Social Impact Report 2024 - Flipbook - Page 13
Working in partnership to create
better outcomes
Job placements have been made possible through
a host of new partnerships with organisations like
Marriott Hotels, Superdrug, Burger King, Iceland
and others.
These collaborations have included employer days,
enabling businesses to meet potential employees
inside the prison and learn about their skills and
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We are extending Starting Fresh beyond our own
prisons by holding information sessions at other
institutions across the country and have been invited
to run recruitment events at a further 23 prisons.
We conduct regular assessments of Starting
Fresh and its outcomes to ensure it o昀昀ers an easy
streamlined process that works for us as an
employer, works for prisons, and works for our
external partners.
We track employment rates, recall reduction and
positive life changes, to guide us when we look to
make future improvements.
Tracy Stanton, Account Manager in Sodexo’s Corporate Services business, said:
“The prison wasn’t at all what we expected. The training facilities were far better
than we’d imagined, with great learning programmes and opportunities for
prisoners. It was a great opportunity to engage with the prisoners and understand
how the Starting Fresh programme can change lives”.
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