Welcome to Paperworks, based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, both a charity and a commercial enterprise with a difference. Founded in 1994 in response to the Government’s Care In The Community initiative, Paperworks, a limited company, provides crucial work experience and training to people with a range of learning or physical disabilities.
Trainees gain valuable experience of working in a commercial environment by helping to deliver `print-finishing’, packing and mailing services which benefit a range of private and public sector businesses and local organisations by enabling them to save vital in-house time which they can concentrate on other activities.
This dual role means that Paperworks performs a unique and highly-beneficial function which is gaining wider recognition and support in the local community.
Work experience for the trainees, includes team building, customer service and meeting deadlines. All of these maximise their potential and increase their self worth and general wellbeing.
Paperworks is constantly developing in size and sophistication in response to the needs of trainees, carers and customers.
Paperworks  has achievied `two-ticks’ symbol accreditation through Job Centre Plus demonstrating that the charity meets high standards in offering placements to people with disabilities and enabling them to make the most of their skills.
Paperworks is now able to help more trainees after  moving to a fully-accessible 3,300 sq ft former warehouse – a third larger than its previous base -  which has enabled it to extend its services to include storage and distribution work.