Oct 8, 2019 | Supporting Employment
Unlocking the potential of the UK’s ex-offenders Read more – By Blayne Pereira Highlights More than 10 million people in the UK have a criminal record Many of them fall at the first hurdle when applying for jobs because they’re forced to disclose a record on...
Sep 6, 2019 | Supporting Employment
Derek Jones: From prison cell to email entrepreneur By Caroline Le MarechalBBC News, Bristol Mar 2013 After leaving the family home at 15, he had become a repeat offender by his 30s. Upset because he had received no letters from his girlfriend, he came up with an...
Aug 30, 2019 | Supporting Employment
Greggs the baker gives a taste of work to ex-prisoners By Brian Groom High street chain’s hiring strategy is repaid with loyalty from hard-to-place employees Greggs, the high street bakery chain, is among a growing number of UK companies that are hiring former...
Aug 21, 2019 | Supporting Employment
HACRO have been searching for inspirational stories from ex-offenders. Erika’s story is about how she made the most of a bad situation and looked to the future: By Prisoners Education Trust: When Erika went to prison she set herself the task of drawing a...
Feb 17, 2019 | Supporting Employment
Working with offenders: Why is it a good idea for an offender to think about employment or starting up their own business? HACRO offer a number of programmes for offenders which focus on planning for employment/self-employment: to enable them to turn their lives...
Apr 8, 2018 | Supporting Employment
Project Strive Building Better Opportunities, breaking barriers to employment. April 2018 Progression Report: Remind me, what is Project Strive? Since October 2016 HACRO has been a delivery partner for Building Better Opportunities, which is managed by Herts County...
