Shaw Trust
| Founded | 1982 |
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| Type | charity |
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Area served
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England, Wales, Scotland, Poland, Romania |
| Mission | Deliver services for people at disadvantage so they can gain life and employability skills in order to live more independently, secure sustainable employment and actively contribute to family and community life. |
| Website | www |
Shaw Trust is a charity in the UK which helps disabled and disadvantaged people into employment and independent living. It was formed in the village of Shaw in Wiltshire in 1982.
Shaw Trust has been a registered charity since 1982, and is one of the country's largest third-sector providers of employment services for people with a disability or at disadvantage.
The charity employs nearly 1,600 people at over 200 locations. They are supported by over 600 volunteers and deliver contracts for major funding agencies including the European Social Fund, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Big Lottery Fund.
The Trust delivers both mainstream (Work Programme) and specialist (Work Choice) employment support schemes across Britain. The charity helps people gain skills and find work via a wide range of activities including education and skills contracts, 49 shops and a national volunteering programme as well as health and social enterprise projects.
Shaw Trust helps people gain qualifications through specialised programmes, and helps people seeking work through support in job search skills, interview practice and practical help to enter employment.
Shaw Trust is also an Approved Sponsor for Academies, and sponsors the Shaw Education Trust.
Shaw Trust runs a range of enterprises and projects – many of which are open to the public – across sectors including catering, recycling and horticulture. These initiatives are firmly embedded in the local communities and provide clients with a broad range of learning and skills development as well as employment opportunities.
People taking part benefit from a range of initiatives including accredited on-site training, work experience and employment, supervisory roles and core learning such as numeracy, literacy and IT skills.
Horticulture
In 2010/11 the horticulture social enterprises provided employment and training opportunities for over 1000 young people and adults with challenging barriers to employment. Locations include:
Wood recycling
Shaw Trust offers wood recycling services at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, South London.
Manufacturing
Shaw Trust Industries (Doncaster) is a factory run as a social enterprise by the Trust. They manufacture the following products:
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