abandofbrothers Crawley

abandofbrothers

abandofbrothers Crawley

A project by abandofbrothers

abandofbrothers Crawley

Volunteer mentors from the community run a 13 week programme for young men involved with, or at risk of becoming involved with, the CJS. It begins with a rights-of-passage weekend in which the underlying reasons for offending behaviour are challenged and the young men set personal goals. There follows 12 weeks of 1-1 mentoring and weekly circles with all participants (mentors & mentees). At the end, the young men are celebrated at a ceremony in front of family, friends and local dignatories.

Why they need our service

Abandofbrothers Crawley exists to provide young men in the Crawley area with the support they need to transition to an adulthood free of crime and full of purpose, meaning and connection. Many of the young men we work with have been - or are at risk of becoming - involved with the Criminal Justice System.

Plan and expected results

In Crawley we welcome around 20 young men per year onto our programme. After completing the programme, they become part of the local ABOB community which provides ongoing support to all graduates of the programme and practical help with finding employment and securing accommodation. In the most recent evaluation we found that our programme dramatically reduces re-offending and unemployment.

What your gift could provide

£5

enables us to reach out to a young man to offer the opportunity for change

£15

pays the petrol cost for a mentor to meet a young man at the prison gate

£30

feeds a young man through his rites of passage weekend

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Charity Information

abandofbrothers

Registered charity no.: 1122852