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Impact Report 2024

Mission EmployAble's first Impact Report (2024) sets out the charity's supported internship model for young adults with learning disabilities in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, reporting over 90% of graduates securing paid employment.

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Supported internship combining classroom study (maths, English, employability skills), workplace-specific training, group work experience placements at the charity's own Café on the Common and with partner farms/warehouses, and individual employer work placements with a job coach

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Over 90% of graduates secured paid employment over the last 3 years
Key Metric 2 19,780 hours of training and job coaching delivered (based on 23 interns over 3 years)
Key Metric 3 Total income £702,300 (year ended 31 August 2024)

Key Outcomes

  • 100% of interns completed the course and graduated over the last 3 years
  • 25 active employer partners providing work experience across 8 industry sectors
  • Estimated £12,000 a year saved in social care costs for every graduate who secures a job

Geography

East of England

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
4,003 free-school-meal-eligible young people supported across programmes and workshops in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
348 employers engaged and 2,052 unique volunteers contributed to programme delivery
Key Metric 3
£5.73 raised for every £1 invested in fundraising, on total income of £5.5m
84% of alumni surveyed are in education or employment, and 92% believe the programme improved their career prospects
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
107,375 people supported in 2024/25, up 10% year-on-year
Key Metric 2
51,000 students given careers information, advice and guidance across 245 schools and colleges
Key Metric 3
Group income £14.18m (year ended 31 March 2025)
12,881 participants supported through justice services contracts across 18 UK prisons