2025 AT
SHiFT
DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES TO BREAK THE DESTRUCTIVE CYCLE OF CRIME
SHiFT is scaling high impact ‘insider-outsider’ Practices, in partnership with public service that share our determination for systems change.
372 children reached.
68% reduction in proven offences.
Every £1 spent on SHiFT saves £8 over 5 years and £33 over 20 years.
SHiFT does whatever it takes to set children and young people up for safe and bright futures.
“If I didn’t get introduced to SHiFT, I would have been arrested by now. Yeah, I would have been arrested by now I know that for a fact. I would have been arrested or dead. I wouldn’t have stopped. I would have just carried on and got further involved with it.”
BREAKING CYCLES
At the heart of everything we are and everything we do is ‘Breaking Cycles’ - the dynamic and evidenced approach to enabling change, created and pioneered by one of SHiFT’s Founders, Sophie Humphreys OBE.
ON AIR
In April 2024, Woman’s Hour told the stories of young people, staff and parents involved in SHiFT in Greater Manchester in daily instalments over the course of a week. Reporter Jo Morris went out and about with the team and spoke to teenagers and a mum about the impact of the SHiFT approach. In this special podcast episode, our presenter Nuala McGovern guides you through the stories you might have missed. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Reporter: Jo Morris Producer: Erin Riley