Support DWRM – Education That Saves Lives, Not Just Changes Them
Too many people leave prison only to return.
Too many families are broken by reoffending.
Too many young people are caught in cycles of knife crime and violence before they ever get a chance to thrive.
At Doing What Really Matters (DWRM), we’re breaking that cycle with one powerful tool: education.
www.dwrm.org.uk
But we’re at a tipping point – demand for our work is growing, and grassroots organisations like ours are chronically underfunded with spending cuts, seeing many services like ours close. You can be proactive, keep us open, help us reduce crime in your community.
We work inside prisons, creating Learning Communities that equip people with the skills, confidence, and mindset to change their lives.
And it works:
Over 300 students supported and not offending.
70% in work or education 6 months after release (national average: 31%) and no longer offending.
£1 donation = £4 in social value
We need your help now.
We’re raising £20,000 to:
- Expand support to more prisons where students are studying in isolation in your community.
- Train student mentors who become role models behind bars
- Provide laptops, learning resources, and digital skills to bridge the tech divide
- Support people in the critical moments after release when they’re most vulnerable to falling back
This is how we stop knife crime.
This is how we reduce violence against women and girls.
This is how we change mindsets, rebuild futures, and protect our communities.
There is no national funding for this – it’s up to us.
If we want real change, we need to back the organisations doing the work on the ground. Every donation, no matter the size, brings us closer to a safer, fairer society.
£15 = Digital literacy kit for someone leaving prison
£100 = Study materials for a prison-based Learning Community
£250 = Full transition package including laptop, mentoring, and coaching
Help us continue Doing What Really Matters.
Support second chances. Invest in education. Protect our communities.
Donate. Share. Speak up. Or help us in other ways through legacy funds, philanthropy or donation of goods and services.
Together, we can stop the cycle.