At Brighter Futures Social Investment CIC, we help young people from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds, but are committed to getting and keeping a job. They want to make something of themselves and give back to their communities and to society.

As a result, local employers can also fill important vacancies from this wider talent pool and improve their productivity and increase their profitability.

Quotes from young People 

“I am definitely much more confident than I was before joining the Brighter Futures program. I think this is because the staff really care and tried to help me as much as they could.” D.O.

“I soon realised that it was nothing like I felt in school, no judgement, no one making fun of you for saying something you thought, and this made me feel much more relaxed and I wasn’t embarrassed to join in and speak up.” H

“The soft skills course helped me understand how communication is particularly important not only at work but during the interview process. I feel that now because my CV has been updated, I have been given more opportunities for work.” A.R.

Summary 

Our overall impact to date is summarised in the table below.