OUR MISSION
TO GIVE YOUNG OFFENDERS & THOSE AT RISK A BRIGHT FUTURE
78% of participants improve their emotional resilience (dealing with problems & emotions when they arise).
Key4Life have a 8% reoffending rate compared to the governments over 50%.
75% feel they have improved relationships & support from family & friends.
79% feel they have developed the right skills to hold down a job by the end of the programme.
62% are in employment or meaningful occupation after the programme vs the government’s rate of 17%.
Over 50%
NATIONAL RE-OFFENDING RATE
8%
KEY4LIFE RE-OFFENDING RATE
Only 8% of those who have been through Key4Life’s prison and preventative programmes have re-offended, compared to the national proven re-offending rate of over 50% one-year post-release.
The Social Return on Investment of Key4Life’s programmes over three years is £13.46, which equates to £4.08 million in benefits to society over three years (through economic gain, avoided public spending, and health and wellbeing gains for those involved.)
”KEY4LIFE IS ABOUT THE FUTURE, NOT THE PAST.”
”KEY4LIFE OFFERS THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK AGAIN AND MAKE A NEW AND BETTER START TO THEIR LIVES. EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE.”
”WE STUMBLE. SOME GET BACK UP. SOME NEED HELP TO GET THERE. KEY4LIFE HELPS YOU UP. COOL.”
”KEY4LIFE IS AN ALTERNATIVE FAMILY FOR ME. THEY KEEP ME UPLIFTED AND SUPPORTED.”
”BECAUSE YOU ARE IN PRISON, IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU CAN’T SWITCH THINGS AROUND.”
”IF IT WASN’T FOR KEY4LIFE I WOULD BE DEAD OR BACK IN A CELL.”
”KEY4LIFE IS A BRILLIANT INITIATIVE SHOWING THAT ANYTHING THAT GIVES YOUNG PEOPLE AN INTEREST HAS GOT TO BE GOOD. I HOPE IT FLOURISHES.”
“AT SCHRODERS, INCLUSION IS PARAMOUNT TO THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS AND CULTURE
OF OUR BUSINESS. WORKING WITH KEY4LIFE LIFE ENABLES US TO BREAK DOWN THE
BARRIERS OF OUR INDUSTRY TO PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND HELPS US TO
PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN OUR WIDER SOCIETY.”
“WE ARE DELIGHTED TO HAVE FORGED A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH KEY4LIFE. WE HAVE
A PURPOSE BEYOND PROFIT TO CREATE A BETTER SOCIETY FOR ALL THROUGH THE BUILDINGS
WE DELIVER AND THE LIFE CHANCES WE HELP IMPROVE ALONG THE WAY.”
”AT SCHRODERS, INCLUSION IS PARAMOUNT TO THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS AND CULTURE OF OUR BUSINESS. WORKING WITH KEY4LIFE ENABLES US TO BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS OF OUR INDUSTRY TO PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND HELPS US TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN OUR WIDER SOCIETY.”
”THIS HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN KEY4LIFE AND KPMG. THE FEEDBACK WE’VE RECEIVED FROM BOTH ”OUR VOLUNTEERS AND THE YOUNG MEN PARTICIPATING IN EMPLOYABILITY WORKSHOPS AND MENTORING PROGRAMMES CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THAT THIS IS A HUGELY REWARDING AND EYE-OPENING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL THOSE INVOLVED. AT KPMG WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES AND HELPING TO IMPROVE SOCIAL MOBILITY. WORKING WITH KEY4LIFE HAS GIVEN US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT SOME OF THE HARDEST TO REACH MEMBERS.”
”KEY4LIFE IS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE IT IS A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE THIRD SECTOR INTERVENTION THAT OFFERS VALUE FOR MONEY, AND HAS A POSITIVE ROLE TO PLAY IN REHABILITATION THROUGH ITS INDIVIDUAL – FOCUSSED APPROACH TO SUPPORTING YOUNG OFFENDERS INTO EMPLOYMENT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH KEY4LIFE AT HMP BRIXTON.”