Trailblazers will lead the #Tech4PrisonLeavers programme which will provide devices, connectivity, skills, and mentoring to a priority group of 20-25 young adults, aged 18 to 25, leaving HMP and YOI Brinsford in Wolverhampton.
Trailblazers supports young offenders between 18 and 30 through intensive weekly mentoring sessions delivered by trained volunteers for three to six months before they are due to be released from prison.
The new project will allow the charity to offer “through the gate” support in the community for up to 12 months post-release, Julia Alexander, acting chief executive of Trailblazers, said.
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