Juliette Kenny, travel training in St Helens
60,055
people supported last year
Every hour of the day, Shaw Trust helps someone find a job
What is Shaw Trust?
Shaw Trust is a national charity that provides training and work opportunities for people who are disadvantaged in the labour market due to disability, ill health or other social circumstances. We are the largest voluntary sector provider of employment services for disabled people in the UK.
Did you know?
Only about half of disabled people of working age are in work. For more details, see our disability and employment statistics.
What does Shaw Trust do?
Shaw Trust supports thousands of disabled and disadvantaged people across the UK to achieve their personal development and employment aims. We do this through:-
- Government-funded employment services to support people moving from benefits to work, with guidance on finding jobs, training and benefits
- Pre-employment activities in a supportive environment
- Work-related, accredited training
- Support for increased independence for disabled people
- Creating jobs through social enterprise
- Working in partnership with employers, local authorities and health trusts
For more information on these services, see Finding a job or personal development
Many of our services are tailored to the specific requirements of people with issues such as mental ill health, substance misuse problems or learning disability.
What else do we do?
- Offer specialist consultancy services to organisations - see Services for Organisations
- Operate a chain of retail shops in England and Wales - see Retail shops
