Wiltshire Criminal Justice Board

Young People – Fresh Choices

Funded by the Community Cashback 2009/10 scheme

Young People – Fresh Choices is designed to
reduce crime in Wiltshire
by training teenagers excluded - or at risk of exclusion - from school
in bike skills to benefit teenagers in Africa

Working with secondary schools, Young People – Fresh Choices will deliver
profound, immediate and long-lasting positive impact
upon these teenagers’ senses of achievement and pride
and a solid foundation in applied skills to open employment opportunities


Only 15% of excluded children re-enter mainstream education…
there is a direct and palpable link between exclusion, truanting and crime
- New Policy Institute

42% of young offenders have been excluded from school
- Audit Commission