What drives a young man to violent crime? By Giles Edwards and Sarah O’Connell BBC Radio 4 Aaron had family members who were involved in crime Everybody wants to know what causes people to turn to violent crime. But what can you tell from the family history of a robber? Imagine a photo of a […]
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National Lottery cash to cut offending in Wickford | This is Essex
Lottery cash to cut offending Tuesday, June 11, 2013 By Rachael Hook PRISONERS and “young people who don’t have many options” in Wickford can now get support to turn their lives around. Staff from Beyond Youth, based in Station Court, Station Approach, will now be helping to cut re-offending in the Basildon district after securing […]
Read moreBeyond Youth Secure New Big Lottery Funds
We are once again very grateful to Big Lottery Fund for their amazing support for the work of Beyond Youth. We have been awarded a new Lottery contract to expand our innovative social franchise model. We will roll out the model across 6 female pri…
Read moreBeyond Youth win Lottery Funding to help women prisoners breaking cycle of reoffending
A Sutton and Woking-based initiative enabling women in prison to break the cycle of reoffending, improve their parenting skills and take control of their lives, has been given ?80,000 by Big Lottery Fund (BIG). Beyond Youth CIC???s The Ripple Effe…
Read moreLatest Achievements from Beyond Youth
Guest post from Beyond Youth CEO, Emma Morris: Things have been moving at a frantic pace at Beyond Youth since we closed our investment round, so I thought I???d take 5 mins to document some of the latest happenings. Firstly, and most excitingly, Hi…
Read moreVirgin social angel investors help seven ventures to ??1m+
Barely half a year since its winners were announced, the Big Venture Challenge, a programme working with 25 of the most ambitious social entrepreneurs across England, has revealed that seven of the elite cohort have between them secured ?1.1m. A c…
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