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Making the Case One-to-one support for young offenders
HMP Holloway, 23 June 2008
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Shian Housing Association
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Editorial
This document makes the case for a more systematic
and unified mentoring community to help reduce
youth crime and prevent re-offending.
As the prison population of 16-25 year olds has risen by
more than a third during the past decade, one-to-one
support makes sense. For young offenders, it provides
positive role models they can grow to trust and believe in;
for mentors, the positive impact on young people’s lives
provides a real sense of worth, while for society at large it is
one way of helping to reduce offending.
Mentoring is not something that professionals are trying to
impose on young people; it is something that is welcomed
and sought after. A Prince’s Trust survey found that 65% of
young offenders under the age of 25 said that having the
support of a mentor would help them to stop re-offending;
71% said they would like a mentor who is a former offender
and 85% said that starting mentoring whilst in custody
would be welcome.
The impetus for this report lies in several events that have
taken place over the past 20 months.
In December 2006, The Prince’s Trust staged ‘Breaking the
Cycle of Offending’, a seminar hosted by HRH The Prince
of Wales with young people who had been in prison. These
young offenders expressed the need for tailored one-to-one
support from people with similar backgrounds.
The ‘Making the Case’ for mentoring event, which was
funded by The Bromley Trust and hosted in partnership with
The Prince’s Trust, Clinks, St Giles Trust and Rainer Crime
Concern in June 2008, tried to identify more systematic
ways of finding mentors and linking them with those in most
need.
Also in June 2008, The Prince’s Trust took some young
entrepreneurs to meet the Secretary of State for Work and
Pensions James Purnell. All had served prison sentences
and all had stories of a special person - a mentor - who
believed in them and helped them take a path away from
crime.
The Prince’s Trust has also completed a mapping exercise
of mentoring provision across the country. From the map,
you will see that many mentoring projects exist around the
UK. This report outlines ways in which organisations can
work together more consistently to ensure that mentoring is
run effectively.
The potential for collaboration is huge. The map shows how
organisational boundaries could be set aside to focus on
the common aim of making a difference to the lives of young
people who have come into contact with the criminal justice
system, and provide a more consistent service to all 16-25
year olds in custody.
This work is also underpinned by a principle that is growing
in importance throughout the criminal justice community:
so called ‘user involvement’. This means actually engaging
with, and involving the users of services – in this case,
young offenders - in helping to develop them and ensure
they are as effective as possible for all involved.
We hope that the many organisations involved in mentoring
will become a more unified community and join a campaign
that proves to government that mentoring works.
We hope that as many people as possible involved in
mentoring or with an interest in it will read this report
and become involved. We ask that you register your
commitment by signing our pledge online (details on back
cover) to enable us to keep you informed of the next stage
of our campaign.
We anticipate that this report will build on the work already
done in this field by giving added momentum to embed
mentoring into the rehabilitation of young offenders
throughout the country.
Martina Milburn Clive Martin
Chief Executive, Director,
The Prince’s Trust Clinks
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Results from offender survey
The Prince’s Trust commissioned a survey to evaluate the need for mentors (specifically former offender mentors) for
young people in custody, including the types of interaction with a mentor that offenders consider most useful. An additional
objective was to investigate the causes of re-offending and the support that offenders feel would help them break this cycle.
The survey asked the following 6 questions:
k Before release, what support would help you?
k After release, what support would help you?
k Would it help if your mentor was a former offender?
k Which item is most likely to make you re-offend?
k Which areas would you like a mentor to support you with?
k If you had support in these areas, do you think it would help you to stop re-offending?
The survey was sent to the head of resettlement in each of the 159 prisons in the United Kingdom (UK) who selected five
prisoners to respond to it. One hundred responses were received and, in addition to this, 50 surveys were completed by
former offenders who are in contact with The Prince’s Trust. The majority of respondents were male (85%) and the average
age from responses given was 25. Over a quarter of the sample classed themselves as black and minority ethnic. Of those
who provided information on their sentence history 38% had not have served one sentence (31% of the sample), while one
quarter have been in prison five times or more.
The survey demonstrates that there is a clear demand from offenders for support from a mentor and that nearly three
quarters of respondents would find it more beneficial if this mentor was a former offender (71%). This rises to
79% when looking solely at the female respondents. This suggests that offenders are more likely to relate to a mentor
who has a previous offending history. They can share personal experiences and explain how they have broken the cycle of
offending. In addition to providing guidance and support. They are also a positive role model that the offender can relate to.
