LandWorks shortlisted for the Charity Awards 2024
Devon-based charity LandWorks is delighted to announce that it has made the shortlist for this year’s Charity Awards, the longest-running and most prestigious awards scheme in the charity sector.
LandWorks has been shortlisted in the ‘Social Care, Advice and Support’ category for its pioneering resettlement and rehabilitation project, which provides a supported route back into employment and the community for people leaving prison or at risk of going to prison.
The Charity Awards, which announced its shortlist on Friday 17 May, is the sector’s most highly-regarded excellence recognition scheme. All 30 shortlisted charities this year have been judged by an independent panel of sector leaders as having demonstrated best practice in leadership and management, from which other organisations can learn.
Founded in 2013 and based on the Dartington Estate near Totnes, LandWorks combines real work experience with comprehensive resettlement support in a safe, non-judgmental environment where participants (trainees) can gain the social and employability skills that will enable them to develop a crime free identity and to rebuild their lives. Over the past 10 years the charity has supported over 200 trainees, of whom fewer than 6% have gone on to reoffend within one-year, and 94% are now in employment.
The 10 category winners, plus the recipients of the Overall Award for Excellence and the Daniel Phelan Award for Outstanding Achievement, will be announced at a black-tie dinner on Tuesday 9 July, held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
The evening will be hosted by broadcaster and commentator Baroness Ayesha Hazarika, who will be joined on the night by a host of celebrities, representatives of the shortlisted charities, as well as leaders from Britain’s best known and best loved charities.
Matthew Nolan, chief executive of Civil Society Media which organises the Charity Awards, congratulated LandWorks on making the highly coveted shortlist. He said:
“Every year we are astounded and inspired by the breadth and depth of work going on across the UK’s wonderful charity sector. But this year in particular we have noticed a real improvement in the professionalism of the entries, signalling that charities are more cognisant than ever of the need for good governance, strong leadership and effective management.
“Everything that we do at Civil Society Media aims to help charities have greater impact, and for the last 23 years the Charity Awards has identified and celebrated the sector’s great work. Congratulations to all the charities on this year’s shortlist; in a year of record entries you ought to be very proud of getting this far. I wish LandWorks the best of luck on the night.”
Reflecting on the charity’s achievement, LandWorks Project Director Chris Parsons said: “It’s just great, if a little humbling, to be alongside such brilliant and inspiring charities on the list and we are looking forward to the awards ceremony in July.”
