Empowering Young Adults with Learning Disabilities.

Our Story

95% of adults in the UK with learning disabilities are unemployed. We want to change that. Through our year-long Supported Internship Programme, in our Covent Garden Cafe, we’re empowering individuals to build employability and social skills. After the programme, we support our graduates into paid sustainable and tailored employment, partnering with employers from a variety of sectors.

Our Impact

£284K

estimated wages earned by graduates in their new roles

91%

of learners employment-ready thanks to our programme

45

young adults supported out of the unemployment cycle so far

30,800

hours of training completed so far

100%

of job-ready graduates are in employment

19

employment partners dedicated to creating an inclusive workforce

Read our Latest Impact Report

Help us to make a difference!

Through your donations we can provide employment opportunities to young adults with learning disabilities. Support us to fund to create more inclusive workpalces.

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Learn More ✽

Learn More ✽

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Every year, we offer customer facing work experience, in our Covent Garden Cafe, to young adults with learning disabilities, to build employability and social skills. We then match them with our inclusive employment partners.

Gifting with an Impact

All profits from our shop go straight back into funding our programme and creating employment opportunities for those with disabilities.

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Graduate stories

Our Services

  • DEI Workshops

    Our workshops, empower individuals to become change agents within their organisations, creating a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

  • Venue Hire

    Host any kind of event in our Covent Garden Cafe. With flexible options tailored to your needs, & space for up to 100.

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Visit the Cafe

We are a not-for-profit cafe located in the heart of London, Covent Garden! We uses the freshest coffee beans from our Inclusive Blend to make the perfect cup of coffee.

Note: Our learners don’t train on weekends!

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