Iona Savile - our Lead Community Coach - is another member of the StandOut team running the @RoyalParksHalf to raise money for our work. Help us cheer her on, by donating here: https://t.co/7psCE1xw2k

Graduation at HMP Wandsworth last week was special. Each participant stood up in front of volunteers & prison staff to share what the last 3 weeks had meant to them. What really shone through was the respect they have for one another & their pride in each other's achievements.

We're delighted to be featured in PA Foundation's new impact report on grantees who - like us - are creating positive, post-prison futures. Also featured are our friends @RevDoors, @3pillarsproject, @Catch22 & @code4000uk. Huge thanks to @PA_Consulting. https://t.co/YkVXY3pjYr

Andy (our Operations Director) is one of a handful of StandOut team members running the @RoyalParksHalf to raise funds for our work! Help us cheer him on, by donating here:

Did you catch Molly's blog last week? She opens the door to the StandOut coaching room for a discussion on the resilience of the people we work with, and our work to help them to recognise and develop it further. https://t.co/05deeBzmbO

Resilience. Moving through the justice system & rebuilding a life on the other side requires a lot of it. Molly – one of our coaches – shares how we empower our participants to recognise & sustain their inherent resilience, for a good life after prison. https://t.co/05deeBzmbO

Creating different opportunities to connect is an important part of our support for participants in the community. Last week, we invited a group to join us at @3pillarsproject for boxing! They had a great afternoon keeping fit & connecting with others on a similar journey.

Read our 2024-2026 strategic plan 👇 https://t.co/OI8VwakCA6

StandOut is COURAGEOUS. A key part of our 2024-26 strategy is the introduction of our new value! We often speak about how our values - Champions, Connected, Committed, First-Class - drive our work. We look forward to sharing what being Courageous looks like too.

Have you read our 2024-26 strategic plan? Read how our participants contributed to the development of our strategy. And find out what we'll be focusing on for the next two years.👇 https://t.co/OI8VwakCA6

Recruiting is always exciting, because we start to get to know people who we could end up walking alongside for a really long time. It's on the wings that we begin to develop the relationships that carry us on that journey from prison, through the gate & into the community.

We've got that 'back to school' feeling! This week, our prison coaches are out on the landings at HMPs Wandsworth and Wormwood Scrubs, recruiting participants for our first courses after the summer.

Who doesn't love a pair of socks?🧦 People often leave prison without essentials like clothes & toiletries. We support our participants with the things they need to live with dignity. We look forward to sharing these socks - made by young people at HMYOI Werrington - with them!

“The main thing [I would change] would be, you know, six months before you leave going through some sort of educational workshops or some sort of rehabilitation and through the gate support as well.” - Jason, on his experience We couldn't agree more 👏 https://t.co/vUMgaXHSkF

@cjalliance Published this week, 'Time for Change' sets out recommendations for justice reform, through collaboration between government and the third sector. https://t.co/WRKtylO1Vu

Trust. It's a word we use a lot at StandOut, so we're happy to see it in @cjalliance's report. Key to lasting change is long-term individual support through relationships based on trust. For those we work with, our coaches become trusted partners in navigating life after prison.

Many of our amazing team wear several different ‘hats’. Amy is a Lead Coach at StandOut & founder of GiveSorrowWords – a project to encourage self-expression for men in prison, through literature. Yesterday we attended her first ever recital at HMP Thameside. Well done, Amy!

@charlie_taylor6 This paragraph – on the need for key essentials to be in place at the point of release – is extremely important. It's a longstanding issue that deserves much more attention, and we need to make sure that early release doesn't mean even less resettlement support than usual.

This interview with HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor (@charlie_taylor6), provides an excellent overview of the factors contributing to the crisis in our prisons. https://t.co/3oXa48Gcup

We're delighted to share that we've received #NationalLottery funding from @TNLComFund for our work with men leaving prison. Thank you National Lottery players for ensuring more people leave prison empowered to transform their lives and leave the criminal justice system behind.