Pete Wins Award
National accolade for one of CLI’s inspirational founders, Peter. A man born and raised in Ashton who turned his back on a life of crime has won a national award for his work with offenders leaving prison. Peter Atherton, 41…
Picnic in the Park
The CLI team – staff, volunteers and service users, had a great time playing baseball and having a picnic – just one activity that its Bedfordshire ‘Moving On’ group organised. The activity is part of the SAMAS – support, advice,…
Pete’s Vision
In 2013 Community Led Initiatives launched with the mission to transform the lives of ex-offenders through the power of quality peer mentoring. Now, we support a wide range of people- from families, women to people affected by substance misuse- by building supportive, peer-led recovery communities.Our…
CLI director says relationships are key to tackling prejudice and shaking off stigma
An article published in the Guardian recently by, Stephen Whitehead, a programme manager at the Centre for Justice Innovation, says people leaving prison struggle to shake off the stigma and access support – but goes on to say there are places where imaginative training and simple technology have helped.