The Reset programme, launched yesterday, will provide extra supportservices to young offenders in Greenwich, Lewisham, Newham, Oldham,Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside.
The programme aims to ensure that young offenders can accessaccommodation, education, training and employment services immediatelyafter they are released from custody.
It is being led by youth charity Rainer and is funded by the EuropeanSocial Fund and other partners.
Julie Conalty, national director of Reset, said she hoped the programmewould redesign the resettlement process.
She said: "Evidence shows that if we don't engage young offenders withinthe first few weeks of release from custody the likelihood ofre-offending is dramatically increased.
"Agencies need to work together to stop this cycle of re-offending. Overthe next two years we aim to redesign the whole resettlement process sothat it works more effectively."
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