Social Impact Report

Our first Social Impact Report showcases how Forward reaches over 15,000 people across 18 prisons and 10 community services.

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Our Impact

The original ‘Rapt’ 12 step treatment programme, showed a 65% reduction in the volume of crime committed by programme graduates, compared to a comparison group completing less intensive programmes.

For every 100 people completing Forward's 'Rapt' programmes an estimated £6.3 million is saved through reduced crime and re sentencing costs

The 'Blue Sky' employment model reduces re-offending by up to 23%

Our Theory of Change

What we Do

We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), the social business with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

Prison Services

Community Services

Employment Services

Family Work

After Care

Housing Services

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It is encouraging to learn how organisations like Forward are offering specialist support to help people break the cycle of addiction and look forward to a positive life.

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- HRH, the Duchess of Cambridge on visiting HMP Send

Latest News and Stories

18 Jan 2019

Pulse 5: Involving service users and stakeholders as equal partners in the Forward East Kent Substance Misuse Service

This issue of Pulse focuses on how we involved service users and stakeholders as equal partners in the design of Forward’s East Kent Substance Misuse Service.

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Hearing from service users is always inspiring, especially when they are doing so well. Here is a letter a service user wrote to her children, which shows how our interventions enable parents to re-build and maintain relationships with her children. #COAWeek2019 pic.twitter.com/1SV9RsLey4

Make a difference to the lives of ex-offenders and people with drug and alcohol issues by #volunteering with us. We have opportunities in our prison and community projects, and at our Head Office. To apply: https://buff.ly/2ssD8ht pic.twitter.com/IG25Wblv88

We are very proud to see our patron @TonyAdams supporting #COAWeek https://twitter.com/NacoaUK/status/1096014897945534464 …

#ThrowBackThursday to an eye opening blog post by actor Jason Flemyng that he wrote back when we were known as RAPt. In the piece Jason shared his experience of being the child of a parent who struggled with alcohol addiction: https://buff.ly/2DXVNbd #COAWeek pic.twitter.com/HrcMxkYpGk

“If we want people to change and grow, we have to give them more reasons to believe that a different life is possible”. Check out the latest issue of @DDNMagazine which features an article by our CEO, Mike Trace. Full blog on page 15: https://buff.ly/2RVgA2T pic.twitter.com/Na9bHJwdP2

10 Jan 2019

A radical new approach for the music industry: bringing you new talent and giving a second chance to those in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction

This month sees the release of a music video with a difference: where the entire cast is made up of people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, shot against the iconic backdrop of Brighton.