Switchback is an intensive mentoring programme that helps 18-30 year old offenders make real, long-lasting change after release. Our mission is to change the way that our Trainees think about and participate in society. Switchback Mentors stick by the Trainees as they move through the prison gate, encouraging and challenging them across all areas of their lives. This is new territory for most Trainees - an honest, frank and unconditional relationship with someone who is there for them on a daily basis. We work in close partnership with the Café from Crisis and several prisons around London. Our record speaks for itself - nationally, 46% of prison leavers reoffend within a year. For Switchback Trainees, this figure is currently 9%.