Educational Trust
Category: Working with Offenders and Ex-Prisoners
The Educational Trust is a North/South charitable Trust which helps ex-offenders and ex-prisoners in Ireland to access education and training.
NIACRO was a founder member of the Trust, established in 1995; Trustees now include representatives from ex-prisoner groups, statutory agencies, prison authorities and educational institutions, North and South. NIACRO Chief Executive Olwen Lyner jointly chairs the Educational Trust with Lisa Cuthbert of the Dublin-based NGO, PACE.
The original aim was to support politically motivated prisoners to complete academic qualifications when they left prison. This was later extended to cover vocational training as well. The client group now includes all offenders and ex-prisoners and their families, and the coverage includes the whole of Ireland.
Contact Details
Contact: Heather Reid
email: heather@niacro.co.uk