Let’s end 2017 with a thumbs up
Our CEO Rob Owen sets out his hopes for 2017 Just before Christmas, a picture in the Evening Standard accompanying a review on 2016 showed a person hiding under the
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Rieanna in our Choices Team
Rieanna joined our Choices Team at St Giles Trust last year. The team help disadvantaged young people overcome any barriers and progress towards employment, training and education goals. It’s a busy Monday
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Lottery windfall will help people into work
People in central and south London held back by severe disadvantage will be helped to improve their employability and move towards sustainable employment, thanks to support from the Building Better
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Young people in Ipswich to benefit from new project
St Giles Trust will be tackling anti-social behaviour and crime amongst young people in Ipswich through a new mentoring project. Funding from the Safer Suffolk Fund will enable St Giles Trust to
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Jenny Agutter appeals for your help this Christmas
This Christmas, can you help a vulnerable young person like Shelley get her life back on track? 17-year old Shelley was viciously bullied by a group of young people on
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Welcome news in today’s White Paper
St Giles Trust welcomes the pledge of much-needed extra funding for prisons by Justice Secretary Liz Truss in today’s White Paper unveiling. We work in 33 prisons in England and
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Gangs project celebrates 10 years and 3,000 lives transformed
Our SOS Project, helping young people out of gangs, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Since its start, it has helped over 3,000 young Londoners caught up in gangs. The ex-offender led
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Prison should be reserved for most serious young offenders
St Giles Trust welcomes today’s report from the Justice Select Committee calling for a distinctive approach towards working with 18-25 year olds in the criminal justice system. We have over
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SOS – A rational solution to an irrational problem
SOS Project Founder, Junior Smart reflects on ten years of SOS and why ex-offenders are the most rational solution to solving the problems facing the team’s young clients. “Why would you want to
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Evaluation into Choices concludes excellent returns to the public purse
An independent study by Pro Bono Economics has shown that support for disadvantaged young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) can help deliver long term benefits to the
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