Building a future where rewarding work is accessible for all.
Shaw Trust is a leading employment charity. Each year we support hundreds of thousands of people to achieve their full potential.
We help people find and keep meaningful jobs. We provide education and training for those starting out and those looking to progress in their jobs. We champion community health and wellbeing to improve all aspects of life and help people into work. We support businesses to become better workplaces. And as the largest not-for-profit residential children’s home provider, we’re improving outcomes for looked after children.
Through strategic partnerships and innovation, we make sure our services put people’s needs first. We’re proud to say that everything we do creates real and lasting social value in the communities we support across the UK.

What We Do

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We provide nurturing and caring homes for children

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We support young people to realise their potential

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We support people to get good work

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We improve community health and wellbeing

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We help businesses become better workplaces

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We run charity shops in local communities

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We support rehabilitation

We helped over a quarter of a million people last year – watch our video below to find out how we did it. Download the video transcript.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRza2iIKaR0
Work, wellbeing and health: Bringing employment and health services under one roof
Justice: Breaking the cycle of offending through skills, education and opportunities.
Youth employment: Advising young people in and outside schools on their work ambitions
Careers and skills: Helping people get on the jobs ladder and build meaningful careers. People supported: 103,861
People supported: 1,009 Community and retail: Strengthening local places through fundraising and volunteering opportunities.

Work, wellbeing and health: Bringing employment and health services under one roof
Justice: Breaking the cycle of offending through skills, education and opportunities.
Youth employment: Advising young people in and outside schools on their work ambitions
Careers and skills: Helping people get on the jobs ladder and build meaningful careers. People supported: 103,861
People supported: 1,009 Community and retail: Strengthening local places through fundraising and volunteering opportunities.

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