The Forward Trust

How your donations can help

£25 can pay for 2 hours of support for a family affected by addiction

£50 can buy the essentials needed to help an ex offender make a house a home and prevent the cycle of reoffending

Did you know

The Forward Trust offer salaried placements for up to 12 months within Forward. This includes our award-winning ‘Apprenticeship Scheme’, which has employed over 120 people in recovery, with 90% progressing to full-time employment in the sector following the 12-month placement and 80% sustaining their jobs or apprenticeships for at least three months.

In 2019/20 we had a 78% Prison Completion rate for Stepping Stones (a four-week group work programme) which is 49% above the national average completion rate for substance misuse treatment in a secure setting. In the community we had a 75% Completion rate.

In 2019/20 we served a total of 16,500 clients in the year, an increase of 10% compared to 2018/19. Just under 12,000 of these were new clients at the Pause stage of our Theory of Change, a 6% increase compared to 2018/19.

500 private rented properties sourced through our network of private landlords in 16 local authority areas and 94% of individuals housed by us sustaining their tenancies for a minimum of six months