September 29, 2025
A Huge Thank You to The Julia Rausing Trust for giving Bounce Back £250,000 towards our Unlocking Futures project
Bounce Back has received a £250,000 donation from The Julia Rausing Trust
We are thrilled to announce that the prestigious Julia Rausing Trust has awarded Bounce Back a 3-year grant of £250,000. With this funding, we are delivering our Unlocking Futures project: providing people leaving prison with access to vocational training and industry-recognised qualifications.
The Julia Rausing Trust is highly regarded for the societal impact it has through selective donations to charities that align with its mission and values. Bounce Back’s work with people leaving prison addresses a core systemic need. It also fills a gap in existing provision for one of society’s most marginalised groups. People who have served a prison sentence lack opportunities and become trapped in poverty, stigma, and the endlessly revolving door of the criminal justice system. By supporting people to build professional and personal skill sets, we help them turn their lives around, and it is funders like The Julia Rausing Trust that make this work possible.
The Unlocking Futures project does what Bounce Back does best: bringing together our Training and Employment Services teams to coach and mentor participants while they complete their training and gain a qualification – taking that crucial step towards employment and real-life changes.
One of the beneficiaries of The Julia Rausing Trust funding became involved in the criminal justice system at a young age. He managed to pull himself out of it but was never able to enter the job market, and 20 years later he ended up on the wrong side of the law again. When we started working with him, he wanted to develop confidence and work on anger management. With ongoing mentoring from his coach, he has now completed our City & Guilds Level 1 course in Painting and Decorating, achieving 3 distinctions and a Pass. Throughout the programme, he has shown real commitment to change, and the combination of practical training, personal development and steady support has helped him begin to see what he is capable of – and believe in his own potential again.
Thank you to The Julia Rausing Trust for making such achievements possible!
