We currently deliver programmes across the North West and North Wales.
The young people on our programmes refer to themselves as ‘gappies’.
3 months
A virtual programme for 16 – 25 year olds. A chance to gain new skills and experiences and with the support of a mentor, build a plan for a bright future.
12 months
A life-changing programme for 18+ year olds including six-months’ paid employment, work placements, coaching and mentoring sessions, activity days and experiences.
Sir John Timpson
WeMindTheGap Patron
For every £1 invested, we return £3.60 in social value within 18 months.
For every 10 gappies, we achieve a social impact of £550,000 and public-cost savings of £190,000 – all within one year of gappies graduating.
Since our programmes began in 2014, we have delivered £5.5m in social value and £2.4m in public-cost savings. That’s a total impact of £7.9m.
70% of our graduates have remained in successful and sustainable employment, or educational opportunities which means that they have stayed clear of the benefits system.For comparison, on joining the programme, 100% of gappies were on income related benefits.
News
20 October 2023
The Big Conversation – Bridging the gaps: empowering young people across communities, employers and education to enable a brighter future.The Big Conversation is an unprecedented attempt to get inside the heads and into the hearts of those people whose lives and education were so rudely disrupted by Covid19, and...
19 April 2024
CEO Ali Wheeler invited to The Centre for Social Justice for speech on Welfare Reform.We were delighted that our CEO Ali Wheeler was invited to the The Centre for Social Justice today to hear a keynote speech by the Prime Minister on Welfare Reform....
16 April 2024
WeGrow Flintshire Graduation 2024Congratulations to our amazing 10 Gappies from our Flintshire WeGrow Progamme who have completed their 26 weeks of employment with WeMindTheGap and Graduated on Friday in front of their friends,...
5 April 2024
Reflections on The Centre for Social Justice’s Two Nations reportBridging the belonging gap. The Centre for Social Justice’s Two Nations report highlights a nation divided by economic disparity, social mobility barriers and educational inequalities. With children and young people...
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