Enterprise

Across the country and beyond, we’re helping people rebuild their lives through training, employment and Christian support.

We work with ex-offenders and those at risk of offending in businesses based in Manchester, London, Canada and South Africa. Through this work we give people the chance to overcome the cycles of reoffending and continue to transform their lives as they grow in their relationship with Jesus.

Our two-year programme starts with providing full time jobs in one of our businesses, gaining valuable work experience and skills as well as on the job training and support.

According to The Ministry of Justice, the national reoffending rate over nine years is 75% but here at the MEC, it’s 13% over 10 years! And 100% of our programme graduates move on to gain further employment. Find out more below.

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Global enterprise

Our enterprise model is being taken across the world to our international hubs in Canada and South Africa and is seeing lives transformed.

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Neal Street Espresso

Located in Covent Garden, Neal Street Espresso is a coffee shop with a difference – serving the best quality specialist coffee whilst also offering new hope to ex-offenders looking to transform their lives.

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The Mess Café

With every coffee bought, you’ll be helping support those leaving prison and getting them get back on their feet.

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Stories from our enterprise work

Planting good seeds

After an injury ended his boxing career, Ben got involved with the wrong crowd and his life spiralled into crime and addiction. In prison, he gave his life to Jesus, and everything changed. Now he’s sharing his testimony and has seen his whole family transformed by Jesus.