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Epic Graduation at HMP Fosse Way awards 40 men and 24 Key Mentors! 👏 Today is an incredibly exciting day as we prepare to celebrate our third Graduation at HMP Fosse Way in Leicester where we will award a record 40 young men and 24 Key Mentors. Over the last 18 months, we have put 100 men through our programme and trained over 50 Key Mentors. We are hugely grateful for the opportunity to partner with Serco to change lives at HMP Fosse Way, an organisation our founder and CEO Eva Hamilton MBE has been involved with for nearly 20 years, since first working with Serco Director, Wyn Jones, when she ran her first Warrior programme in 2006 rehabilitating incarcerated solders. Eva Hamilton says: “Today is a particularly exciting day as the families are coming to join the celebration. A huge thank you to Serco for their brilliant support, and I thank all the young men and congratulate them for coming so far on their journeys.” #Key4Life #Serco #HMPFosseWay #prison #Rehabilitation #change #changelives #graduation #keymentors #celebration #BrightFutures

Dragon’s Den at HMP Forest Bank breathes life into inspired business ideas 💡 The inspirational entrepreneur, James Sundin, led a fantastic Dragons Den session at HMP Forest Bank in Manchester this week, where he was joined by Tom Critten of Sony Music Entertainment and four other Dragons, as well as business leaders from a further 10 companies, including Ingeus, KPMG, Wates and Squosh Compacting Company. Kicking off the session with an impactful talk, James Sundin - an extraordinary visionary and co-founder of Represent Global, who joined Key4Life for his third Dragons Den - shared his remarkable story of entrepreneurial achievement. He encouraged the men that they all had the capacity to create successful businesses, no matter what their past. 🗝️ The young men came up with some brilliant business ideas, including a car parking app, a barbering business, a sunbed company, a fitness brand, and a charity supporting young people addicted to cocaine.   Huge thanks to James Sundin and all the Dragons and business leaders who supported this inspiring session. And big thanks to Aaron, Renardo, Richard, Ashleigh, Joey and all the mighty Key4Life team. 👏 BBC , KPMG , R.E.P.R.E.S.E.N.T , Bowmer and Kirkland Ltd , Wates Group Gallaway Construction Limited , O’Neill & Brennan UK , VINCI , Murraywood Construction Ltd , Bibby Financial Services , Sodexo , Intuitive Thinking Skills , Costain Group PLC , Ingeus , John Sisk & Son Ltd , Mitie #workshop #business #companies #charity #change #whatif #younited

Our fourth programme at HMP Forest Bank prepares to begin! We are thrilled to be starting our fourth programme at HMP Forest Bank in Manchester on Wednesday. Our horses will be travelling up tomorrow, in preparation for the Unlock part of the programme, focused on releasing negative emotions and behaviours. In this video, filmed at registration, Aaron, Ren and Ashleigh on the Key4Life team, give a taste of what’s to come. “I explained to the men that the horses will be mirroring their energies,” said Ashleigh, our equine facilitator, “and how they can look at the horses’ behaviours and recognise that in themselves.” Watch this space for exciting updates over the coming days!         #Key4Life #HMPForestBank #Manchester #unlockpain #horses #equinetherapy #employment #newbeginning #change #brightfutures #reduceoffending #preventcrime 

PwC Finance Literacy Workshop – HMP Thameside 💫 PwC ran a fantastic Finance Literacy workshop for participants on our HMP Thameside programme today, sharing helpful tips and advice for setting financial goals and budgeting. 📈 Jeremy Sweetnam, Fintech M&A Partner, said: “It was a real pleasure and an inspiration to join Key4Life today for this workshop with 30 of the inmates who are working to turn their lives around. We covered everything from basic budgeting skills to CFD trading - quite a range and the highly informed Q&A certainly kept us on our toes!” Huge thanks to the PwC team for organising this inspirational session! 💚 PwC Jeremy Sweetnam Johnny Colville Luke Sandford Freddie Maher Emily Fielder Delrita Agyapong #finance #workshop #budgets #training #workflow #business #mentoring #lessons #whatif #younited

CALLING MANCHESTER BUSINESSES – HELP KEY4LIFE DRIVE CORPORATE SOCIAL CHANGE 🗝️ At Key4Life, a charity working to reduce offending – we are inviting companies in MANCHESTER to join us at HMP FOREST BANK in November for some events designed to support young men in the prison prepare for the world of work on their release.   Via our 7-Step rehabilitation programme, Key4Life is committed to helping save lives and break the cycle of crime by guiding ex-offenders into employment. Our results speak for themselves: last year only 7% of Key4Life's participants re-offended compared to the national re-offending rate of 64% one year post-release. We are looking for companies that can offer three-day Work Tasters and / or jobs to ex-offenders. Joining us at HMP Forest Bank is a fantastic way to give back to the local community and further your company’s ESG initiatives, as well as being a brilliant opportunity to be introduced to local new talent who might otherwise have been disadvantaged by traditional hiring processes. The three workshops at HMP Forest Bank in November, all running from 12.30pm-16.30pm, are: 13 November - Meet the Mentor (for company reps interested in mentoring a young man)  20th November – Dragon’s Den (supporting the young men with entrepreneurial advice) 21st November _ Meet the Companies (preparing the men for job interviews)  Please join us and help Key4Life change lives! To find out more, please email Josh Cobb: josh.cobb@key4life.org.uk

