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Onwards & Upwards (O&U) was created to break the cycle of reoffending.
Jobs are critical to successful rehabilitation. We know that prison leavers are 70% less likely to reoffend if they find gainful employment. However, when they exit the institution, they meet a wall of mistrust. 75% of businesses will not employ ex-offenders.
O&U will take on this problem directly by creating sustainable businesses - specifically to employ prison leavers and those who would otherwise likely end up there. Our successes will be held up as proof that employing people with a past makes sound business sense.
We are not a business with a purpose. We are a purpose with businesses. The charity will identify opportunities, create the business plans, raise capital, & recruit the leaders to run the businesses. It will also provide support through central functions to the businesses.
Training on the inside, employment on the outside, support on all sides.
Jobs are critical to successful rehabilitation. We know that prison leavers are 70% less likely to reoffend if they find gainful employment. However, when they exit the institution, they meet a wall of mistrust. 75% of businesses will not employ ex-offenders.
O&U will take on this problem directly by creating sustainable businesses - specifically to employ prison leavers and those who would otherwise likely end up there. Our successes will be held up as proof that employing people with a past makes sound business sense.
We are not a business with a purpose. We are a purpose with businesses. The charity will identify opportunities, create the business plans, raise capital, & recruit the leaders to run the businesses. It will also provide support through central functions to the businesses.
Training on the inside, employment on the outside, support on all sides.
Contact
Address
29 Dalmore Road,
Greater London,
SE21 8HD,
United Kingdom
Work Tel. No.
07810 180521
admin@onwardsandupwards.uk
In Brief
Charity Number
1194457
No. of Paid Staff
3
No. of Volunteers
10
Does the organisation involve volunteers with experience of the criminal justice system?
Yes
Primary Field of Work
Employment
Custody or Community
Custody
Community
Organisation type
Voluntary and Community Sector
Regions
London | Inner London | Outer London
Fields of Work
Collaboration and partnership working | Employment | Personal development | Training
People you work with
Men
Prisons
Brixton | High Down | Pentonville | Wandsworth