PROJECT

WHAT IS IT?

We have been working with young people in prisons for a long time. Time and time again we hear the same stories of young people becoming marginalised at a young age, feeling disempowered within the context of their community, leading to destructive behaviours and roles which lend themselves towards crime. 

We have decided to take action. Over 70% of the young people we have worked with in prison have been permanently excluded from school and spent time at a PRU. The School to Prison pipeline is well documented and describes the disproportionate nature of how youth crime has it’s origins within the education system. So let’s stop it, we go into more detail about this with our theory of change, but simply put, we must engage young people with positive roles and role models which help them feel empowered and future orientated and described below is how we will do this with your support.  

The growing futures project aims to help young people who have been marginalised by the mainstream school system to build a prosperous future as a pro-social member of wider society. 

The growing futures project will help to rebuild and renew young people by demonstrating to them that they matter and showing them what life should be like. 

 In partnership with Links Academy St Albans, Pupil Referral Unit, we will help young people who are vulnerable to becoming trapped in vicious life cycles.