St Giles Trust

St Giles Trust is a charity that works with people facing disadvantages such as homelessness, long-term unemployment, an offending background, addiction, severe poverty and involvement in gangs.

Today, it has expanded beyond criminal justice to also address unemployment, homelessness, troubled families and vulnerable young exploited by county lines.

Known as Peer Advisors they work towards a Level 3 Advice and Guidance qualification through a structured package of training, voluntary placements, supervision and assessment, with the aim of developing employability and professionalism.

[17] Its SOS Project working with young people involved in gangs won the Advice, Support and Advocacy category of the Charity Awards of 2014.

In November 2014, Mona Morrison of St Giles received the Highly Commended Longford Prize, in recognition of successful projects with youth gangs.

[18] The 2017 Longford Prize for Outstanding Achievement went to David Jolie of St Giles,[19] while CJ Burge from the SOS team was runner up Criminal Justice Champion at the Howard League's awards.

[20] In 2019, Lee Dutton from St Giles' south Wales office was commended in the Butler Trust awards for his work with families with complex needs.