For over 50 years the Weavers have supported organisations working in the criminal justice sector and have increasingly focused on the disproportionate harm caused by short custodial sentences for women.
In January 2025 we convened a national Alternatives to Custody Summit at Church House, bringing together more than 300 practitioners, researchers, policymakers and charities working across the women’s justice sector. The summit explored practical ways to reduce female imprisonment and highlighted the need for earlier, coordinated support for young women at risk of entering the criminal justice system.
Following the summit, the Weavers launched a funded competition to develop a scalable intervention, which was won by Her Insights Collective who have created of the NEST (Nurture, Empower, Support, Thrive) programme.
Those who are interested in this programme of work can support this initiative in a number of ways:
– encouraging discussions with press contacts to widen interest and awareness
– talking to friends and colleagues who have an interest in either this work or the wider charitable work of livery companies
– reposting communication that goes out on our social media channels
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