Onwards & Upwards
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.