1. What are we raising money for?
Covid-19 lockdowns in prisons and Young Offenders Institutions amounted to prolonged solitary confinement, with no family visits, education and/or support services. Young people have lost so much: possibilities post-release, their mental health has suffered, and many have lost hope. With proper support, young people in and on release from prison can build brighter futures for themselves.
We're raising £50,000 (donations up to £25,000 will be matched) to fund the core costs of our Spark Inside, including the delivery of our Hero's Journey life coaching programme; both in prisons and in the community, our in-prison advisory boards, which allow those in prison to have a voice and can feedback ideas on our programmes; our evaluation costs, to ensure our programmes are effective; and to advocate publicly for people in prison, who have experienced the worst impact of lockdown during Covid-19.