Brendan is our Team Leader in St Giles Trust North London. Supported by The Big Lottery Fund, the team help our clients secure employment. Here he explains the hurdles he helps […]
Harnessing untapped potential in Holloway Read More
Having a job is one of the most important factors our clients identify in being able to move their lives forward. And here is where our busy, friendly North London
Open Morning at our North London Office Read More
We welcome the Children’s Commissioner Report 2017 and the fact it highlights some deeply worrying issues. These include the findings that nearly 700,000 children are living in heavily disadvantaged families – over
Children’s Commissioner Report 2017 the tragic stories behind the stats Read More
This week’s National Audit Office report into mental health in prisons found there were 40,161 incidents of self-harm and 120 suicides in 2016. Prisons hold some of the most vulnerable, damaged people
Our response to NAO report into mental health in prisons Read More
County lines – or drug lines – is a growing problem our SOS Project caseworkers are encountering amongst their clients. It involves the exploitation of children and young people by gang elders
The young drug mules Read More
Through St Giles Trust, I’ve spoken to a number of men who have served time and turned their lives around. Many say that the hardest part of their sentence was
Why our patron Jenny Agutter is backing Futures Without Bars Read More
This summer, we have been stepping up our work in Islington to help tackle youth crime in the borough. In partnership with Islington Council, workers from the SOS Project are carrying out
Young people in Islington steered clear from crime Read More
I would like to give a huge thank you to everyone for your good wishes and kind support during my Mt Everest challenge. This meant a great deal to me. Everest
Back at ground level Read More
CJ, who leads our work on SOS+ helping to prevent young people drifting into crime and negative lifestyles, gave a TEDX Talk last month in HMP Leicester on how ROTL and employment opportunities through
Why ROTL Changes Lives Read More
We are proud to welcome back our CEO Rob following his Everest and Lhotse challenge. Just back in the UK, Rob has written an account of his experiences up two
Everest – blood, sweat, a few tears, nausea and double deckers of falling ice Read More
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