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Results from offender survey
Face-to-face meetings with a mentor
were the most frequently cited type of
support that offenders thought would
help them before release (85%). On
the day of release 45% of respondents
would like to be met at the prison
gate. However face-to-face meetings
with a mentor remain their top priority
(54%). It is interesting that respondents
would prefer to receive support from
a mentor in the form of regular letters
while they are in prison, but after
release they would prefer regular
contact by telephone. The proportion
of respondents who would find group
sessions with other offenders helpful
was also slightly higher before release.
NB Respondents were able to select more than one option
All age groups state that face-to-face
meetings would be the most helpful
form of support before release, the
highest proportion being amongst the
25-30 year olds. Under-25s are likely
to find telephone calls helpful, rather
than letters, whilst a higher proportion
of over-30s would like to be supported
through letters than by telephone.
NB Respondents were able to select more than one option
A. Before release, what support would help you?
B. After release, what support would help you?
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80%
100%
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Regula
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Regula
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Areas of Support
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
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Results from offender survey
There were four key factors that
both male and female respondents
felt were most likely to lead them
to re-offend: lack of employment/
regular money (49%), the influence of
friends who were not are involved in
crime (49%), the difficulty of keeping
off drugs and alcohol (43%) and a
lack of accommodation (35%). After
these four factors male respondents in
particular felt that a lack of education
and training was a key contributing
factor.
NB Respondents were able to select more than one option
During the time spent with a mentor,
offenders would particularly like
support with getting a job (64%),
finding accommodation (49%) and
gaining skills and qualifications
(48%). It is interesting to note that
these are the key areas of demand
for support whether the young
offender would prefer a mentor who
is a former offender or not. Support
with drugs and alcohol (39%) as well
as with finance, benefits and debt
(36%) also gained a considerable
number of responses. Two thirds of
respondents felt that if they had
support in these areas it would
help them to break the cycle of
re-offending.
NB Respondents were able to select more than one option
This research has highlighted the demand from offenders for mentoring support within the prison service in the UK.
Offenders suggest that they would find it most beneficial if the mentors available were former offenders who could provide
impartial and non-judgemental advice, most importantly to help them find accommodation and employment. However, while
mentoring has a clear, significant role to play in supporting young offenders, it must be implemented alongside other support
systems in order to break the cycle of re-offending.
C. Which item is most likely to make you re-offend?
D. Which areas would you like a mentor to support you with?
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Areas of Support
“ Meeting you guys today has given me hope for the first time since I came to prison.” Offender at HMP Guys Marsh, following a visit from a former offender mentor
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Making the case for mentoring: What next? A mentor’s perspective
Hassan Modjiri, Peer Advisor for St Giles Trust
From a mentor’s perspective the question that should be
on everyone’s mind is not; ‘Does one to one support /
mentoring work?’, but instead ‘How can we go about
improving and developing its future?’. As a mentor, I firmly
believe that this improvement can only really come about
through an increase in effective support and training (of
mentors), and listening more to what young people really
want and need.
Support and Training
The common misconception is that mentors are simply
there to sign-post and refer young people on to other
agencies. If only it was as simple as that - I believe the future
of mentoring can only be truly successful if mentors are
given more structured and robust training to allow them to
give measurable value to the young people they mentor.
This does not mean training in the traditional sense, but
more continual and practical-based training, which gives
mentors the skills to provide young people with practical
solutions to their problems. For example, if a young person
is released from custody and is at high risk of re-offending
and is seeking employment, it is not appropriate or
adequate for mentors to be simply trained on how to sign-
post or refer them on. Rather they need to have the training
to provide useful options.
This can be achieved through a mentor’s contacts (from
training programmes), or by developing the skills and
confidence to do more than escort the young person to
a job centre or an enrolment day at college. There is an
ever increasing demand for mentors to provide an holistic
service from start to finish. It is only through providing this
that vulnerable young people will begin to feel less isolated,
abandoned and less likely to re-offend.
What kind of Mentors are we looking for?
There has been a wealth of debate about what makes for
an effective mentor. Typically, questions have focused on
whether a mentor needs to have experienced first-hand
what his or her mentees have been through in order to
mentor them effectively, or whether anyone can be an
effective mentor.
The answer to this question is a complicated one and
relies on high quality training. There is some merit in having
shared experiences as a mentor. But that is not to say that if
someone has not “walked in the shoes of a young offender”
he or she will not be able to engage with them successfully.
Ultimately, these young people need practical solutions.
