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Helping to Re-build the lives of ex-offenders through supportable and sustainable employment
01622 230737
07958 234797
IY (Home Counties)
Originally given a £400 grant to complete a Fitness Instructors Course IY was forced to reconsider the available options when the course was cancelled at short notice. The award was then held open for a period of six months.
Reapplied some months later and the original award was applied toward achieving a teaching diploma. The diploma course starts in the autumn of 2009 and we look forward to hearing that it was successful.
AE (Home Counties)
Applied for nearly £2000 to cover the complete cost of LGV Driver Training and Test but was encouraged to seek other support before the application was considered. This was done and other funding was pledged by a number of organisations.
The application was then considered by Royal London Society and an award made. This award together with the other sums pledged by other organisations enabled AE to apply for and successfully complete the course. Two employers were prepared to consider AE for employment providing the necessary driving qualifications were obtained.
KI (London)
During the closing stage of custody KI had secured the offer of employment as part of a sales team working in the building materials industry. However the employment offer was conditional upon KI successfully completing a course in Business Management with a local college.
The application to Royal London Society was for half of the course cost, the other half was made up by a personal contribution and a grant from another charitable trust.
KI will take up the position with the Sales Team in December 2009 having now successfully completed the Business Course.
YE (London)
Early in 2009 YE was given a grant of £500 toward the cost of LGV Driver Training and Test. Other charitable trusts and organisations contributed so that YE could complete the course early in the summer.
YE had applied to a number of employers and was offered employment as a LGV driver providing the driving qualifications included certain ‘mechanical handling skills’
YE made a supplementary application and together with another organisation Royal London Society was able to broker a deal and a suitable course identified. YE successfully completed the course and the employment offer was secured.
KA (London)
KA was due for release within a few months and had wanted to complete a driving course before being released. The cost of the course had been covered by a number of charitable trusts and the whole amount had been pledged.
In the event one trust had to reconsider and reduced the amount of its earlier pledge leaving the course underfunded.
KA appealed to Royal London Society and together with another organisation were able cover the shortfall so that KA could complete the course before release as planned.
SA (East Anglia)
During time in prison SA had worked to achieve a range of building industry trade skills suitable for employment after release. SA achieved a number of ‘plastering’ qualifications and looked for suitable employment opportunities.
SA secured employment as a plasterer but needed ‘tools of trade’ before starting work on any of the employer’s sites. Royal London Society working closely with the employer identified what tools were needed and where they could be obtained. By utilising the employers buying power Royal London Society was able to get much greater value from the £250 awarded to SA.
WY (Home Counties)
Prior to prison WY had worked as a heating engineer. During time in prison WY worked to add further skills and qualifications to those already held.
In the closing year of custody there was an opportunity for WY to undertake a ‘Day Release’ course at a local college. WY applied for a six module course in Water Management, this would add further value to WY’s existing knowledge and skill base.
Royal London Society agreed to fund two modules of the six module course.
WY has now applied to other charitable trusts seeking funding to cover the cost of the other modules.
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