What the Longford Trust is all about
The Longford Trust is about second chances for those like Lee (above) who have been in prison. Our Longford Scholarship programme has, since it started in 2005, supported close to 600 young people, most of them in their 20s, to rebuild their lives through education after serving a prison sentence. 85% go to university, graduate and move forward thanks to our Employability project to have careers, to settle down, and to start families. In short, they do all the “normal” things that most take for granted. We work with them to make that happen.
What we stand for
Our second chances come through going to university on a structured programme that opens doors and ways forward into employment.
Who we are
The Longford Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Our registered charity name is The Frank Longford Charitable Trust (No 1164701) but we are usually known as The Longford Trust. Our three main projects are our scholarships programme (including employability); our annual lecture; and our annual awards.
- The Longford Trust offers prisoners second chances
- It provides scholarships to go to university
- It organises an annual lecture and prize
- It supports new futures through Employability