Game Changers

The Oswin Project: The Café that Changes Lives

How can a cup of coffee change someone’s life? Café 16 in Newcastle might look like an ordinary café, but it’s impact is truly life-changing. Part of The Oswin Project and staffed by prison leavers, the cafe offers mentorship, training and employment to help reduce reoffending and empowers those with a criminal record to make different choices. In this episode, Sam Quek meets the inspirational Fiona Sample, leading mind behind Cafe 16. Plus, she also chats with some of those who worked at the café to understand the complexity behind why people end up in prison, the challenges they face when they get out, and hears how the project provides practical skills and a thorough support system for long-term change. Amazing Starts Here is brought to you by The National Lottery, for more information about good causes in your area, visit: <a href="https://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk</a> A <a href="https://www.listen.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen</a> production for The National Lottery. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

If you could champion a Game Changer, someone helping transform the UK, who would YOU choose?   Aimee Fuller – two-time Olympian, author and broadcaster – presents Season 3 of The National Lottery 'Game Changers’ podcast.    This extra special series celebrates the 30th birthday of The National Lottery, as Aimee travels the UK to hear from exceptional individuals who have been transforming communities over the last three decades, with a little help from The National Lottery. Including the music initiative providing a launchpad for artists like chart-topper Rizzle Kicks and supported by Rag ‘N’ Bone Man. There’s also Alice Dearing, the first black woman to swim for Team GB at an Olympic Games.  Meanwhile, at Jodrell Bank the universe is revealed in bold new ways to the public with the help of a pioneering physicist, remarkable things also emerge from the earth thanks to the brains behind the Eden Project.   Hear too from well-known names like Sir Tony Robinson, Adele Roberts and Clare Balding, and why they are championing our Game Changers and their incredible work.   Be inspired. Follow to catch every episode.   Game Changers is brought to you by National Lottery players, who raise £30 million each week for good causes across the UK. For more information about projects that help ordinary people, visit: <a href="https://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk</a>   A <a href="www.listen.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen</a> production for The National Lottery.   Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.