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Join ClinksThe Upper Room has three linked projects and its mission statement is ‘improving lives’:
UR4Driving aims to reduce recidivism among 30 ex-offenders a year by teaching them to drive in return for 80 hours of voluntary work and. Since 2010, 166 people have obtained a licence, approximately half of them have found work but only 30% have re-offended after completing the course.
UR4Meals feeds 60-100 people, 5 days a week, as well as providing clothing and bedding, volunteer opportunities, support with health and housing and onward referrals.
UR4Jobs is a pioneering and multilingual employment support service for economic migrants. It aims to break their circuit of un-employability and homelessness by providing a personalised mix of administrative expertise, entry level skills training, bilingual counselling and access to jobs.
UR4Driving aims to reduce recidivism among 30 ex-offenders a year by teaching them to drive in return for 80 hours of voluntary work and. Since 2010, 166 people have obtained a licence, approximately half of them have found work but only 30% have re-offended after completing the course.
UR4Meals feeds 60-100 people, 5 days a week, as well as providing clothing and bedding, volunteer opportunities, support with health and housing and onward referrals.
UR4Jobs is a pioneering and multilingual employment support service for economic migrants. It aims to break their circuit of un-employability and homelessness by providing a personalised mix of administrative expertise, entry level skills training, bilingual counselling and access to jobs.
Contact
Address
St Saviour Wendell Park Church
Cobbold Road
London
Greater London
W12 9LN
United Kingdom
Work Tel. No.
0208 740 5688
uradmin@theupperroom.org.uk
Website
In Brief
Primary Field of Work
Training
Custody or Community
Community
No. of service users
60
No. of Paid Staff
6
No. of Volunteers
100
No. of peer mentors
10
Organisation type
Voluntary and Community Sector
Legal status
Company limited by guarantee
Year of Formation
1990
Organisation's Income
£250k - £500k
Contract History
Supporting information
“The deal on offer here is brilliant – it says ‘we will help you and get you back on track but in return you have to help your community’. Instead of being a problem they are becoming part of the solution.” Nick Hardwick (Chief Inspector of Prisons)
"The only tragedy is the fact that places are always limited and often there is not enough capacity to take on all the individuals who wish to engage with this project." (Source: Mariam Rashid, Probation Officer)
“It is one of the most exciting initiatives in tackling re-offending rates that I have ever come across. Their successful completion of the programme has many benefits. Firstly, it increases their employability. Secondly, driving offences are often the gateway to further offending. Finally, it improves their outlook on their future and gives them something which they feel is worth avoiding further offending for." (Simon Cooper, Probation Officer)
"The only tragedy is the fact that places are always limited and often there is not enough capacity to take on all the individuals who wish to engage with this project." (Source: Mariam Rashid, Probation Officer)
“It is one of the most exciting initiatives in tackling re-offending rates that I have ever come across. Their successful completion of the programme has many benefits. Firstly, it increases their employability. Secondly, driving offences are often the gateway to further offending. Finally, it improves their outlook on their future and gives them something which they feel is worth avoiding further offending for." (Simon Cooper, Probation Officer)
Regions
London
Inner London
Lambeth
Camden
Hammersmith and Fulham
Kensington and Chelsea
Southwark
Westminster
Outer London
Hounslow
Ealing
Harrow
Brent
Area covered
1 or more local authorities
Fields of Work
Advice & advocacy
Counselling
Employment
Holistic services
Housing & homelessness
Mentoring & befriending
Sentence management
Other
Physical health
Training
Volunteering
People you work with
Foreign nationals
People with disabilities
Racially minoritised people
People convicted of serious offences
Women
Young people