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Yesterday was IWD and we're celebrating the achievements of Maria, who is safe, happy and optimistic about the future, with Nacro's Women in Safe Homes service by her side. Read Maria's story: shorturl.at/dODKY

Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, we're spotlighting amazing women in our Greater Manchester Outdoor Learning service, which provides programmes to empower women from a diverse range of backgrounds, led by volunteers & staff who are all women. IWD Blog: shorturl.at/0qvQ4

What happened to prisons at the start of the pandemic? @TheHowardLeague answers ⬇️ howardleague.org/blog/at-the-uk…

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🌍Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay on Sunday, we're celebrating pioneering women from history and influential women in Nacro's community. 70% of staff at Nacro are women and we empower women and girls across our services. 🖊️Read Andrea Coady's blog shorturl.at/3VHYO

At Nacro, we provide education, training and employability support through our education centres and supported housing services - helping young people move towards positive futures. ✅ 91% of students at Nacro Education say they felt more confident after studying with us.

BBC spoke to young people at Young Gloucestershire, who support 16–25-year-olds to prepare for work. With nearly 1 mil. young people who are NEET, initiatives like these are crucial in helping young people move towards further learning and work. shorturl.at/aPfaF

⚠️ @TheHowardLeague have obtained data from 2025 revealing that "boys are typically being kept in their cells for about 20 hours a day and getting much less than 15 hours of education per week"

📢Further calls for more action on inhumane IPPs @Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…

👏 Thank you to @cornerstone_vr for an engaging safeguarding session using Virtual Reality headsets to put students into scenarios to help them understand the risks and consequences of exploitation and knife crime. Find out about Nacro Education: shorturl.at/0gkvi

"Unsafe levels of cancer-causing radon gas have been detected in 16 prisons, with 33 sites under investigation by the Ministry of Justice." Holly Bancroft at the Independent has the story: independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Nacro, alongside other organisations, signed a letter sent to government calling for a new strategy to bring empty homes back into use "amid record levels of people living in temporary accommodation & long waits for social housing" @BBCNews Read more⬇️ shorturl.at/aQ86B

Today, the Government have announced plans for "a multibillion-pound investment including tailored specialist support in all mainstream schools and 60,000 additional special needs school places" @guardian Find out more about the proposals⬇️ theguardian.com/education/2026…

Find out more about our justice services: nacro.org.uk/nacro-services…

📽️ New film 'Wasteman' in cinemas today is a poignant exploration of life in prison, shedding light on the problems plaguing the criminal justice system and the people it serves.

🌐Happy #WorldDayofSocialJustice! Hear from our Engagement & Impact team about what social justice means to them and how their work contributes to Nacro's role in advancing social justice. Watch here: shorturl.at/nRLjO Find out about our services on our website.

Nacro responds to news that prison documents show the Gvt's plan to tackle the IPP scandal do not go far enoug, & will leave at least 500 prisoners languishing without release by 2030. @Independent article: shorturl.at/mZmlz Nacro's comment: shorturl.at/nqzzXNacro

Our NEST services work alongside young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. We provide person-centred supported accommodation, & link young people to education & employment opportunities, mental health support & substance misuse services. youtube.com/watch?v=ABRWas…

"Recent data released by @MoJGovUK shows that 2025 recorded highest number of deaths in prison on record. Last year there were 394 deaths in custody, a 15% increase from 2024" @JusticeGap thejusticegap.com/record-prison-…