Key4Life - our programmes
The 7-STEP MODEL designed by Key4Life consists of:
STEPS 1 TO 3
- Equine (horse) therapy in the prison and outside
- Group and one-to-one emotional and behavioural support workshops
- Music therapy, working with the music industry & individual artists
- Non-physical football and boxing
- An introduction to mentors
- Employability workshops with companies who carry out mock-interviews in the prison
- A final action plan developed prior to young men leaving prison
STEPS 4 TO 7
- A dedicated Key4Life caseworker helps during the transition back into the community
- An experienced mentor who helps establish life/employability skills and action plans (for up to a year)
- New interview attire, getting the men ‘suited and booted’
- A three-day work placement followed by an employment search, helping the men discover a meaningful occupation
- Family engagement programmes
- Residential
- Graduation
- Alumni programme trains many men to become Key Mentors, receiving a qualification to help give back to others
THIS MODEL IS USED ACROSS BOTH PROGRAMMES