WeMindTheGap, the charity borne out of Moneypenny, has received 拢1.1 million of National Lottery funding.
The charity supports disadvantaged women, and runs a six-month paid traineeship, followed by a further six months of support.
They currently operate in Wrexham, Flintshire, Liverpool and Manchester to offer unemployed young women new opportunities.
The charity aims to help underprivileged young women transition from 鈥減risoners of circumstance鈥� to 鈥減ilots of their own lives鈥�.
鈥淲e saw a real need to address social mobility in our community, and we applied the same ethos that Moneypenny was founded on, to focus on helping young people in need,鈥� said Rachel Clacher, co-founder of Moneypenny and founder of WeMindTheGap.
鈥淲e strongly believe in doing the right thing, treating people well and providing ongoing support. This is not about ticking boxes, it鈥檚 about business and communities.
鈥淲e have proven that public and private partnerships work, and more importantly that under-served young people can achieve real careers and real choices if they have access to the right opportunities.
鈥淭his grant allows us to have the resources to bring those opportunities to so many more young people, and we can鈥檛 wait to see what they achieve.鈥�
Launched in 2014, the charity aims to grow its core team with the grant and set up 160 traineeships across the UK.
Joe Ferns, UK Funding Director at the National Lottery Community Fund said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud that National Lottery funding is helping more young women thrive in their local communities by expanding this successful project. Through coaching and mentoring, WeMindTheGap empowers women to gain the skills they need to gain confidence and full time employment.鈥�
A traineeship for young men is also under development and expected to pilot in late 2019.