So, coming back to the question (can one only mentor
effectively through shared experience) there does not appear
to be a right or wrong answer. My view is that the most
effective mentor is one who can relate to young people
and can also (through his or her training) deliver sustainable
options and guidance for that young person. The way
to do this is surely through more investment, working in
partnership, raising awareness and ultimately improving
training for mentors.
You cannot teach people life skills, but what you can do is
teach people with the life skills (such as former offenders
or those from difficult backgrounds) how to become better
mentors. In a climate where youth crime (and in particular
violent crime) appears to be increasing, organisations must
start thinking ‘out of the box’ and come up with ways to
integrate former offenders into their mentoring programmes.
It is noteworthy that over 76% of young people surveyed
would rather have a former offender mentor them. So, if
mentoring is to evolve successfully organisations need to
think practically by recruiting more former offenders into their
projects.
In short, I strongly believe that it is only through a long-term
investment in time, money and commitment, that we can
expect people to listen and appreciate just how valuable
mentoring can be. If we were all to follow this approach, it
would mean more effective mentors for young people, which
in turn would reduce re-offending rates considerably and
secure more support for mentoring as a whole.
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Making the case…how?
On the next few pages, we present six ways we can collectively make the case for one to one support for young offenders
and the benefits:
k Joining a partnership network
k Working to collective minimum standards
k Providing robust training for mentors
k Providing ongoing support for mentors
k Gathering consistent evidence
k Increasing the involvement of former offenders
The ‘Making the Case’ event was the starting point to unite
the organisations who deliver mentoring projects with young
offenders in custody. The goal was to build a campaign
which proves to government that mentoring works. In
order to do this successfully, organisations need to present
themselves as a unified group. To achieve this, first we need
to explore whether the voluntary and community sector
(VCS) already feels united in terms of their mentoring work. If
not, is there a desire to become more united? Does the VCS
want to join a coalition and have a much stronger voice? To
explore these questions, Clinks led the debate.
Clinks is a charity that supports voluntary organisations
working with offenders and their families. It aims to
strengthen and develop the partnerships between VCS
organisations and the Prison and Probation Services in
England and Wales. During their presentation at the event,
Clinks asked the VCS whether there was a demand for a
network. If there was, who should manage it? What should
it aim to do? Should it have areas focusing specifically on
young people? Should it be a regional or national network?
The discussion confirmed that the main priority for the VCS
is to know what support /services exist in the UK. A virtual
network would ideally include:
• a one stop shop for mentors to access information on
signposting organisations
• raise awareness about other projects and their best
practice
• access to specialist mentor training /events
• opportunities for joint research and funding proposals
• building a campaign for ‘Making the Case’
• offer members a chance to feedback /comment
The network should review whether information should be
divided by targets groups such as age, gender and ethnicity.
This network would allow us to present a consistent
approach to offenders. It would help the prisons to
understand the similarities and differences between our
projects. It could also be used to raise awareness with
prison governors and government.
Next steps for VCS
• Clinks to create /launch a National Mentoring &
Befriending Network
• The Prince’s Trust to progress the ‘Making the Case’
campaign
• Consider the mentoring map enclosed – think about how
to present yourselves so that it’s clear for young offenders
what’s on offer
Joining a partnership network
Working to collective minimum standards If mentoring organisations are to try to work more
collectively, then a set of minimum working standards
is required. If all projects worked to the same minimum
standards this would ensure that they are delivering a more
consistent service to young people in custody. It would
also improve the way in which they present themselves to
prisons and government.
At the event, Rainer made the case for working to minimum
standards when they talked about the RESET project.
RESET was a resettlement mentoring initiative for young
people coming out of custody. Through this project Rainer
produced Resettlement Mentoring Minimum Standards
(supported by the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation).
The standards were also mapped against the Approved
Provider Standard. Rainer’s Minimum Standards for
Resettlement Mentoring are attached in this report for
you to use. Rainer’s Minimum Standards for Resettlement
Mentoring and other useful resources can be downloaded
from www.reset.uk.net
Next steps for VCS
• Consider using lessons learned from Rainer’s minimum
standards on projects
Providing robust training for mentors Most of the organisations that offer mentoring projects to
young offenders in custody have different training courses. If
we want to offer a more consistent service to young people,
we need to agree the minimum standards for training our
mentors.
Some organisations such as The Prisoner Education
Trust (PET) offer accredited training for their mentors. PET
funds and supports prisoners to distance learn, making
around 2,300 grants each year. PET has developed a
peer mentoring programme for young offenders to get
the support they need to complete their distance learning
courses successfully. Peer mentors are recruited from
those who have themselves been successful learners, and
mentors then become role models for other learners. More
importantly, the training allows mentors to gain a Level 2
qualification which is NOCN accredited. The course has
already been delivered in a number of Young Offender
Institutions and has proved to be entirely self-sustaining as
materials are being provided to staff so that they can run
subsequent projects.
