive destinations.
CHOICES Academy
A pathway from potential to independence
Connects personal development with practical training, vocational learning, employer engagement and progression. It is the wider structure through which young people access the different CHOICES pathways.
Allotmentz Kitchen
Community food. Enterprise. Opportunity.
A proposed community food and hospitality enterprise built around Caribbean-inspired, vegan, vegetarian and plant-based cuisine, combining food, hospitality, social enterprise and youth development.
The business model
- +Community café and restaurant
- +Takeaway and online ordering
- +Food delivery
- +Corporate catering
- +Community dining experiences
- +Supper clubs and special events
- +Pop-up food experiences
- +Hospitality workforce opportunities
A practical environment to develop catering skills, gain experience and explore food enterprise. The wider ambition is to reinvest an indicative proportion of profits, proposed at approximately 10%, into community and youth development, subject to final business and financial arrangements.
Caribbean Street Food
Food enterprise as a route to employment
A social enterprise and practical catering pathway combining Caribbean food culture, hospitality, commercial activity and practical workforce development.
Activities
- +Catering and food preparation
- +Street food and pop-up trading
- +Events and hospitality
- +Food enterprise development
- +Practical work experience
- +Youth skills development
Through CHOICES, participants understand food operations, customer service, teamwork and business development.
Goodness Together
Growing enterprise. Creating opportunity. Reinvesting in communities.
A proposed social enterprise and retail partnership concept connecting LCC, young people, education and retail, giving young people a part in designing, developing and marketing products for the retail marketplace.
Collaboration being explored with
- +Schools, colleges and Design and Technology students
- +Product manufacturers
- +Suppliers and distributors
- +Community enterprise partners
Proposed product areas
- +Caribbean sauces
- +Seasonings and pantry products
- +Food and lifestyle products
- +Gift and community-inspired products
The six-week student design pilot
Students would explore product design, packaging, branding, manufacturing and commercial enterprise, connecting classroom learning with the practical requirements of bringing a product to market.
Any retail launch, supplier approval, manufacturing and product sales will be subject to partner agreement and relevant compliance requirements.
Hydroponics & Sustainable Food Innovation
Growing the future through education, technology and enterprise
A concept connecting food production, sustainability, education, technology and enterprise. Hydroponics grows plants in nutrient-rich water rather than soil.
The proposed model
- +Classroom hydroponics kits
- +School-based learning
- +Sustainable food production
- +Science and technology
- +Product design
- +3D printing
- +Commercial growing opportunities
- +Youth enterprise
Education partnership concept
We are exploring work with partner schools, colleges and their Design and Technology students to design hydroponics equipment using 3D printing and practical design skills.
Commercial development
The longer-term ambition is a growing site supporting fresh food production, local supply chains, retail partnerships, food enterprise, skills development and youth work experience.
This project is currently at the planning and development stage.
Urban Youth Flex Radio
Giving young people a voice. Developing creative skills.
A youth-focused media and broadcasting initiative giving young people a platform for creative expression, communication and community engagement.
- +Radio presenting
- +Broadcasting
- +Podcasting
- +Music and creative production
- +Interviewing
- +Digital media
- +Communication skills
- +Community journalism
Radio is another way to build confidence, express ideas and gain transferable skills, supporting CHOICES personal development and creative pathways.
Visit Urban Youth Flex Radio →London Community Consortium
Building stronger neighbourhood connections
A community development initiative strengthening connections, participation and opportunities in the London area, and connected with the wider London community radio ambition.
- +Community engagement
- +Local partnerships
- +Youth opportunities
- +Community enterprise
- +Skills and employment
- +Community activities
- +Local identity and participation
Social Justice, Youth Empowerment & Employment Programme
Turning potential into opportunity. Creating pathways to positive futures.
The CHOICES 4LIFE Programme is an inclusive youth development and employment initiative. It supports young people aged 18–24, particularly those furthest from the labour market, experiencing social exclusion, unemployment or at risk of gang involvement.
Through mentoring, restorative practice, personal development, education, vocational training, enterprise and employer engagement, CHOICES helps individuals overcome barriers, build confidence and develop the skills needed to progress into education, training and sustainable employment.
Our strengths-based approach focuses on potential rather than disadvantage, empowering young people to make positive choices and build brighter futures.
The client groups who will benefit from this project will be B.M.E. groups, young offenders, single parents, NEET individuals and young people at risk of gang activity.
Community Food Initiatives
Food as a means of strengthening communities
Initiatives recognising the importance of access to food, social connection and community support. Food can be a powerful starting point for building relationships, developing skills and creating opportunities.
- +Community food support
- +Food redistribution opportunities
- +Food education
- +Healthy eating
- +Catering enterprise
- +Sustainable food production
- +Community participation