Depaul Trust was founded in 1989 as a Catholic response to the growing number of young homeless people arriving in London. It has developed a range of services including nightshelters, hostels, employment training and family mediation. In 1998, Depaul Trust began working with young offenders through two projects, Outside Link and One-to-One. Outside Link helps young prison leavers secure accommodation before release, in order to prevent them from being homeless, and vulnerable to re-offending. The One-to-One project matches young offenders about to be released with volunteer mentors who provide support and advice, to help them live independently and be integrated into the community. Both projects have demonstrated a reduced rate of re-offending.
Depaul Trust was founded in 1989 as a Catholic response to the growing number of young homeless people arriving in London. It has developed a range of services including nightshelters, hostels, employment training and family mediation. In 1998, Depaul Trust began working with young offenders through two projects, Outside Link and One-to-One. Outside Link helps young prison leavers secure accommodation before release, in order to prevent them from being homeless, and vulnerable to re-offending. The One-to-One project matches young offenders about to be released with volunteer mentors who provide support and advice, to help them live independently and be integrated into the community. Both projects have demonstrated a reduced rate of re-offending.