We give new
opportunities to
young people who
deserve better

We fill the gaps
with unashamed
support, love & care

Watch their story

Our programmes

We currently deliver programmes across the North West and North Wales.

The young people on our programmes refer to themselves as ‘gappies’.

We Discover

3 months

A virtual programme for 16+ year olds. A chance to gain new skills and experiences – this could be a first step to our full 12-month programme.

We Grow

12 months

A life-changing programme for 18+ year olds including six month paid employment, work placements, coaching and mentoring sessions, activity days and experiences.

The best of the best for people with attachment issues

Sir John Timpson
WeMindTheGap Patron

We Belong

Lifetime

All gappies stay part of the WeMindTheGap family. We offer lifelong support and a safe and trusted person to talk to – whether that’s help with careers, housing, money, wellbeing or relationships.

Creating bright futures

Become a

gappie

Do you want to find new opportunities and transform your life?

Become an

employer partner

Can you provide us with work placements for our gappies?

Bring us

to your community

Talk to us about bringing our programmes to transform lives in your local community

Hear from our gappies...

Chloe felt unable to leave the house and was on a rollercoaster of emotions.

She says completing our programme was life changing, for both her and her daughter.

Today she works for social services and is studying Adult Nursing at university.

Before joining our programme, Shahida struggled with her mental health and feeling isolated.

“WeMindTheGap has given me so many opportunities that I would never have dreamed possible, including winning a six-month place on Raleigh International. Next month I am off to work in Nepal – I can’t wait to tell you how I get on!”

Real and lasting impacts

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.

We give new
opportunities to
young people who
deserve better

We fill the gaps
with unashamed
support, love & care