Founder And Business Development Manager Sos Project At St Giles Trust
CurrentI came into contact with St Giles Trust upon my release from custody. From a budget of just £20,000 to that to date of just over £2,000,000 SOS is now the largest ex-offender led project of its type in the country, with over 40 ex-offender staff. It provides a unique way of working with people caught up in criminal lifestyle choices using specifically selected and trained ex-offenders. I was the first worker and as such I was responsible for the holistic work style, the ethos of the project… Show more I came into contact with St Giles Trust upon my release from custody. From a budget of just £20,000 to that to date of just over £2,000,000 SOS is now the largest ex-offender led project of its type in the country, with over 40 ex-offender staff. It provides a unique way of working with people caught up in criminal lifestyle choices using specifically selected and trained ex-offenders. I was the first worker and as such I was responsible for the holistic work style, the ethos of the project and its unique identity, I was also responsible for SOS+ the prevention model which I developed in 2008 specifically targeting hardest to reach within school and community settings.As I result I managed a growing team, wrote bids many of which were successful, competed for funding, developed and cultivated funder and partner relationships. Show less