The difference we make In a report published in 2020, Public Health England reported that 270,705 adults in contact with drug and alcohol services between April 2019 and March 2020, and only 47% of people leaving treatment no longer report a dependence on drugs or alcohol. Our work challenges and provides an alternative to the current approach to working with drug and alcohol addiction. Monitoring and evaluation is a key priority for us in order to show the significant impact that our projects make. We collect a combination of quantitative and qualitative information across all our courses. The quantitative data we collect is gathered as a baseline from our trainees at the start of the course, which we follow up with by collecting quantitative and qualitative data at the end of the course and 9 months later. Through an ethical and anonymised process, we record data such as the number of people completing a course, gaining qualifications, moving on to volunteering or further education, and employment, as well as indicators of wellbeing, capability and community. The majority of people we work with have been unemployed for many years with 29% having been unemployed for 10 years or more. This means that finishing a course, completing a qualification or moving into volunteering are huge achievements for them. This also means that it can take time for people to make the bigger changes in their lives such as going into further education or finding a career. Our Impact reporting from 2023 shows that 90% of trainees report being engaged in volunteering, training or further education 9 months after completing a course. Watch the video below to hear John's story. We also collect longer interviews with graduates that you can read here. Our Theory of Change Our Theory of Change lays out the impact we want to have on both those we work with and support directly, as well as on wider society. Our 2024 strategy is centred around it, and we plan to build on the work we have carried out in 2023 to build the infrastructure of the organisation. Do you want to help us change more lives? Please make a donation Manage Cookie Preferences