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RAD works with Deaf people, mainly those who are profoundly deaf from birth or a young age,who communicate in British Sign Language (BSL). Our services are: Advice, Advocacy, Children & Families,Community Development,Employment Skills & Transitions,Interpreting & Social Care.Adult sign language users at 0.3% of the population rising to 0.5% in London (GP Survey),however, Deaf people are over-represented among isolated, vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups, and 4 times more likely to be unemployed. They lack access to information, advice and opportunities to gain skills.Literacy can be low – average reading age for Deaf school-leavers is 8-9 years.RAD has pioneered effective ways of working with Deaf people and providing accessible services.We are a Deaf-led organisation; most of our Trustees are Deaf and all frontline staff have fluent BSL, many also being Deaf with experience of the barriers clients face. This shapes our organisational culture and how we deliver services.

The Social Interest Group (SIG) was formed as a charity in 2014. Its sole aim is to be a vehicle to develop and strengthen the charities that are within it, so they in turn thrive and do social good. Our members include Penrose Options and Equinox Care.

As a Tier 2 provider for London CRC, we currently deliver the following high-performing services:

• Resettlement support to 6,000 men per year in 4 male prisons
• Community supervision of 2,500 men sentenced to less than 12 months, with our Responsible Officers based in every London borough
• Job Fairs that bring together a range of employers and trainers, providing service users a one-stop shop of live opportunities, CV and disclosure workshops and interview technique classes

Outside of our probation work, we deliver a wide range of residential and floating support services across London, Brighton and Bedfordshire, with a particular focus on mental health (including forensic), substance misuse and complex needs.

The Safety Box ® CIC programs are a refined system of training and development in helping young people and young adults develop important skills such as leadership, communication, team working, presentation, high risk conflict resolution, violence reduction, personal development and problem solving. We recognise that these are some of the essential keys to success. They open doors to learning, to life in addition to work. They are a platform on which to build employability skills and the gateway to future well-being and prosperity. The Safety Box employs an evidence-based model, proven to reduce violence in different cultural contexts. As an organisation we work with Prisons, YOIs, Pru's, Colleges and Schools prodomenently in the South East of England but have done work overseas, we aim to reduce violence and empower young people and adults through personal development and holistic transformational methodologies.