What makes the biggest difference in rehabilitation?
Strip everything back and the ingredients for successful rehabilitation are fairly straightforward. But it’s the personal connection that really makes all the difference…
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Faith in Rehabilitation – what difference does it make?
Langley House Trust is a Christian organisation. However although Christ is central to our values and is at the heart of our organisation, we support people of any faith or of none. We also do not proselytise or force our belief on anyone in our care. I have often asked myself the question what difference […]
Supported Housing – Key to Rehab but Under Threat
Supported housing plays a vital role in offender rehabilitation. But Government proposals are placing this resource under threat…
Mentor Programme Pilot – partnership between Langley House Trust and The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group has fostered a culture of philanthropy and giving amongst employees via various giving programmes, whether that be through monetary
Why I Give
We are bombarded on a daily basis with need and I don’t know about you but I have need fatigue. And it is not that I have grown calloused or hard hearted to the needs on display, it is quite the contrary. I feel overwhelmed. The needs appear too great for me to even make […]
Housing Associations and the Right to Buy
One of the Conservative Government’s most controversial proposals is the extension of the Right to Buy (RTB) to Housing Associations.
Hunting for Treasure
“Excuse me,” she said. “Would you like to find some treasure?” It’s such a simple question and a difficult one to say no to. Of course I’d like to find treasure. I mean, who wouldn’t, right? This is Langley House Trust’s new approach to engaging the public in their work at events and conferences around […]
Treasure Hunters
I read Michael Gove’s inaugural speech on prisons with great interest – in fact, many of his sentiments about the shortcomings of the current system
The Problem with the Homeless
I read a newspaper article recently that filled me with equal amounts of fury and sadness: “Homeless People Could Face £1000 Fine for Sleeping Rough Near Tourist Hotspots.”
Can you be the catalyst for change?
I was reminded twice last week that a simple act of kindness can change a life forever. Bi-annually our Board of Trustees meet together in a residential setting to discuss key areas of governance.
