A Future Beyond Your Past
At Apex Scotland, we know that people are more than their convictions. Stigma has real-life consequences, but we believe everyone deserves the chance to move forward and reach their potential.
Watch the video to hear Martin and Hayley describe their life journeys.
Our training courses are designed to provide lifelong skills to help people create a brighter future. They cover several topics, from fire safety and food hygiene to manual handling and Portable Appliance Testing (PAT).
Everything we do helps and supports people with experience of the justice system to build new lives.
By treating everyone as an individual, we create a feeling of dignity, understanding, mutual respect and, most importantly, hope for the future.
Our free and completely confidential services foster trust and provide people with a platform from which they can flourish. That could be through volunteering, getting their own place, finding employment, support with addictions and more.
Every journey is one we’re proud to take together.
While much of our work is done in person, we’ve put together free helpful online resources in different areas.
These include documents for download and answers to many frequently asked questions. This is just one of the ways we can help you, so please don’t worry if you can’t find what you’re looking for. You can learn more and get in touch directly with any questions by clicking the link below
Hear how we’ve helped Daryl cope with his alcohol addiction, social anxiety and mental health issues by providing opportunities to get out into the community and learn valuable new skills.
The work that Apex Scotland does focuses centrally on supporting a person to change – whether that’s their self-belief, skills, understanding of how to explain their past or to open up opportunities such as employment.
Jeane founded Apex Scotland in 1987, establishing the organisation to support people with criminal convictions into employment and reduce re-offending.
Over the past few months, we’ve been carrying out a comprehensive strategic review of our work. As part of this review, we have made the difficult decision to close the foodbanks we currently operate.