Next steps for VCS
• Agree essential elements to mentor training, especially
around accreditation
• Consider coordinating training courses for mentors
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Providing ongoing support for mentors How can we improve the retention of mentors? The well-
being of mentors is also important. Mentors themselves
need a support mechanism or network in place. How do
we evaluate why some mentors may choose to leave a
project? If mentors feel supported they are more likely to
stay with the project for longer. Mentors need to take care
of themselves and their mental well-being. Sometimes
a mentor is the first person to hear what issues their
client has. If their client has multiple issues, this can be
overwhelming for the mentor. Who can mentors talk to
about how they’re coping? To sustain projects and mentors,
we should emulate the projects run by Samaritans. Not
only do Samaritans provide intensive training for mentors,
they make it compulsory for mentors to ‘off-load’ at the
end of their working session. This ‘off-loading’ session is
built into the working day and provides an opportunity to
get ‘everything off their chest.’ It allows them to go home,
leaving thoughts of work at the work place.
Samaritans have adapted their listening service in prisons.
Samaritans ‘Listener Peer Support Scheme’ is currently
offered in 140 prison establishments in England and Wales.
Samaritans select, train and support prisoners to become
Listeners who then provide confidential, emotional support
to other prisoners who are experiencing feelings of distress
or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.
Next steps for VCS
• Agree minimum standards around ongoing support for
mentors in addition to training
• Adopt Samaritans ‘off-loading’ approach
• Provide, where required and feasible, one-to-one or group
support for mentors
Gathering consistent evidence Individually, we all invest time in evaluating our projects. If we
were to combine these data we could produce a combined
report, which shows the effect our work is having on a larger
sample of young offenders and ultimately the prison sector.
This would really help with building the case for government.
At the seminar, Matrix presented the case for collaborating
on evidence.
The benefits of collaborating on evidence are that bigger
data sets can lead to stronger, more credible results,
giving us a stronger voice and more influence. It avoids
duplication and maximises resources. It maximises the way
a single set of data could be used to the benefit of multiple
organisations. It ensures equity for smaller organisations to
contribute their value and incentives for innovation and can
improve joint funding proposals.
For example, in Rainer’s national pilot for looked after
children, they commissioned 28 providers to work to
the same standards. This project was a success with
all providers using the same standards and therefore
submitting the same data for evaluation.
For more information see http://matrixknowledge.co.uk/
category/software/
Next steps for VCS
• Consider combined data evaluation with other
organisations who offer one to one support to young
offenders
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Increasing the involvement of former offenders
The prison survey shows that young people want support
from those who have had similar experiences to their own.
If we are to respond to this demand effectively, we need to
involve more former offenders in our programmes. Providing
mentors who have experience of criminal justice system
makes sense. Young people identify with former offenders
and a degree of trust is likely to be built. Former offenders
can also be an invaluable source of information and provide
knowledge to other mentors who can benefit from their
experience.
In addition, if the VCS can raise awareness of the benefits of
employing former offenders, maybe we can convince other
sectors to do the same. Employment of former offenders
by other organisations is a big issue. One organisation
leading the way is St Giles Trust who work with offenders.
Almost one third of their staff are former offenders. It is
also building an increasing number of links with employers
to provide work placements for the people it works with.
Former offenders are offered a job brokerage service and
employment support by St Giles Trust.
The St Giles Trust Peer Advice Project trains serving
prisoners to NVQ Level 3 in Information, Advice and
Guidance who provide an advice service to their fellow
inmates as part of the vocational element of their course.
The project means they are able to reach large numbers
of offenders who require advice and support and also gain
a qualification which can help to boost their employability
upon release. The Straight to Work project employs
the former offenders trained in prison to provide intensive
resettlement support for newly released prisoners, helping
with practical issues such as housing, finances, training and
employment. Caseworkers meet the prisoners at the gates
on the day of release and provide ongoing, flexible support
for as long as is necessary. The SOS Gangs Project
works with young offenders in Rochester Young Offenders
Institution who are serving sentences for gang related
crimes. The project is led by a former offender who works
intensively with each individual – both in prison and in the
community – to enable them to rebuild a new life away from
gang crime. The project has helped over 50 people in the
two years it has been running and, to date, only five of those
released have been recalled to prison.
