Celebrating 20 years of helping local businesses, people and communities

Ongo celebrating 20 years of supporting the community

ON FRIDAY 24 MARCH, Ongo’s employment support and recruitment team are inviting businesses to join them at their event to celebrate working together to improve the local community.

Since opening their doors in 2003, Ongo’s employment support team has helped over 17,000 people with employment related skills and support.

Ongo Recruitment has also employed 300 people each year on a range of temporary contracts and found jobs for hundreds more.

The celebration event will take place at The Wortley House Hotel in Scunthorpe between 10am to 2pm All businesses who have worked with them over the last 20 years, and businesses who would like to in the future, are invited to attend.

There will be welcome drinks followed by a showcase of what the teams offer, including mental health support for colleagues, recruitment and training opportunities, apprenticeships and upskilling. There will also be talks from clients, lunch with entertainment and networking opportunities.

Maryanne Fitzgerald, Engagement and Enterprise Manager at Ongo, and event organiser said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating 20 years of supporting the community, creating social value, boosting the local economy and making a real difference to people’s lives.

"over the years we’ve grown significantly, moving offices, launching over 20 new projects and achieving over £3 million in grant funding so it means a lot to us to showcase this and look forward to the future.”

“The aim of this event is to really celebrate the achievements of local people and the fantastic relationships we already have with so many businesses, and to build more going forward, focused on growing local talent. We want to

help you create the most productive, skilled and engaged workforce and gain access to social value specialists to make a difference in our communities.

“It’d be great to see as many people there as possible, so please come along if you can.” 

If you’d like to attend the event, simply head to: https://ongo.uk/20-year-celebration