Education & Young People Community & Social Justice 2024
Catch22

Social Impact Review 2024

Catch22 is a social business delivering services across criminal justice, education, employability, youth violence and family support in England. In 2024 it supported over 45,000 victims, 11,729 prison leavers and 12,544 people through community services, while achieving an Ofsted 'good' rating across all its schools. The year was marked by the merger with Redthread, adding hospital-based youth violence intervention to its county lines and exploitation services. Catch22's Public Service Reform agenda drives policy influence alongside frontline delivery, including contributions to debates on the Victims and Prisoners Bill and youth vaping legislation.

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11,729 prison leavers supported through Commissioned Rehabilitative Services — 97% rated their experience 'good' or better; 45,160 victims supported with 99% reporting improved health and wellbeing Key Metric 1
12,544 people supported across Young People, Families and Communities services — 98% left feeling safer, 95% feeling they can enjoy life more, 91% with a positive outcome; over 1,400 people received free legal, debt, housing and welfare advice unlocking £2.1m in total Key Metric 2
4,243 people engaged on employability programmes; 1,073 supported into paid employment and 308 into further education; 90% felt more motivated to enter the job market after working with Catch22; all schools inspected by Ofsted achieved 'good' rating Key Metric 3
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Criminal justice and rehabilitation (Commissioned Rehabilitative Services across 9 regions, Finance Benefit and Debt, gang awareness training, county lines National Support and Rescue Service); victims services (London, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Hertfordshire); young people and families (child exploitation, Redthread merger — hospital-based youth violence support); employability and skills (4-week courses, Digital Skills Academy with Salesforce, CLIC and Career Hive for care leavers); education (schools and colleges, alternative provision); mental health (The Hive Camden, Link Up Project for young men); NCS (7,516 experiences delivered in West Midlands and Greater Manchester); care leaver support and National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum; public service reform and policy advocacy Custom geography from upload: England-wide

📊Key Metrics

11,729 prison leavers supported through Commissioned Rehabilitative Services — 97% rated their experience 'good' or better; 45,160 victims supported with 99% reporting improved health and wellbeing Key Metric 1
12,544 people supported across Young People, Families and Communities services — 98% left feeling safer, 95% feeling they can enjoy life more, 91% with a positive outcome; over 1,400 people received free legal, debt, housing and welfare advice unlocking £2.1m in total Key Metric 2
4,243 people engaged on employability programmes; 1,073 supported into paid employment and 308 into further education; 90% felt more motivated to enter the job market after working with Catch22; all schools inspected by Ofsted achieved 'good' rating Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 320% increase in young men accessing The Hive mental health service in Camden through the Link Up Project; 150+ young men aged 16-24 participated in 75 group work sessions on masculinity, identity and healthy relationships
  • Path to Progress employability tool: job market confidence rose from 43% to 70%; interview confidence from 37% to 71%; motivation from 69% to 90%; proportion facing mental health challenges fell from 20% to 17% after working with Catch22
  • Catch22 merged with Redthread in 2024, adding hospital-based youth violence support (Emergency Departments and Major Trauma Centres) to its exploitation services; Traphouse county lines educational resource presented to 600+ children; Catch22 students contributed to Parliamentary vaping debate through Links Media College anti-vaping campaign

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