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Forward launches new, improved service in Surrey prisons

The Forward Trust is thrilled to announce its new contract to deliver substance misuse services in Surrey prisons and Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre, which went live on 1st April.

Social investment fund launches innovative new support network for enterprises that employ ex-offenders and people in recovery from addiction

Last month saw the launch of the Forward Enterprise Network, a collective of enterprises employing ex-offenders and people in recovery which aims to show mainstream businesses and the general public the value of people from those groups.

Forward’s prison services help prevent fatal opioid overdoses with life-saving medication

The Forward Trust is pleased to announce that it is working to make an impact on reducing drug-related opioid-related deaths.

National Apprenticeship Week 2019

National Apprenticeship Week 2019’s ‘Blazing a trail’ theme, sees apprentices and employers up and down the country doing just that.

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.

A radical new approach for the music industry gives people in recovery a second chance

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.

Unique conference examines current novel drug trends – charity and NHS in partnership

On 29th November 2018, The Forward Trust co-hosted the UK’s first Novel Drug Trends conference, in partnership with Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I), which attracted an audience of 130 professionals from a range of fields related to the management of drug misuse.

Carol Celebration held at HMP Brixton to raise funds for Forward

On December 10th 2018, a Carol Celebration was held at HMP Brixton to raise funds for Forward. The event was attended by a range of external attendees as well as some well-known musicians, a famous actor and some of the service users.

Award-winning social enterprise is reducing re-offending one pasty at a time

HMPasties, a not-for-profit social enterprise aiming to reduce re-offending by employing people with criminal convictions to produce baked goods, has recently won the Heart of Salford Award for their mobile catering van that brings welcome food to local construction sites and other locations.

“They’ve given me the tools to stay strong in my recovery”

This year Alcohol Awareness Week is from 19th – 25th November 2018. To help shine a light on the issue, one of our former clients shared their story of how alcohol impacted them, and how they changed their life for the better.