Poverty & Inclusion Community & Social Justice 2024
Rebuild With Hope Foundation

Rebuild With Hope Foundation Annual Impact Report July 2023–July 2024

Rebuild With Hope Foundation is a Wigan-based charity established to mentor and support people with multiple barriers to employment — including ex-offenders and long-term unemployed individuals — through training, volunteering, work experience and wraparound support. The 2023-24 impact report covers a year in which 56 people completed the Rebuilding Your Success programme, 24 ex-offenders moved into employment, 6,180 families were supported through community sales, and 900 children received free school uniforms. The charity operates across 36 community centres, runs a Warm Space, delivers Fashion Reimagined sustainability workshops, and saved 786,567 items from landfill. 39 volunteers contributed 2,490 hours, with 7 progressing to paid positions.

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Rebuilding Your Success employment programme for ex-offenders and long-term unemployed (training, volunteering, work experience, CV building, interview preparation, qualifications); community sales at 36 community centres; free school uniform donations; Warm Space provision; Fashion Reimagined sustainability workshops; revive and repair sessions; digital inclusion training; corporate volunteering with Murphys, Maximus, Wigan Council and ATPI Custom geography from upload: Wigan, Greater Manchester, England

📊Key Metrics

56 people completed the Rebuilding Your Success employment programme, with 24 ex-offenders progressing to employment (20 in other sectors, 4 with Rebuild With Hope) and 5 long-term unemployed progressing to work Key Metric 1
6,180 families supported through community sales; 300 families and 900 children supported with free school uniform donations during the cost-of-living crisis Key Metric 2
786,567 items saved from landfill; 4,642 items repurposed; 39 volunteers contributing 2,490 hours with 7 progressing to paid positions Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 24 ex-offenders progressed to employment following the Rebuilding Your Success programme — including 4 into roles directly with Rebuild With Hope — with participant testimonials describing transformation from HMP Thorn Cross into stable employment with qualifications in PAT testing, bike maintenance and warehouse and retail skills
  • 1,142 people used the Warm Space provision and 51 referrals were received from community agencies, with £15,636 donated to other charities and community centres, demonstrating the charity's role as a hub for wider community redistribution during a period of acute cost-of-living pressure
  • Fashion Reimagined sustainability programme delivered 198 hours of revive and repair sessions and 8 upcycling workshops, saving 786,567 items from landfill and repurposing 4,642 items — integrating environmental responsibility directly into the charity's social inclusion and employment mission

📍Geography

North West

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