The Clink Charity

London / UK

ICAP will fund an innovative Integrated Rehabilitation Partnership (IRP) which will deliver training programmes to prisoners in three of its prison kitchens, namely HMP Styal, HMP Risley and HMP Thorn Cross. With the support of its in-house catering teams, trainees will gain NVQ Level 1 and 2 City & Guilds training in Professional Cookery.

Charity Overview

The aim of The Clink Charity is to reduce re-offending by training prisoners and finding them employment in the hospitality industry at the end of their sentence. The Clink trainees work up to 40 hours per week in one its four restaurants which are open to the public, two of which are inside the prison wall. The dedicated full time trainers and assessors work closely with the trainees to help them gain their NVQ qualifications. Each has a support worker assigned to them who will help them to find employment and integrate them back into society upon their release.