The Prince’s Trust Working one-to-one with Young
Offenders project enables former offenders to support
young offenders through their transition from custody
to community. The former offenders who developed the
project chose the term ‘supporter’ instead of ‘mentor.’ On a
monthly basis, a team of supporters deliver an inspirational
talk to a group of young offenders in custody. They share
their own experience of offending behaviour, prison and their
eventual motivation to change for the better. The primary
aim of the supporters is to inspire young offenders that they
too can turn their life around and live successfully. Once
matched, supporters visit their clients in custody, meet
them at the gate on their release and support them in the
community. The project works because young offenders
identify with the supporters’ experiences and trust is
developed almost immediately.
Next steps for VCS
• Consider St Giles Trust proactive model when recruiting
former offenders onto projects
• Increase involvement /employment of former offenders on
projects
• Build links with employers and promote the benefits of
employing former offenders
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Mentoring projects in prisons in England and Wales
Eastwood Park (10)
Exeter (6)
Dartmoor (6)Channings Wood (6)
Parc (6)
Doncaster (7)
Drake Hall (8)
Brinsford (6)
Birmingham (6)
Swinfell Hall (7)
Ashwell (7)
Glen Parva (7)
Rochester (7)
Stoke Heath (8)
Northallerton (8)
Moorland Closed (0)
Kirklevington Grange (0)
Albany (1)Parkhurst (1)
Camphill (1)
Kingston (1)
Send (1)
Usk (1)
Gloucester (1)
Leyhill (1)
Long Lartin (1)
Prescoed (1)
Wakefield (1)
New Hall (1)
Weatherby (1) Full Sutton (1)
Haverigg (1)
Lancaster (1)
Kirkham(1)
Kennet (1)
Altcourse (1)
Thorn Cross (1)
Warrington (1)
Gartree (1)
Onley (2) Littlehey (2)
Peterborough (1)
Warren Hill (1)Highpoint (1)
Wellingborough (2)
Bedford (2)
Woodhill (1)
Huntercombe (1)
Bullwood Hall (1)
Cookham Wood (1)
Edmunds Hill (2)
Lowdham Grange (0)
Dovegate (0)
Grendon (0)
Preston (1)
Wymott (1)
Castington (1)
Brockhill (4)
Bristol (4) Ashfield (3)
Portland (4)
The Verne (2)
Dorchester (2)
Hewell Grange (3) Blakenhurst (5)
Guys Marsh (4)Winchester (5)
Shepton Mallet (3)
Erlestoke (3)
Ford (5) Lewes (4)
Swansea (5)
Cardiff (3)
Lincoln (2)
Morton Hall (2)
Garth (2)
Buckley Hall (2)
Liverpool (2)
Hindley (3) Forest Bank (3)
Risley (2)Manchester (4)
Foston Hall (2)
Stafford (5)
Sudbury (3)
Nottingham (2)
Shewsbury (5) Featherstone (5)
Stocken (4)
Leicester (5)
Rye Hill (4)
Springhill (5)
Norwich (2)
Blundeston (2)
Hollesley Bay (3)
Chelmsford (4)
Swaleside (3)
East Sutton Park (5)
Blantyre House (2)
Canterbury (2)
Standford Hill (3)Elmley (2)
Maidstone (2)Highdown (4)
Coldingley (2)
Reading (4)
Bullingdon (3)
Downview (4)
Bronzefield (2)
Aylesbury (2)
The Mount (3)
Wayland (2)
Whitemoor (2)
Whatton (2) North Sea Camp (3)
Styal (5)
Moorland Open (5)
Lindholme (4)
Ranby (4)
Wealstun (2) Askham Grange (2)
Everthorpe (2)
Hull (2)Wolds (2)
Leeds (5)
Lancaster Farms (3)
Acklington (3)
Low Newton (4)Frankland (2)
Durham (2)
Deerbolt (4) Holme Hse (2)
England
Wales
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1
2-5
6-10
Number of organisations offeringmentoring services in the prison
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Mentoring projects in prisons in London and Northern Ireland
Magilligan (4)
Maghaberry (4)Hydebank Wood (3)
Northern Ireland
Pentonville (1)
Belmarsh (1)
Latchmere House (1)
Wandsworth (4) Brixton (3)
Feltham (3)
Wormwood Scrubs (3)
Holloway (2) London
0
1
2-5
6-10
Number of organisations offeringmentoring services in the prison
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Kilmarnock (1)
Shotts (1)
Cornton Vale (1) Glenochil (1)
Edinburgh (1)
Peterhead (1)
Aberdeen (0)
Inverness (0)
Barlinnie (4)
Greenock (3)
Castle Huntly (2)
Noranside (2)
Dumfries (3)
Scotland
Perth (6)
Polmont (6)
Mentoring projects in prisons in Scotland
0
1
2-5
6-10
Number of organisations offeringmentoring services in the prison
These maps were created using:
• Clinks VCS directory
• Clinks online questionnaire sent to VCS organisations from the directory
• Questionnaire sent to all prisons
Please help us to keep the map up to date by sending your amendments to [email protected]
The Prince’s Trust hopes to develop an online virtual map which the VCS can update.
