Venture Trust - Living Wild (Venture Trust)

Living Wild supports individuals (16-40) on Community Payback (and other criminal justice orders*) who want to make positive and sustained changes that can lead to a move away from offending and into employment, training or education.

*These include Drug Treatment and Testing Orders, Restriction of Liberty Orders, Home Detention Curfews, Structured Deferred Sentences (SDS) – Diversion from Prosecution- parole/voluntary throughcare or parole.

** Venture Trust does not currently work with registered sex offenders or those subject to Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).

How the programme works

• An initial conversation by phone/video call to decide if the service is right for you
• After an assessment period, you will be given an outreach worker to identify the changes you want to make in life and develop achievable goals
• Support with personal development and outdoor learning through face-to-face and small group activities, as well as by phone and digital platforms.
• Our face-to-to work will be delivered with small groups of participants within their local authority and in line with Government guidelines to minimise travel and transmission risks.
• Further community-based outreach support to encourage progression and embedding positive changes over a 9 month period.

Target audience

Men and women (16-40) in the criminal justice system, and those on a Community Payback Order and sometimes on other criminal justice orders.