[2] Catch22's 1500 staff and volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting 160,000 individuals annually from cradle to career.
Hulston was joined by Chief Operating Officer Dan McCormack to complete her executive team in August 2023.
[4] The Princess Royal attends regular events organised by Catch22 where she often speaks on social issues such as child sexual exploitation and young people's mental health.
[8] The Royal Philanthropic Society had its origins in the St Paul's Coffee House in London in 1788 where a group of men met to discuss the problems of homeless children who were to be found begging and stealing on the streets.
The Society began by opening homes where children in need and young offenders were trained in cottage industries working under the instruction of skilled tradesmen.
In 1849 the Society founded the Farm School for Boys at Redhill in Surrey modelled on the Mettray Penal Colony in France.
Between 1880 and 1902 eight full-time LPCM missionaries were appointed and the Mission opened homes and shelters to provide vocational training.
In the early 1980s, the foundation developed a number of innovative schemes for young offenders influenced greatly by research carried out at Lancaster University.
The Catch22 vision for public services is a system that is more human, unlocks the capacity in society, and champions local accountability.
Catch22 also invests in social enterprise and provides apprenticeships to get young people work ready and improve their employability skills.
For Catch22 social enterprise offers innovative ways and self-sustaining opportunities to build on young people's strengths while opening up routes into work and self-employment.
The Catch22 Fellowship is an 18-month programme established to financially support outstanding individuals who have already demonstrated success in tackling a social problem, and who are looking to take their ideas to scale.
Catch22 has an ambitious strategy which seeks to ensure public services embrace the opportunity to be bold and innovative.
The authors challenge traditional approaches, critique current practice and put forward a range of ideas for the transformation of children's social care for the next decade and beyond.
'Running the Risks: The links between gang-involvement and young people going missing', revealed how gangs are setting children up in flats for weeks at a time to sell drugs in provincial areas.
[22] In June 2016, include Bristol, part of Catch22's network of independent schools, was awarded a 'Good' inspection grade following an Ofsted visit.
[23] February 2016: The independent school, include Salisbury, which offers alternative education under the proprietorship of Catch22, gained a 'Good' Ofsted rating.
[25] December 2015: Ofsted, the official Government body for inspecting schools and colleges, rated Catch22's Apprenticeships and Study Programme provision as Good.
[28] November 2015: Catch22 – in partnership with public service provider Interserve, and social finance experts Clubfinance – was announced as the winner of Big Society Capital's Business Impact Challenge.