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Leon Grant
Despite a rough start to life with many encounters with the police, Leon Grant is now enjoying a new fame. He’s a winner of the London Week of Peace’s Turnaround award, a celebration of individuals that are making a difference to their own lives and others in their community.
While Leon chose to start making a new life for himself, he knew such a change could not happen without help. "I got great support from the Priority Prolific Offender team. Through them and the Local Employer Partnership I did some basic skills training, which led to me getting a place on the BeOnsite programme."
"I now have skills and have a full-time job. Right now I’m building top spec bathroom pods and learning great new skills. My new life is terrific. I could not ask for more. I have my own family now, and professionally I see there is a ladder for me to climb. I’m so grateful to everyone who’s backed me."
Tom Storey, BeOnsite’s Operations Director says: “The BeOnsite programme has high standards, and we expect people on the programme not only to learn technical skills but also generic workplace behaviours. So we have evaluations of personal qualities such as punctuality, politeness and team working. We are clear that both link to success and Leon is a shining example of how they can make a real difference to someone’s life.” |
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