Walk Ministries

Walk supports men who have been released from prison, to make ongoing changes and choices from a cycle of prison, addiction and negative behaviour to employment and independence. We work with up to 60 men per year from all over the UK.

www.walkministries.org.uk

Latest News

Queen's Award 2021

We are very honoured to announce that Walk Ministries have been awarded The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. A big massive thank you to all of our hard working volunteers that help make a difference in so many lives.

#96hourchallenge

Four men from Walk Ministries just completed the #96hourchallenge raising £3,300 of our £5,000 target towards Christmas dinners for the many residents from our 5 partner charities. These charities support people who have experienced homelessness, addiction and even prison.

The #96hourchallenge including cycling a total of 176 miles and camping out for 4 days and nights. We had £12.53 each per day to live on. Why £12.53 a day? That’s the universal credit that a person living on the street, coming out of prison or addiction lives on!

About us

After release from prison, life often becomes more difficult for ex-offenders than it was while locked-up. Many men want to changes their lives, but lack the physical and mental health as well as resources to do so, falling back in with their old habits and friendships that inevitably encourage addiction and re-offending. By providing housing, drug detox, counselling, training and employment we eliminate the most serious risks for relapse - supporting them to recover and become a healthy part of families, communities, churches and society.

Darren explains the impact of the Walk journey as follows: "“I have been out of prison now for over 4 years, before that I could never last more than 6 months before getting sent back. In my life so far, I have had thirty years of addiction and 25 years of prison, so where I am now is a good place.”

Andy who works alongside the Walk Team describes Walk as follows: "At Walk the men are not known by their worst offence or most dangerous behaviour, they are given an opportunity to remove the labels that have been placed on them and imagine what it would be like to belong as a positive influence in the world. And trust me, this is not as idealistic as it sounds, there is routine, rigour and intense discipline in the Walk programme, but there is also hope, faith and a determined belief that men who come out of prison are not destined to return in an endless loop of addiction, criminality and offence."

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