What is the Hinge? What does it do?
What has it done for the thousands of young people and members of the community who have walked through its doors over the years since its conception back in 1995?
It is something different – somewhere people feel safe to explore how they feel, talk about what they want, and receive positive objective chances to achieve their life goals. We support young people through such processes in order to promote 'Chances for Life' by:
“promoting opportunities to improve personal circumstances, opportunities to improve personal and professional support networks, opportunities to improve life chances through training and development, opportunities to improve relationships within the community and finally opportunities to improve employability prospects”
The Hinge accepts that only when people are comfortable with their surroundings can they begin to learn, feel safe, become more confident and therefore progress and move forward.
With encouragement, support and gradual steps progress can be made towards further education within a more formal setting, increase their employment prospects but most important benefit from gaining essential life skills and giving them that “Chance in Life”.
The Hinge gets people involved in activities that raise their confidence and enable them to live independently, achieve their vocational and career objectives and therefore contribute to society.
Registered Charity Number 1074109 Company Limited by Guarantee Number 6507894