abandofbrothers (ABOB) works with young men involved in the criminal justice system, providing them with the support they need to make the transition to an adulthood free of crime, and full of connection, purpose and meaning. Central to all of our programmes are experiences that have come to be termed “rites of passage". These consist of an intensive residential weekend followed by 3 months of mentoring. The young men that step onto this path are invited to draw a line under their adolescence and begin to consider and move towards becoming the adult man they wish to be. The journey is held and guided by trained older men from the local community who come with a rich diversity of life experience and backgrounds.