The Forward Trust reached over 35,000 people in 2024-2025, making this a record-breaking year with a 9% increase in the number of individuals supported compared to the previous year.
This growth was fuelled by the expansion of our services – we now have 74 contracted programmes across England and Wales, in prisons and the community.
This report, which formed part of our wider ‘Annual Review, Impact Report and Accounts for the year ending 31st March 2025‘, showcases a range of service developments and interesting case studies that show why Forward has been able to support more people than ever before.
Context for the importance of our work is evidenced in the ‘Who we work with’ section: one in four clients in the community are in need of housing (or already homeless), and one in ten people have never been employed.
As a social justice charity, we reach some of society’s most marginalised and disadvantaged groups – the individuals we support are often homeless, out of work, and in poor mental or physical health. Most will have been let down by schools or the care system, and many will have been traumatised by adverse childhood experiences.
This is why our research and evidence-based treatment approach is fundamental to our work, including the Theory of Change, which is a foundational element to all of our service support pathways.
The report also provides a meaningful explanation for the service categories – Substance Misuse and Mental Health, Criminal Justice, Employment, and our range of smaller services within Recovery and Belonging.
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