by Sandra Farrington | Mar 10, 2023 | Latest news
In a speech to the Royal Society of Arts in 2018, the then Justice Secretary stated that prison served 3 purposes:- “First, protection of the public…, second, punishment… and third, rehabilitation – prison provides offenders with the opportunity to reflect on, and...
by Sandra Farrington | Feb 24, 2023 | Latest news
Ian Enright, Development Worker, has been successfully delivering our STEPS project since August 2020. STEPS uses coaching and mentoring techniques to offer participants practical and emotional support with a variety of issues they may be facing including job...
by Sandra Farrington | Jan 17, 2023 | Latest news
Alexandra Chambers joined developmentplus in December 2021 to work on the Step in the Right Direction project (STEPS) and as part of that work developed a neurodivergent support workshop. Here Alex talks about the work the group did at the end of last year. The...
by Sandra Farrington | Dec 15, 2022 | Latest news
As the country slowly began to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, prices across all areas of life have begun to rise. The cost of living crisis is affecting every household throughout the country but the least well off in our communities are being hardest hit and...
by Sandra Farrington | Nov 16, 2022 | Latest news
Bridging the Gap is a reducing reoffending project, currently funded for three years by The Lottery, and is run by development workers, Kate Edgar and Graeme Willis. It is an intensive mentoring programme, supporting adults that have been involved in the criminal...
