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Leeds Ahead was delighted to receive an award at the Yorkshire Forward "Creating Better Futures" awards 2009 last week at Leeds Town Hall.

The award recognised the partnership work between Leeds Ahead and Leeds Community Foundation with Leeds City Council to develop their Corporate Social responsibility policy "Leeds By Example", which incorporates a range of CSR products.

These range from traditional activities such as volunteering and fundraising to environmental projects, to innovative schemes such as the Community Benefits Charter for Suppliers. The charter encourages suppliers to the council to support their local communities.  Leeds City Council have chosen to route their new employee volunteering scheme through Leeds Ahead and a team from the Public Private Partnerships Unit have already kicked their programme off with some employability work to help people with disabilities get the most out of forthcoming work placements within the local authority.