Initially when I got sent to a young offenders institution I was gutted because I thought I couldn’t do National Citizen Service (NCS) since I got sent down. But later when youth worker Siky reassured me that I would still be able to do it, it made me feel really happy as I knew it was a chance for me to change and turn over a new leaf.
Approaching the day of starting NCS I was feeling nervous. I didn’t know who else would be on it. I missed all the induction events and thought everyone else knew each other. I was also excited to go on NCS because I knew it was going to be action packed and a new experience.
It also gives me the chance to give my mum space. I am on tag, so I spend a lot of time at home, which can lead to arguments.
I signed up for NCS as I want to meet new people my own age and make a new friendship group. My other friends have a bad influence on me and get me into trouble with the law.
I also want a fresh start and believe NCS can give me this. In my current life I am judged on a daily basis as people know I have been inside. I hope for NCS to give me a chance to change and people look back at me and say “yes, he has a history and has been to young offenders but now he wants to change”.
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