Breaking down barriers to employment.

Since 1965 Apex has been promoting employment as a route out of offending for people with a criminal record.

Our charity delivers support to help those with complex, multiple needs to overcome the barriers they face in moving from dependency on welfare and crime to becoming self-sustaining members of communities.

We have long-standing knowledge of how best to address the impact of a criminal record through appropriate forms of disclosure and apply this knowledge to support both job-seekers and employers.

We also work with people over many years to help them develop the skills, attributes and the knowledge they need to improve employability and secure paid employment.

Our work has helped many people with criminal records to move into further and higher education, access training or start voluntary work, and secure and sustain paid employment (including self-employment).

We have worked in the Merseyside region since 1996 offering a tailored service to ex/offenders and those at risk of offending to move away from a life of crime to employment, training, and education (ETE) and voluntary work. We work with local adult ex-offenders to release their full potential and support them to break down the barriers they face.