k EnglandAcklington
Northern Pinetree Trust Relate Samaritans
AlbanySamaritans
AltcourseTomorrow’s People Trust
AshfieldNacro Cymru Right Track Prodigal Son Ministries
AshwellCARATS/PN/AASRO City College Manchester Fern Training & Development Lincolnshire Action Trust PS Plus World Council of Hindus Samaritans
Askham GrangeDisc Samaritans
AylesburyTrailblazers Samaritans
BedfordRelate Samaritans
BirminghamNew Hope Mentoring Prison Link SHARP YSS (Youth Support Services) Sister Tree Samaritans
Blakenhurst New Hope Mentoring Prison Link Relate SHARP YSS (Youth Support Services)
Blantyre HouseSt Giles Trust Safer London Foundation
BlundestonSt Giles Trust Samaritans
BrinsfordDe Paul Trust New Hope Mentoring Prison Link SHARP Sistertree YSS (Youth Support Services)
BristolBridging the Gap (Bristol) Ltd Bristol Cyrenians Floating Support BristolSt Giles Trust Samaritans
BrockhillNew Hope Mentoring Programme Prison Link SHARP YSS (Youth Support Services)
Bronzefield In-house programmeSamaritans
Buckley HallTarget Housing Samaritans
BullingdonRelate St Giles Trust Samaritans
Bullwood Hall Samaritans
Camp Hill SamaritansCanterburyRelate Samaritans
Castington Nacro Pyramid Project
Channings Wood Central Resettlement Service Closing a Revolving Door Community Chaplaincy Creative Expression Harbour Drug & Alcohol Service Samaritans
Chelmsford De Paul Trust St Giles Trust Switchback Samaritans
Coldingley St Giles Trust Samaritans
Cookham WoodSt Giles Trust
DartmoorCentral Resettlement Service Closing a Revolving Door Community Chaplaincy Harbour Drug & Alcohol Service Startuponline Samaritans
DeerboltDe Paul Trust Northern Pinetree Trust Prisoners Education Trust Samaritans
DoncasterSt Giles Trust CSV Beacon House Disc Reed in Partnership Restoring Broken Walls Trust Target Housing
Dorchester Footprints Project Samaritans
Dovegate N/A
Downview Radio for Development World Council of Hindus Startuponline Samaritans
Drake Hall AA Anawin Business Enterprise Support Ltd Hibiscus Sandrina SHARP YSS (Youth Support Services) Samaritans
DurhamNorthern Pinetree Trust Samaritans
East Sutton ParkStartuponline Safer London Foundation Relate St Giles Trust Samaritans
Eastwood ParkSt Giles Trust Nacro Going Home N/A ETC LtdBristol Cyrenians Floating Support Central Resettlement Service Right Track The Prince’s Trust Valley of Hope N/A Church Army Victory Outreach UK Samaritans
Edmunds Hill Anglia Care Trust Samaritans
ElmleySt Giles Trust Samaritans
Erlestoke PEOPLE Relate Samaritans
Everthorpe CSV Samaritans
ExeterCentral Resettlement Service Closing a Revolving Door Community Chaplaincy Harbour Drug & Alcohol Service St Petrocks (Exeter) Ltd Samaritans
FeatherstoneBEST Birmingham ExN/AOffenders Business Enterprise Support Ltd New Hope Mentoring Programme SHARP Samaritans
FordWork This Way St Giles Trust Startuponline Safer London Foundation Samaritans
Forest Bank Black Prisoners Support Project Community Chaplaincy Samaritans
Foston Hall Fern Training & Development Samaritans
Frankland Northern Pinetree Trust Samaritans
Full Sutton Samaritans
Garth In house programme Samaritans
Gartree Samaritans
Mentoring projects in prisons in Great Britain
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Glen Parva Fern Training & Development Victory Outreach UK World Council of Hindus YSS (Youth Support Services) Futures Unlocked Community Chaplaincy Trust Samaritans
Gloucester Samaritans
Grendon N/A
Guys Marsh PEOPLE The Prince’s Trust SamaritansFootprints
Haverigg Samaritans
Hewell Grange SHARP YSS (Youth Support Services) Samaritans
HighdownSt Giles Trust SamaritansCommunity Chaplaincy Trust Anglia Care Trust
