The Royal Literary Fund has worked with Communities First for several years, offering free workshops in writing skills, led by our professional writers. We also work with Recovery Colleges, the NHS, unions and the voluntary sector.
We’d now like to ask YOU as organisations working directly with people with lived experience of the criminal justice system, mental health conditions and more - if we can also offer you free workshops. The offer is for both staff and those accessing the service you provide and includes:
- Personal statement writing- how to move on
- CV writing
- Fundraising bid writing
- General writing with confidence skills
- Report writing/demonstrating impact
- Complaint letters writing- addressing both receiving and making complaints
- Writing for Self Expression
We’ve recently worked successfully with HACRO on writing personal statements for people wanting to find employment, volunteering, public speaking, access to education, and more. Our writer-facilitators work on supporting people to use writing to transform what their life experiences into evidence of their resilience, strength of skills and ability to change and move on.
I’d particularly welcome the chance to tell you more about our Writing for Self expression workshops which have been hugely successful in giving people a chance to express themselves in a safe and boundaried way.
If you’d like to know more, please email [email protected]