The project will see 16- and 17-year-olds with community sentences offered access to a mentor from Catch22 who will offer support and guidance designed to help them move on from their criminal past.
The work has been developed in conjunction with probation and youth offending teams from across the capital and is being funded by the public services company Serco, which operates the capital's Community Payback scheme.
At the moment, the service is being tested with young people in six boroughs: Camden, Croydon, Greenwich, Islington, Lewisham and Wandsworth.
Catch22 and Serco plan to expand the scheme to other boroughs later this year.
“The mentors will bring their different skills and experience to help these 16- and 17-year-olds complete their community sentences and prevent reoffending,” said Chris Wright, chief executive of Catch22.
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