Work

Access to Industry works across Scotland with unemployed people who face barriers to employment

Apex Scotland are the specialist organisation which, for over 35 years, has contributed to a safer Scotland by working with people with criminal convictions or at risk of committing offences to give them the necessary skills to change their behaviour and lead fulfilling lives.

Enable Scotland offer a supported employment service that supports people with a disability and who have been involved in the criminal justice system in North Lanarkshire to find and maintain paid work.

Experts in helping people find work. Finding a job can be an anxious time for some people. Maximus understand the concerns, challenges and barriers faced by many. That's where Maximus can help. Maximus have been helping people into work for more than 70 years. Whether you have a disability, health condition or criminal record, or have just been out of work for a while, Maximus have the right support for you.

Open Gates will support prisoners and ex-prisoners through an employment and training programme with the aim of reducing re-offending and stopping the revolving door back into prison.

Partners in Advocacy help people speak up and be heard, and to make sure that their thoughts and feelings are respected. Partners in Advocacy want to make sure that everyone can be involved in important decisions that affect their lives. Partners in Advocacy's independent advocacy service is completely free and private, and anyone can ask for our help. Partners in Advocacy are an independent charity, not part of any other organisations like social work or the NHS.

Release Scotland was started by employers who want to make a difference. They know that employment can help people with convictions turn their lives around. And they know this is a group of people with a huge amount to offer, who can help organisations grow and succeed. Release Scotland is a network of Scotland's employers, of all shapes and sizes. Release Scotland includes members of the private, public and third sectors and supports the Ban the Box campaign, established by Business in the Community.

The ethos of Sisco's model includes providing opportunities to those most disadvantaged; creating employment and voluntary opportunities within the service. Their approach utilises the knowledge and experience of those previously subject to the criminal justice service.

Stirling Community Enterprise is a community based training provider that helps people into work. Their services are open to people living in the Stirling Council area who are finding it hard to get a job. They help people to increase their skills and knowledge and gain current and relevant work experience through the delivery of in-house and SQA-certificated programmes. Alongside their Partner Employers Stirling Community Enterprise provide a range of supportive work experience opportunities and on the job training.

The Why Not? Trust for Care Experienced Young People aims to support the long-term relationships between young people with care experience and the people who matter to them.

In 1962, Volunteering Matters placed a volunteer in Glasgow, supporting young people in need. He became their first Full-Time Volunteer and so Scotland became the birthplace of one of Volunteering Matters' flagship programmes. Nearly sixty years later, they continue to run high-impact volunteering programmes across Scotland: from befriending projects supporting young people, mentoring projects to help families in challenging circumstances and volunteer-led projects that keep older, retired people engaged in their communities.

Debt, housing, family, law and courts, immigration, health, work, benefits, disclosure advice

Cyrenians tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness. Everybody deserves the opportunity to lead valued, fulfilling lives. The support they offer is person-centred and relationship-based, meaning that they will work alongside you towards the change you would like to see. From help gaining employment and reconnecting with your community, to managing conflict and sustaining a tenancy, their range of services are here to provide flexible support.

Glasgow Council on Alcohol offer alcohol counselling, group work and deliver Alcohol Brief Interventions in Glasgow and surrounding areas. They offer introductory to advanced level training courses.

Heavy Sound transforms the lives of vulnerable and disengaged young people and adults across East Lothian, Midlothian and Edinburgh. They work with young people to improve their health, wellbeing and capability by teaching them new skills in music, biking, sports, life skills and mentoring, leading them into positive pathways to future destinations. They work with adults involved in the criminal justice system in HMP Edinburgh and in the community, building relationships and supporting them into services. Their lived experience mentors show people that change is possible.

Includem are a Scottish youth support charity that works with young people and families to help them transform their lives. They see a world where every child and young person is respected, valued, and has the opportunity to actively participate in all aspects of society.

School of Hard Knocks began with delivery to unemployed adults, and it remains the core of their work today. They are passionate about achieving their mission of empowering people to fully realise their potential and they deliver life-changing eight-week programmes to adults in challenging circumstances.

The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise working to lift people out of poverty. As an enterprise, they build bridges to opportunity for the most vulnerable in our society. Their team does this through mentoring support, employment, skills, and energy advice. Every day they support their customers into jobs, work to lift people out of fuel poverty, and help people coming out of prison to build a better future. Their work is varied, and underlying everything they do is a passion and commitment for social justice and a fairer society for all.

Venture Trust use Scotland's outdoors and work in communities to deliver intensive personal development for people, at any stage in their life, struggling with issues such as involvement in the criminal justice system, long term unemployment, recovery from addiction, homelessness or risk of homelessness, isolation, and a history of trauma or harm.

Building a fairer future for people with criminal records. Their mission is to support & advocate for people with criminal records in England and Wales to be able to move on positively in their lives.

Tullochan is a youth development charity based in West Dunbartonshire. Many young people who engage with their services face multiple barriers which impact their education. At Tullochan they aim to break those barriers, allowing young people to develop and grow.

Sacro is a Scottish community justice organisation which works to deliver life-changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to build safe communities. Sacro provides a wide range of direct, innovative services in Community Justice, Public Protection, Care and Housing. Our services are designed to help build safe communities by reducing conflict, helping people to avoid getting caught up in the criminal justice system, and supporting people whose lives are in crisis. The organisation works with a broad range of people, including those harmed by crime and those responsible for that harm, people who are at risk and in need of support, protection and care.

The Lucy Faithfull Foundation is the only UK-wide child protection charity dedicated solely to preventing child sexual abuse. They work closely with frontline workers and professionals such as police officers, social workers and education staff to ensure children are as safe as they can be. They work with entire families that have been affected by sexual abuse including: young people with inappropriate sexual behaviours; adult male and female sexual abusers; victims of abuse and other family members.

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