📢 @thirdsector.co.uk reports on last week's @goodagency.bsky.social summit which brought charity leaders together.
@enversol.bsky.social, Nacro's Chief Executive, was on the panel and shared his view that charities must be grounded in lived experience to retain credibility at a community level.
📈 At Nacro, we also emphasise the importance of high quality vocational pathways so that young people can gain meaningful employment and not be left behind.
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🔎 Interesting thoughts from @csjthinktank.bsky.social on how providing more technical pathways in our education system would enable more young people with different interests to stay engaged and be better set up for education, training and work.
Enver Solomon, Nacro’s Chief Executive, is quoted by BBC news in response to the latest inspection report on HMP Manchester.
The report notes ‘little progress’ has been made in stopping drug drones at the prison.
Read the full piece: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With 15 years’ experience in the criminal justice sector, Maneer brings valuable insight to her role as Trustee at Nacro.
Maneer has seen first-hand the experiences faced by women, young people and ethnic minority communities within justice system.
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Today is a good day for children! 450,000 will be lifted out of poverty thanks to the two child limit being scrapped.
We're celebrating this win along with 17 other organisations including charities, campaigners, unions and faith groups with a national advert The Times.
Lisa Carey, Hair and Beauty Teacher at Nacro Education, talks about how rewarding it is to support young people to pass their courses and move on to the next stage, overcoming difficulties.
Watch Lisa's story, part of 60 stories for Nacro's 60th anniversary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AdL...
✍ @theobserveruk.bsky.social has published a letter from Nacro’s Chief Executive, Enver Solomon, on the worrying rise of young people not in education, employment or training, and how they can be better supported.
Read the full article at the link in comments ⬇️
We were delighted to welcome Nacro’s Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, to open our Nacro Education centre in Stoke-on-Trent - an important moment in our 60th anniversary year.
Learn more about Nacro Education: nacro.org.uk/education
It’s been a busy few weeks for our CEO, Enver Solomon. Through recent visits to Nacro’s services, he has seen the significant challenges faced by the people we support, and the vital difference our frontline teams make every day.
Read his full reflections ➡ www.nacro.org.uk/news/reflect...
📹 Matt talks about how Nacro supported him through his journey after prison & allowed him to build confidence & grow.
Matt's journey shows how, with the right support, people can start again.
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💬 Ellie, Programme Lead, talks about how staff at Nacro Education see young people for who they are and what they can achieve.
❤️ She talks about the amazing community and how colleagues at Nacro really helped her at a very difficult time in her life.
Ellie's story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvd0...
👉 Reducing short prison sentences and promoting rehabilitation are central to the Sentencing Act 2026.
Read more in today's BBC article: shorturl.at/rvnYB
⚠️ Extremely concerning that a quarter of prison cells are not fire safe.
➡️ Insights from @theguardian.com and @thehowardleague.bsky.social highlight the gravity of prison conditions and the ongoing capacity-crisis.
Find out more in the Guardian piece: shorturl.at/4gf8P
Helen Dyson joined Nacro over 12 years ago to help people build better futures. She began her career in youth offending, and is now our Director of Support and Advice Services.
📽️ Watch Helen’s story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l3A...
From teaching in our education centres to leading our EDI work today, Jed has always championed inclusion. His journey is part of our Sixty Stories celebrating 60 years of Nacro.
️🎬Watch Jed’s story and find out more about our 60th anniversary celebrations: shorturl.at/AqHCa
Luca joined Nacro Education looking for a fresh start. With practical learning & the right support, he has built skills & confidence.
For Nacro's 60th anniversary, we’re sharing 60 stories from staff, students, the people we support & our volunteers.
Luca's story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6kH...
🎉 Today is exactly 60 years since Nacro was founded.
To celebrate, we’re launching 60 Stories: a collection of experiences from staff, the people we support, volunteers & students.
📹 Watch Enver Solomon, Chief Executive of Nacro celebrating our 60th anniversary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4xS...
Tomorrow marks 60 years since Nacro was founded.
We’re launching something special - 60 Stories from across our community: staff, people we support, volunteers and students, sharing how Nacro has impacted their lives.
Stay tuned tomorrow to watch the first stories.
#NacroSixtyStories
Mother’s Day can be difficult.
For some it’s time for celebration. For others it can be difficult.
This Mother’s Day we’re thinking about some mothers who are forgotten by society every day. Women in prison.
How Nacro supports women in contact with the CJS: https://tinyurl.com/mr42nwah
📚 Nacro's policy work in justice: nacro.org.uk/news-views/p...
🔒 Many spend too much time locked up with limited access to meaningful activity. We need a relentless focus on building safe, effective, and truly rehabilitative prisons.
⚠️Concerning figures on prison overcrowding from @thehowardleague.bsky.social
At Nacro every day across our services we see the impact of the overcrowded, inhumane conditions in prisons.
🚨A deeply concerning article in The Guardian highlighting the persistent disproportionate stop and search against Black communities in London.
🚨 Unacceptable that in certain areas there is extreme disproportion use of police power.
📢 We’re delighted to welcome Enver Solomon as Nacro’s new CEO.
Enver has lots of experience championing social justice & supporting organisations that work with people facing disadvantage.
👏 A special moment to join as we mark our 60th year.
Enver of his appointment: https://shorturl.at/WPh0W
HMP/YOI Isis: A determined and imaginitive leadership, albeit violence was widespread and drugs readily available.
At Nacro, we run supported housing and floating support services across England and Wales, and we supported 33,000 between 2024-2025.
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News stats show 330,410 households were owed support to prevent or relieve homelessness after contacting their council for help in 2024-25, a 0.9% increase on the previous year shorturl.at/g0bas
Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, we're spotlighting amazing women in our Greater Manchester Outdoor Learning service, which provides programmes to empower women from a diverse range of backgrounds, led by volunteers & staff who are all women.
IWD Blog: shorturl.at/0qvQ4
