Goals: To provide music, art and sport classes to reduce drug misuse, street crime and reoffending
Funding: Communities Against Drugs and the Drug Action Team
Contact: Ally McKinlay, project co-ordinator, 07788 493412
The Healthy Living Project is a unique initiative in south London to help get young offenders to turn away from crime.
Young offenders themselves helped launch the Croydon project, which hones their undiscovered talents and aims to transform their lives.
Where once they were involved in street crime, drug misuse and anti-social behaviour, and often excluded from school, now they are turning to music, art and sport. They are learning about how to lead healthier, fulfilling lives.
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