Konnect Communities provides non-discriminatory and non-judgmental person-centred support to individuals who may be involved in the criminal justice system or who have complex and diverse needs.

Our grant will enable Konnect Communities to provide long-term, bespoke, face-to-face, 1-2-1 mentoring to 20 young people in Cornwall with a criminal conviction, including looked after young people. The support with aim to help them to secure employment and reduce re-offending.

Merseyside Expanding Horizons develops the skills of socially and economically disadvantaged communities in the Merseyside region, so that they are better equipped to identify their needs and participate confidently within society.  

Our grant will fund a combined program of artistic intervention, employment/enterprise training and mentoring for young female offenders. This will take place during and post release to enable young women leaving prison to take steps to transition into meaningful employment or self-employment, harnessing their skills, creativity and passions.

Open Lens Media is a Training, Development, and Engagement organisation providing employment services, educational courses, school holiday programmes, community engagement services, and training and consultancy to young people and youth focused agencies/authorities working with those stemming from disenfranchised, underrepresented, and under-served backgrounds.

Our grant will support Open Lens Media to deliver their Pathways Employability Programme to Black and Mixed Heritage young men aged 16-25 with a criminal conviction or leaving the criminal justice system. They will receive 6 months of Employability Skills and development support with the aim of successfully transitioning them into meaningful employment.

A charity set up by Rochdale AFC to carry out community work and charitable projects across the borough of Rochdale. Their key areas of work are community sport, education and employability and health and inclusion.

Our grant will enable Rochdale AFC Football In The Community Trust to deliver a programme of employment-focused support for young people with experience of both the care and criminal justice systems in Rochdale.  It will fund an Employability Mentor who will design a fully individualised plan for each young person, based on an understanding of the challenges that the individual faces, as well as the opportunities and interests they have with regards to future employment.

St. Columb’s Park House is based in Derry and facilitate a range of projects that animate communities and individuals to work together towards a fair, peaceful society where every individual feels valued and can make a positive difference.

Our grant will fund a project called Fight for MySELF, which uses mixed martial arts as a development tool for young offenders in HMP McGilligan to change negative mindsets, to build a sense of hope, a sense of purpose and present real opportunities as a bridge to employment post-release.

Sussex Pathways is a criminal justice charity based in Lewes, East Sussex, that work within prisons and communities with the aim of reducing offending behaviours and empowering ex-offenders to make positive life choices.

Our grant will enable Sussex Pathways to support young women who are leaving prison to gain and sustain employment. The project will provide support to the employer and employee to prevent loss of employment and build in volunteer mentoring support to address and overcome any barriers to employment.

Trailblazers is a national charity set up to mentor young offenders (18-25), with the primary objective of helping to reduce their re-offending. Through weekly 1:1 mentoring sessions – both inside prisons and after release – they aim to educate, encourage and inspire mentees to change their future and make a positive impact on their communities.

Our grant will fund the role of Partnerships Manager, who will ensure volunteer mentors are in place to work with young offenders.  This role will also enable Trail-Blazers Mentoring to build their corporate and community employment partnerships for the purpose of getting young men into meaningful, long-lasting work.

WAITS offer four core services which aim to support women to achieve their goals, feel empowered and to assist in gaining independence. These are domestic abuse help, community integration, refuge accommodation and volunteering and influencing.                                                                                                                                        

Our grant will enable WAITS to deliver 8 employment programmes working with young women offenders affected by domestic abuse. Through mentoring and coaching, interactive workshops and work placement experience, the programmes will provide these young women with access to employment and training opportunities creating positive distractions to reduce the risk of re-offending or re-entering harmful relationships in the future.