In 3 years we have printed 180,000 copies of Edges magazine. This year has been an exciting year for our organisation. We have taken part in various radio programmes and were recently featured on television.

Young people have an important role in our publication. We give them a platform to speak out. Edges is the mouthpiece of T.H.O.M.A.S. Young people who have made mistakes in the past can often find it difficult building a future. Our aim is to provide motivation and encouragement.

In September one of our young people commenced studying at an Oxford college. We provided him with an opportunity to leave his past behind and have optimism for the future

FREEDOM TO DREAM
Weheld our first conference at Manchester University on Thursday 27th November 1997. One hundred delegates attended including senior representatives from the police, probation, prision service and other agencies. Three of the bishops of England and Wales also participated in the conference.

'Freedon to Dream' focused on the problems young people face, especially those who are wanting to build new lives out of mistakes of the past. Drug addiction can change your life overnight. Many young people who fall into this trap can enter a nightmare leaving behind their dignity and resorting to inhumane activity. Criminality can be the obvious way of functioning each day to pay for their habits. With a criminal record accompanying you, even when you put your past behind and start again, it can be hard to find work and a future.