Fresh Bread,
Fresh Start.

 

Supporting refugees and young people seeking asylum into employment through artisan baked goods.

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our mission

Breadwinners is a grassroots charity providing employment and training for refugees and young people seeking asylum.


428+

refugees and young people seeking asylum supported through our programmes

93%

report a significant increase in wellbeing after taking part in a programme

88%

of Breadwinners participants have progressed into further work, uni or volunteering after graduating


We transform lives through selling bread.

We employ refugees to sell the organic artisan bread at farmers’ markets in London and Brighton, and to manage our online bread delivery service.

Our three employability programmes provide jobs, work experience, training and mentoring for refugees and young people seeking asylum.

ingredients for change

 
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Work

In the same way that all our bread starts with a sourdough starter, all our programmes start with work or work experience.

We provide paid work for our Breadwinners and Proofers on our market stalls and for our online bread delivery service.

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Training

Without great flour, our bread can’t get very far, and without our training workshops, our programmes would be missing something essential too.

We provide employment training on subjects like interview skills and CV writing.

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Mentoring

Water is what brings the bread dough together. Like water, mentoring completes the programme and allows our young people to thrive.

You can register your interest in becoming a volunteer mentor here.

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Our Programmes

 

Risers

Risers provides early intervention support for young people seeking asylum aged 16 to 24. We provide work experience and training as Market Stall Assistants.

Breadwinners

Breadwinners supports refugees who have been granted refugee status in the UK, but are struggling to find employment. They manage our markets and receive training.

Proofers

Proofers up-skills our Breadwinners, developing their customer service and IT skills through running our e-commerce. The programme was born from the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Smiles make anything possible ; Jamal's Story

 

 
 
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