Hindley Black Prisoners Support Project Prisoners Education Trust Samaritans
Hollesley BaySt Giles Trust Anglia Care Trust Samaritans
Holme House Nacro Samaritans
Hull Humbercare Samaritans
Huntercombe Community Chaplaincy Trust
IRC Dover N/A
IRC Haslar N/A
IRC Lindholme N/A
Kennet Samaritans
Kingston Samaritans
Kirkham Samaritans
Kirklevington Grange N/A
Lancaster Those On the Margins of A Society
Lancaster Farms SOVA Prisoners Education Trust Samaritans
Leeds Community Chaplaincy Disc (Dip) Leeds NAOPV Bradford CSV Samaritans
Leicester Futures Unlock Fern Training & Development Leicestershire cares Working Links Samaritans
LewesCommunity Chaplaincy Relate St Giles Trust Samaritans
Leyhill Samaritans
Lincoln Lincolnshire Action Trust Samaritans
Lindholme Black Prisoners Support Project Target Housing CSV (Community Service Volunteers) Samaritans
Littlehey World Council of Hindus Samaritans
Liverpool Tomorrow’s People Trust Samaritans
Long Lartin Samaritans
Low Newton Community Chaplaincy Northern Pinetree Trust Open Gate Samaritans
Lowdham Grange N/A
Maidstone St Giles Trust Samaritans
Manchester Black Prisoners Support Project Community Chaplaincy Relate Samaritans
Moorland Closed N/A
Moorland Open CSV (Community Service Volunteers) Black Prisoners Support Project Reed in Partnership Target Housing Samaritans
Morton Hall Lincolnshire Action Trust Samaritans
New Hall Samaritans
North Sea Camp Fern Training & Development Lincolnshire Action Trust Samaritans
Northallerton Community ChaplaincyConnexions Jobcentreplus Jobclub SDP Shelter SOVA Samaritans
Norwich Anglia Care Trust Samaritans
Nottingham Lincolnshire Action Trust Samaritans
Onley Fern Training & Development Samaritans
Parkhurst Samaritans
Peterborough Samaritans
Portland De Paul Trust Community Chaplaincy Trust Nacro Samaritans
Preston Those On the Margins of A Society
Ranby Fern Training & Development Reed in Partnership Prisoners Education Trust Samaritans
Reading Relate St Giles Trust Switchback Samaritans
Risley Black Prisoners Support Project Samaritans
Rochester Community Chaplaincy Trust Moving Forward/CN/AFar Prisoners Education Trust Safer London Foundation St Giles Trust Switchback Samaritans
Rye Hill Fern Training & Development New Hope Mentoring Programme World Council of Hindus Samaritans
Send Samaritans
Shepton Mallett PEOPLE Startuponline Samaritans
ShrewsburyCommunity Chaplaincy Relate SHARP YSS (Youth Support Services) Samaritans
Spring Hill AIM Higher In-house mentoring scheme Nacro St Giles Trust Samaritans
StaffordBusiness Enterprise Support Ltd Community Chaplaincy Prison Link SHARP Samaritans
Standford HillSt Giles Trust Startuponline Samaritans
StockenFern Training & Development Lincolnshire Action Trust World Council of Hindus Samaritans
Stoke HeathBusiness Enterprise Support Ltd Community Chaplaincy Interconnect New Hope Mentoring Programme SHARP YSS (Youth Support Services) Prisoners Education Trust Samaritans
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Styal Black Prisoners Support Project Community Chaplaincy Pakistani resource Centre Sistertree Samaritans
Sudbury Fern Training & Development Startuponline Samaritans
SwalesideKainos Community Toe by Toe (The Shannon Trust) St Giles Trust
Swinfen Hall Business Enterprise Support Ltd New Hope Mentoring Programme Pro Mentoring SHARP Prisoners Education Trust New Bridge Foundation Samaritans
The Mount Plias Resettlement St Giles TrustSamaritans
The Verne Kainos Community Samaritans
Thorn Cross Tomorrow’s People Trust
Wakefield Samaritans
Warren Hill Anglia Care Trust
WaylandSt Giles Trust Samaritans
Wealstun CSV (Community Service Volunteers) Samaritans
