Breaking the cycle of re-offending

Following a recent visit Paul Cavadino, the Chief Executive of NACRO, the crime reduction charity, has endorsed the work being done by Stepping Stones, at its three homes in south London.

Stepping Stones provides accommodation and help in rebuilding the lives of ex-prisoners who have become Christians while in prison. It works in partnership with two local churches and in close co-operation with the Probation Service, the Police, Prison Chaplains, Prison Fellowship and primary health care providers.

"The right support after release from prison can break the cycle of re-offending," said Mr Cavadino. "Even men with serious offending backgrounds have been resettled successfully. Stepping Stones is a model of integration into the community."

Chaplain General

William Noblett, the prison service Chaplain General,who also visited Stepping Stones recently praised the support given by St Marks, Battersea Rise, and the New Life Christian Centre in Croydon, to the men in Stepping Stones homes.

The Executive Director of Stepping Stones Trust, Bob Kimmerling, said "Jesus said that whatever we do for the least of our brethren, we do for Him. It is His love that constrains us to reach out to those in prison that society would largely want us to forget."

Photo: (l-r) Rev. Paul Perkin, Vicar, St Mark's, Battersea Rise and Paul Cavadino with Lorna Widndmill, Peter Donaldson & Bob Kimmerling of Stepping Stones Trust.