By Mencap
Stanhope Foundation extends support for Mencap with £50,000 grant to boost job coaching for young people
Mencap is delighted to announce the continuation of its valued partnership with the Stanhope Foundation, who have generously committed a further £50,000 in funding to support our work over the next year.
As a long-standing corporate partner, the Stanhope Foundation has played a vital role in helping us create opportunities for people with a learning disability A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things. . This year, their support will directly contribute to Mencap’s newly launched Job Coaching Agency, a transformative initiative aimed at helping young people aged 16–24 with a learning disability thrive in the workplace.
Job coaches for supported internships
The grant will fund the training and onboarding of 10 relief job coaches who will provide tailored support to young people participating in supported internships A work placement for young people with additional needs, where they get support from a job coach. .
Stanhope are funding the vital process of training and onboarding into Mencap, then they will go on to deliver up to 300 hours of work over the next 12 months. Their work will focus on building confidence, developing skills, and engaging with employers to ensure lasting success in
employment
Employment means having a job.
. Almost two thirds of the appointed coaches will be based in London with the remainder covering the rest of England.
We are incredibly grateful to the Stanhope Foundation for their continued commitment to inclusion and empowerment. Together, we are helping more young people with a learning disability access meaningful work and build brighter futures.
If your
organisation
An organisation are a group of people who work together.
would like to support our Job Coaching Agency, please email [email protected] for further information.