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CASEWORKER | LEGAL ASSISTANT | RESEARCHER | BLOGGER |

SOCIAL MEDIA | FUNDRAISER |TRUSTEE

We are working day in, day out to ensure underrepresented people access justice. Many of our clients have been badly mistreated, they need our help to protect their basic human rights, seek redress and reassurance their issue will not happen again.

But we need your help, too.

It is no secret that to some, our cause is controversial. Funders shy away from people in prison, and thus, donors are difficult to find. Intervene would not have survived without the persistence and generous support of Kesar & Co Solicitors, in addition to our passionate volunteers and very small pool of donors. However, we are at a real risk of closing in January 2024 if we do not obtain regular funding for the free service we give.

Thus, do help us in any way you can. Please see below for the four best methods to help us help our clients.

There are five ways you can help us — you can take the first step right now.

1. If you’re able, please donate: this is the most direct way for people to support Intervene’s work. We rely on our small pool of donors to continue representing vulnerable clients as they fight for their rights. However, funders typically shy away from causes like ours, and thus donors are hard to find. Any generous donation, no matter the size, will directly fund our important casework, and help us expand our capacity to meet demand.

2. If you’re a law student or graduate, you can help us out by volunteering. Take a big step towards helping vulnerable people, and volunteer directly with us. You will gain valuable legal experience should you choose to be a pro bono caseworker, legal assistant, researcher or blogger. Aside from the positive impact you will have on our clients, you will gain experience inside a busy solicitors’ firm. Our volunteering opportunities are unique in that you will assist our clients at every stage of their case, from initial advice to courtroom representation.

3. Thirdly, If you are not able to donate right now, please consider fundraising for us and following us. We try to update our followers with details of our casework and research as and when we can. It’s a great way to keep in touch until you’ve got some cash to spare. Every little really does help. You can find us on

   Linked In (https://www.linkedin.com/company/intervene-project) or

   Twitter/X (@intervenepro)

4. Fourthly, you could apply to be a trustee of our charity. For this role, we ask you are passionate about our cause; meet with our board a few times per year; apply for funding and fundraise for us; promote our activities through social media; and reach out to possible donors on our behalf. Some understanding of legal aid, and how little of it is left available for people in prison, is welcomed. To apply, simply email contact@interveneproject.org, attaching your CV, and briefly setting out your motivations and relevant experiences.

5. Finally, whatever stage you are at and regardless of whether you have a legal background or not, if you are passionate about our cause, you could become a contributor to our upcoming blog. The blog shall address pressing issues faced by our clients, with a particular emphasis on mental health and disability discrimination. However, we would love to receive any entries you feel address a pressing prison issue. Please kindly note we have very limited staff and thus, we request you comply with the procedure below. It may take some time to process your application to contribute, so please do not be anxious if you do not hear from us swiftly. We will always revert back to you. To apply to contribute simply email contact@interveneproject.org with the subject title ‘Blog Contributor Application’. Please include in the covering email a little bit about you and what you would like to write about. If you want to become part of our regular contribution team, we ask that you outline your motivations, and also send us a CV. We welcome opinion pieces, research pieces and personal experience pieces, those with experience of prison and/or the prison system are particularly welcomed.