Working with AI for an inclusive job market - Key4Life attends Movement to Work launch ✨ A proud partner of Movement to Work, Key4Life was delighted to attend the launch of their new report at 110 Bishopsgate in London this week, which shares helpful research about how Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is changing the job market, and its effect on job-seeking young people not in education, employment or training (NEET). As employers determine how to deploy GAI, it is vital we ensure no young person is left behind. As of August 2024, the UK has at least 872,000 young people who are currently NEET; we must ensure they have the skills and support they need to succeed in a job market that will be impacted by GAI. Josh Cobb, Corporate Relations Manager for Key4Life (featured in bottom right pic below), who attended the event, said: "While GAI can be a helpful tool for NEET young people to use, many of their challenges in accessing employment are due to the structure of hiring processes, and cannot be solved only through the use of AI technology. Employers have the opportunity to be leaders in inclusive hiring and ensure that their processes allow valuable potential talent to come in." Employers must create hiring processes that alleviate many of the challenges that NEET young people face, and simultaneously improve the relationship with candidates, widen the talent pool, and ensure that they select the best candidates for the role. Thank you again to Movement to Work for your continued support and thank you to their other partners for supporting this important initiative, including: Tesco, Barclays, Centrica, Starbucks, NHS, Marks and Spencer, BT Group, Accenture, Marriott International and cityandguildsprog AETI

Dragons’ Den session at Harbottle & Lewis is a hotbed of entrepreneurial ideas 💡    14 young men from our London and South West At Risk cohorts pitched some awesome business ideas to 17 business leaders from 14 companies at a phenomenal recent Dragons’ Den session at Harbottle & Lewis.   The amazing line up of companies - all contacts of Harbottle & Lewis - included Netflix, Sky, Victoria Beckham Ltd, Eka Ventures, Alexander McQueen and Vinca Wine.    Business ideas included setting up a music studio, a jewellery business, a mobile barbering company and some innovative online digital platforms. The men received fantastic feedback and were supported to develop their entrepreneurial skills and business plans. There are plans for some of the companies to meet with them again to provide further support with early-stage business planning. 📌   Huge thanks to Alexa Collis, Christopher Ogundero, Hannah Mughal and Dea Dragashi at Harbottle & Lewis for this memorable Dragons’ Den session and for all their ongoing support of Key4Life. And a big thank you to all the companies that attended. 🙌 Harbottle & Lewis Sky Netflix Victoria Beckham FLUF Alexander McQueen Clear Treasury Eka Ventures Occam Partners Philip Dada Jr Uncovered Vinca Wine #workshop #business #ideas #companies #entrepreneur #growth #belief #whatif #younited 

Become a Mentor – help a young man and develop yourself 🤝 Would you like to support a young man to rebuild their life while learning valuable skills for your own professional development? We are looking for Mentors for our autumn programmes in London, the Southeast, Midlands and the Northwest. 78% of the young men who go through our programmes have grown up without a father, so having a Mentor on-side who believes in them, cares for them, builds a trusted relationship and supports them on their journey into employment, is completely invaluable. ✨ Becoming a Mentor is a highly rewarding experience. 90% of our Mentors report receiving great satisfaction from giving back. 💚 For more info please email our Mentor Manager, Steve Grant: steve.grant@key4life.org.uk. Or visit: key4life.org.uk/mentoring / https://ideali.st/5oHVGz #mentors #mentoring #changealife #change #teamwork #volunteering #positivity #whatif #younited

High Sheriff commemorates Employability Day – Clarks Village ✨ We were honoured to have Rob Beckley QPM, High Sheriff of Somerset - who formerly served as an Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police – join us for our Employability day in Clarks Village. As part of the day, our young men got suited and booted in suits Suit Direct, a workshop led by Sarah Gaskin, Retail Manager for Clarks Village/Landsec, supported them to build employability skills (including CV writing and interview training), and short talks were given by motivational coach Brad Burton plus Ben Anderson, Senior Sustainability Manager at Landsec. High Sheriff Rob Beckley QPM said: “From my 38 years in the police I’ve learnt that you must never write somebody off. The vast majority of offenders are not bad people, they’ve just had challenges and problems which they need support to sort out. Key4Life totally takes that on and gives these men the step up they need. Today’s event is helping these men back into employment. I challenge all companies in Somerset to take their social responsibilities really seriously by including ex-offenders and really engaging with these young men so they can feel part of society, and contribute to it. Ultimately we all benefit.” 📢 Our Jack Winter Food Cell also served up delicious burgers to all guests for lunch! Huge thanks to Ben Anderson, Zoe Pritchard and Sarah Gaskin from Landsec/Clarks Village, and to Brad Burton, High Sheriff Rob Beckley, the Key4Life team including Liam and James for manning the Food Cell, and the many other people who supported this pivotal day in our young men’s journeys into employment. 👔 Landsec #employability #suits #workshop #change #belief #strength #look #smart #training #proud #whatif #younited