Wellingborough Fern Training & Development Samaritans
Warrington SHARP
Wetherby Disc
Whatton Fern Training & Development Samaritans
Whitemoor Sister Tree Samaritans
Winchester 2 Saints Clic Community Mental Health Team Exodus Samaritans
Wolds Humbercare Samaritans
Woodhill Relate
Wymott Samaritans
k WalesCardiff
The Gate St Giles Trust Samaritans
Parc Nacro Kainos Community The Gate Valley of Hope N/A Church Army St Giles Trust Samaritans
Prescoed Samaritans
Swansea Community Chaplaincy Intensive Prisoner Support Unit Learning and Development Skills Nacro Cymru Samaritans
Usk Samaritans
k LondonBelmarsh
World Council of HindusSamaritansBrixtonStartuponlineSt Giles TrustSamaritans
FelthamCommunity ChaplaincyTrailblazersConnexionsSamaritans
HollowaySafer for LondonSt Giles TrustSamaritans
Latchmere HouseSt Giles Trust
PentonvilleSamaritans
WandsworthStartuponlineRadio for DevelopmentS. Eng /Seventh Day AdventistSt Giles TrustSamaritans
Wormwood ScrubsCommunity ChaplaincySIRI Behavioural HealthS. Eng /Seventh Day AdventistSamaritans
k N IrelandHydebank Wood
Opportunity YouthNIACROProbation
Maghaberry Housing AssociationIn-house mentoring schemeNIACROSamaritans
Magilligan NIACRONorthlandsPrison Service Through GoalsSamaritans
k ScotlandAberdeen
N/A
Barlinnie Phoenix TrustRoots out of PrisonThe Wise GroupSamaritans
Castle Huntly Roots out of PrisonSamaritans
Cornton Vale Samaritans
Dumfries Motherwell CollegeSPS programmeSamaritans
Edinburgh Samaritans
Glenochil Samaritans
Greenock Roots out of Prison (The Wise Group)The Links programmeThe Listener Scheme
Inverness N/A
Kilmarnock Samaritans
Noranside Sports LeadersVenture TrustSamaritans
Perth APEXCareers ScotlandShelterDuke of Edinburgh (In-house)Young Enterprise ScotlandSamaritans
PeterheadSamaritans
Polmont JobcentreplusFour Square HousingPhoenix FuturesTransistionSACROSamaritans
ShottsSamaritans
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Commitment Pledge
We believe that all young offenders between 16 and 25 year olds in custody should be offered one to one support before and after their release.
Please register your commitment by visiting: http://www.demographix.com/surveys/VF3E-DESJ/XDRX9P6Q/
Key organisations
Clinks
25 Micklegate
York
YO1 6JH
Tel 01904 673 970
clinks.org
The Prince’s Trust
18 Park Square East
London
NW1 4LH
Tel 020 7543 1234
Freephone 0800 842 842
princes-trust.org.uk
Rainer Crime Concern
Churchill House
142-146 Old Street
London
EC1V 9BW
Tel 0207 336 4800
rainercrimeconcern.org.uk
St Giles Trust
64-68 Camberwell Church Street
London
SE5 8JB
Tel 020 7703 7000
stgilestrust.org.uk
Prisoners’ Education Trust
Wandle House, Riverside Drive
Mitcham
CR4 4BU
Tel 020 8648 7760
prisonerseducation.org.uk
Matrix
Epworth House
25 City Road
London
EC1Y 1AA
Tel 020 7684 5777
matrixknowledge.co.uk
Samaritans
PO Box 9090
Stirling
FK8 2SA
Tel 0208 394 8300
samaritans.org
?What If! London
The Glassworks
3-4 Ashland Place
London
W1U 4AH
Tel 020 7535 7500
whatifinnovation.com
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With thanks to
• Panel members
Clive Martin, Clinks
Joyce Moseley, Rainer
Martina Milburn, The Prince’s Trust
Rob Owen, St Giles Trust
Roger Hill, Probation Service
• Speakers
David Chater, Rainer
Gina Moffatt, The Prince’s Trust
Hassan Modjiri, St Giles Trust
Obi Unaka, The Prince’s Trust
Wendy Akoue-Rowley, St Giles Trust
• Presentations
Jacky Burns, Prisoner Education Trust
Katie Aston, Clinks
Kerry McCarthy, Matrix
Ruth Acty, Samaritans
Sophie Wellings, Rainer
HMP Holloway
The Prince’s TrustHead Office18 Park Square EastLondon NW1 4LHTel 020 7543 1234Fax 020 7543 1200Minicom 020 7543 1374Email [email protected] princes-trust.org.uk
