Offenders and Those At Risk of Crime

What does the service do?

Delivered by the Birmingham Probation Service, the Birmingham Transition to Adulthood (T2A) pilot works with 17-24 year-olds with medium to low needs, specifically providing assistance with accommodation, employment, relationships and substance misuse. It offers advocacy, advice and mentoring both in custody and the community, as well as additional support to motivate the young adults to access appropriate interventions.

What does the service do?

Catch 22 is a national charity that works with young people and young adults who find themselves in difficult situations. Catch 22 has a range of projects that work with young people, their families and their communities to give them the best possible outcomes for their future. It works with young people in a range of contexts, including: schools; on the streets; in the home; at community centres; at police stations; and in custody.

What does the service do?

Run by St Giles Trust, the London Transition to Adulthood (T2A) pilot project identifies young offenders, primarily in HMYOI Rochester, engages with them well before release, and then supports them as they return home to either Southwark or Croydon. The service is delivered by staff who are all qualified ex-offenders, and comprises of mentoring, motivational and attitudinal work, combined with practical support in areas such as housing, benefits and employment, training and education.

What does the service do?

Portland HMYOI

Nacro Milestones is a mentoring project working with young men, 18-21, who are released from HMYOI Portland and are returning to Hampshire, Dorset and South London. Volunteer mentors provide support, advice and guidance on a range of practical and personal problems. They work with the young men whilst they are still in prison and then for at least six months after release.

What does the service do?

Positive Futures, run by Catch 22, offers 120 programs nationwide aimed at helping young people in deprived communities steer clear of crime, alcohol and substance misuse. Programmes include: coaching skills across a variety of sports; education programs; leadership skills; and mentoring programs.

What does the service do?

Switchback supports 18-24 year-old young men, who have recently left prison and want to turn around their life for the better. Building on the skills they have developed in prison kitchens, Switchback links the young men in with a local café and sets them up with instant ‘on-the- job’ training. Switchback also offers an ongoing mentoring service which helps the young men to develop the skills needed to move forward with their lives. The goal of the Switchback service is to help them become more stable in all areas of their lives.

What does the service do?

Venture Trust runs intensive personal development programmes using wilderness settings and activities, helping vulnerable or chaotic young people develop life skills and make positive changes in their lives and behaviours. Venture Trust helps young people recognise what they need to change then gives them the confidence, motivation and life tools they need to make those changes.

What does the service do?

Women in Prison supports and campaigns for women offenders and ex-offenders. The service provides a range of ‘through the gate’ resettlement support to women leaving prison who are returning to London, York and Manchester. It also supports women who are serving sentences in the community. The London service provides specialist support to young women under 25 years of age who are involved in gang-related offending.

What does the service do?

Run by youth service YSS, Worcestershire T2A pilot offers a flexible, community based, one-to-one support and mentoring project to young adults, 18-25. The project works closely with West Mercia Probation Trust; Worcestershire Youth Offending Service; Worcestershire Youth Support; voluntary sector organisations; and the police, in addition to a wider range of agencies involved with the support needs of young people.