This December, we are raising funds for National Prison Radio for The Big Give Christmas Challenge. And we need your help.
National Prison Radio is the world’s first national radio station for people in prison. We provide radio production and presenter training in prisons. Trainees create inspiring programmes which provide essential information and powerful motivation to our audience of up to 80,000 people behind bars.
Our award-winning work, made by prisoners for prisoners, inspires long-lasting positive change, and a reduction in reoffending.
This December, support the Prison Radio Association so we can continue to produce life-changing radio behind bars.
Together, through the power of National Prison Radio, we can be the sound of change.
Psst, want more information before you donate? Scroll down to find out more…
Who are we?
We are the Prison Radio Association. Through the power of radio and podcasts, we are helping to support some of the most vulnerable people in society; giving them tools to cope with life after release, showing them a pathway away from crime.
What are we raising money for?
Through the Big Give Christmas Challenge, we are hoping to raise £5,000 to allow us to continue working alongside serving prisoners to produce, record and broadcast National Prison Radio; the world’s first national radio station for people in prison.
People in prison are among the most marginalised individuals in our society. With 47% lacking qualifications, 29% having experienced childhood abuse, and 34% having attempted suicide, the challenges they face are immense. Stigma surrounding custodial sentences further exacerbates their struggles, with over 25% returning to prison due to limited access to housing, support, and meaningful employment.
Through National Prison Radio we are able to provide:
• Reliable, clear signposting to opportunities, resources, and services for people in prison
• A sense of positive community
• Opportunities to gain new skills and find pathways into employment within the creative sector and beyond
• Rehabilitative audio content which supports people to improve their wellbeing and future prospects
National Prison Radio is a 24 hour, 7 day a week service that benefits up to 80,000 people in prison across England and Wales every single day.
You can only tune in to National Prison Radio from inside a prison cell. But to give your ears a taste of the good stuff, here is 24 hours of National Prison Radio, in two minutes:
“Whoever came up with National Prison Radio, thank you for making it and keeping it going all these years. You don’t understand how much it means to me and how much it saved me. If it wasn’t for your radio station I wouldn’t be alive today.”
National Prison Radio listener – HMP Durham
How can you donate?
Between December 3rd – December 10th hit the big blue button below to donate via our Big Give campaign page.
Whatever you give, will be doubled. That means you can turn your £10 into £20, just through the click of a button. Magic.
This is the first campaign we have ever done like this at the Prison Radio Association.
So this year, be part of something significant and help to unlock potential behind bars, through the power of radio.