We encourage and challenge Trainees to take control and make a more stable life for themselves no matter how slow or difficult this might be. These young men make an extraordinary choice to take this journey with us - often because they have the most to gain from being in a place where things are different, rather than the shortest distance to travel to get there.

No-one walks out of the prison gate hoping to return. And yet 55% are back within a year, many within a few weeks. For Switchback Trainees this figure is 12%. You can help these young men get through this difficult time post-release.

Your donations will go towards:

*Trainee phone credit to contact their Switchback Mentor

*Travel costs to get to training placements

*Citizen cards (to open a bank account, to get a job)

*Chef whites for starting a new job

*A Christmas day out

These tools are vital in helping Trainees take the time to train, make sure they find a job that's right for them and resist the draw of returning to crime.