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, over the past 17 years, supported more than 500 young people, most of them in the 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 starting point is that everyone deserves a second chance. We offer it through going to university, as part of a programme, built on shared humanity, that works one-to-one with individuals to bring out the best in them, to open doors, and to offer practical ways forward into graduate-level employment and in life.
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 or just Longford Trust. We have three main projects: our Longford Scholarships programme (including our Employability project); our annual Longford Lecture; and our annual Longford awards.
- The Longford Trust offers prisoners second chances.
- It offers scholarships to go to university.
- It organises an annual lecture and prize.
- It offers new futures through Employability.