This Fund continues the work of Michael Varah, a Chief Probation Officer and charity founder who saw first hand the formidable difficulties that can be faced by ex-offenders when they try to rebuild their lives.

This charity continues Michael’s lifetime passion to reduce offending and build a safer society by rehabilitating prisoners both before and after they are released. It also tackles the wider issues that can cause people to spiral into habitual criminal activity from an early age. Disadvantage and social exclusion, homelessness and poverty, ensuring basic human rights.

Over £100,000 has been raised since the charity was founded in 2007. Events are organised within Surrey and across the UK that raise funds to support those causes. This website is the hub of our communication. Why not join us? Send us an email to join up to our emailing list, or attend, or organise one of our events. We also encourage unsolicited applications for funding from individuals and charities (see ‘How to Apply’). In this way, we strive to make a difference – as Michael did for so many people throughout his life.

“Life indeed must be measured by thought and action, not by time.”  
Sir John Lubbock