18 years of SOS with Junior Smart
Junior Smart reflects on the last 18 years, setting up the SOS project with St Giles. “When I stepped out of prison on 2 October 2006, I had no idea […]
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Child Criminal Exploitation
Weapons ban welcomed as part of a wider package to halt weapons violence
St Giles welcomes the ban on zombie knives and machetes due to come into force next week (Tuesday 24 September 2024) but believes this needs to be part of a
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Become a Volunteer Mentor with St Giles in Wolverhampton to Help Reduce Violence in the Community
St Giles Midlands are on the lookout for volunteers aged 18+ in Wolverhampton to volunteer on our CIRV Project. CIRV stands for ‘Community Initiative to Reduce Violence’ and is a
St Giles Yorkshire Team Take Part In ‘Junior Detective’ Programme
An innovative new project that sees school students become ‘junior detectives’ has been launched in Leeds this week as part of the city’s continued response to knife crime. The initiative,
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West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street Visits St Giles’ Coventry Office
[Press Release] St Giles Trust welcomed West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street to their Coventry office on Tuesday 23rd January 2024, to discuss the charity’s work to reduce youth violence in
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Senior leaders meet to discuss tackling youth related violence and economic disadvantage across the Midlands
[Press Release] Over 50 Senior Strategic Leaders from across the Midlands were brought together by St Giles Trust on Wednesday 10th January 2024 to discuss the negative impact of youth
A social justice charity is highlighting the importance of contextual safeguarding in identifying and preventing gang exploitation
[Press Release] Charity St Giles Trust is calling for expansion of early intervention work in schools to tackle county line exploitation. Through their SOS+ Service, St Giles Trust delivers early
St Giles Evidence at the Education Select Committee
[Press Release] Today (4 July 2023) St Giles SOS Project Founder, Junior Smart, gave evidence at an Education Select Committee Evidence Session examining child criminal exploitation. In this excerpt from
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Child criminal exploitation is constantly evolving
[Press Release] The promise of e-cigarettes and vapes is increasingly being used by criminal drug gangs targeting children and young people, warns charity St Giles Trust on National Child Exploitation
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Gangs project founder picks up OBE from Buckingham Palace
Press Release: Junior Smart, founder of the St Giles’ SOS Project and former offender, has been officially awarded an OBE for his work helping and campaigning on behalf of vulnerable
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