We were delighted to receive a charitable donation from LegalEdge who recently supported CLI with advice on a project contract. Impressed by the work that we undertake, the LegalEdge team elected to donate their advisory fee to help support our…
Community Led Initiatives to support leaders with lived experience thanks to National Lottery funding Community Led Initiatives CIC, based in Manchester and Bedford, is celebrating today after being awarded £48,488 in National Lottery funding to put people with lived experience…
September has marked Recovery Month, which aims to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover. To mark the end of the month, we spoke to Diane Moore, a volunteer, who has started…
Just 12 months ago, Gemma was drinking more than a bottle of vodka a night.Her drinking had escalated when her children were taken into the care of a guardian. At the time Gemma was in denial about the impact her…
Criminal Justice Champions CLI’s directors Peter Atherton and Matthew Kidd were overwhelmed when it was announced they had won the Howard League for Penal Reform’s inaugural “criminal justice champion” award. The Howard League is a national charity working for less…
Emma McMahon spent two years volunteering with CLI before taking on a full-time position with CRC- Community Rehabilitation Company – based at Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester. The 22-year-old credits her experience with CLI as one of the main reasons…
CLI is proud to announce that its first Recovery Forum has been launched in Bedfordshire. The forum was led by Pete Atherton, CLI’s operational director, with support from other members of the CLI team. People came from a variety of…
We are really pleased to announce that our very own managing director – Pete – has just spent his first two weeks at Cambridge University. Pete was accepted on a Masters course for Applied Criminology, Penology and Management and will…
New Service Launched in Bedford The team at CLI is delighted to have launched a new service in Bedfordshire to help tackle drug and alcohol misuse. More than 50 people attended the launch event at The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine,…