Project: Froglife
Funding: £35,000 from Peterborough Youth Offending Service and £10,000 from the JJ Sainsbury Trust
Aim: To give young offenders meaningful work and teach them skills
Young offenders in Peterborough are being given the chance to learn new skills and give something back to the community. Reptile and amphibian protection charity Froglife has teamed up with housing company Cross Keys Homes and Peterborough Youth Offending Service to help young people aged between 12 and 17 on reparation orders to do something positive for their local community.
The charity works alongside Peterborough Youth Offending Service to involve young people in a number of wildlife initiatives. Andrew Mortimore, reparation manager at Froglife, says the young people have got stuck into the project with enthusiasm.
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