Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 456 | 30th September 2016

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In this week's edition...

CLINKS NEWS: improving family services

Lord Farmer, working with Clinks, is carrying out an independent review in prisons in England and Wales looking at how supporting men in prison to engage with their families can reduce reoffending when they leave prison. We have now launched our call for evidence. The review team is keen to hear from organisations working with men in contact with the Criminal Justice System and their families. We are also keen to hear from service users and their families themselves. The call for evidence is open until 17th October 2016. Anne Fox, Clinks' CEO, has written a blog about the Farmer Review here

CLINKS RESPONSE: health strategy for women in criminal justice

Clinks has submitted a response to a consultation by the NHS London Health in Justice and Other Vulnerable Adults Strategic Clinical Network on their draft women’s health strategy. The response welcomes the overall direction of the strategy, which acknowledges the need for greater collaboration across the whole system to enable continuity of care; the need for a gender-sensitive response to vulnerable women; and a focus on building women's resilience. Clinks also highlights the importance of including voluntary sector organisations as key partners in order to achieve the ambitions set out in the strategy. Download the response here

CLINKS EVENT: winning contracts and raising investment

Clinks and Social Finance are hosting workshops for Clinks members on winning contracts and social investment [1st November, London | 10th November, York | £25]. The workshops will explain how you can access Big Lottery grants from the Big Potential scheme which offers grants of between £20,000 and £150,000 to help organisations explore how social investment could increase their impact. The events will look at how social investment offers flexible finance to support payment by results bids without requiring organisations to take out loans, how grants can be obtained and how social investment compares to other types of funding available. Find out more and book here

CLINKS PARTNER'S EVENT: race, mental health and criminal justice

'Race, mental health and criminal justice: moving forward' is a Strategic Partner Programme workshop [28th November, London, free] looking at the over-representation of people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities with mental health problems in contact with the Criminal Justice System. Organised by Nacro in partnership with Clinks, the Race Equality Foundation and the Mental Health Providers Forum, the workshop will provide an opportunity to help craft a response to, and develop key recommendations for addressing, these issues. It will explore health and justice changes and identify themes, barriers and solutions whilst highlighting the key role the voluntary sector can play in affecting change. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: women's mental health needs

Agenda has launched its #womeninmind campaign that calls for women’s needs, in particular their experience of abuse and violence, to be prioritised and taken seriously in policy, strategy and delivery. They have published the results of a freedom of information request to mental health foundation trusts in England which showed that mental health services are not properly considering the needs of women. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: prison reform across the world

The Prison Reform Trust, the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and the Institute for Criminal Policy Research have published a review of learning from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Prison Reform Fellowships which highlights international best practice in penal policy. From 2010-2015 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust has funded travelling fellowships with a particular focus on prison reform across the world. In total, 51 fellows travelled as far as Australia and Africa to bring back learning which could assist UK policymakers in reducing reoffending and prisoner numbers. Download the report here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: supporting unemployed people

Steps to Employment, a partnership of disability charities Enham Trust, Portland College and Clinks members St Loye’s Foundation, is seeking expressions of interest for their bid to the Department of Work and Pension's Work and Health Programme. The Programme aims to provide specialist support for the long-term unemployed and claimants with health conditions and disabilities. Steps to Employment wants to hear from organisations that can provide local, customised, contemporary and inventive ways of delivering support to unemployed people and those with health conditions and disabilities. Find out more here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: services for women who offend

HM Inspectorate of Probation has published 'A thematic inspection of the provision and quality of services in the community for women who offend'. Clinks submitted evidence to the review. The report finds that probation staff are doing some excellent work with women who commit crime, but their efforts are hampered by a lack of accommodation for women, doubts over the future of women’s centres, and a lack of funding. It recommends that the Ministry of Justice makes clear its strategic policy aims for women who have offended or are likely to offend, and recommends the National Offender Management Service undertakes a national review of compliance against the gender-specific contractual requirements in relation to women who offend, and where necessary hold service providers to account. Download the report here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: child sexual exploitation

‘Time to listen− a joined up response to child sexual exploitation and missing children' is a thematic inspection report published by Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and HM Inspectorate of Probation. The report finds that local authorities, police, health, probation and youth offending teams must share information and intelligence to fully understand the local patterns of child sexual exploitation, to disrupt and deter perpetrators and to identify, help and protect children. It finds public services need to better recognise and act on their safeguarding responsibilities when it comes to identifying and responding to possible child sexual exploitation. Download the report here

FUNDING: technology to tackle social challenges

The Nominet Trust Social Tech Seed Fund offers funding and support to enable entrepreneurial organisations with a basic, but functional, digital prototype to develop it into a more robust product or service and demonstrate its value to intended users and other stakeholders. Successful applicants can expect to receive grant funding, typically between £15,000 and £50,000 for a project of 9-12 months duration, and a support package including mentoring, marketing and communications advice and networking opportunities. Projects should use digital technology to tackle pressing social challenges such as the environment and sustainability, education, employment and healthcare. The deadline for applications is 25th October. Find out more and apply here

FUNDING: investing in young people

The Big Lottery Fund, in partnership with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), is making £40 million available to support voluntary sector youth organisations working in London East, Liverpool, West Midlands, Tees Valley and Sunderland, Eastern Counties, and Bristol and Somerset. Voluntary sector organisations working with young people aged between 10 and 18 (or 10 and 25 for those with a disability or special educational needs) can apply. Grants of between £50,000 and £250,000 per year are available over three years. The funding is to deliver, expand and create high quality local youth provision. The deadline for applications is 11th November. Find out more and apply here

FUNDING: tackling food poverty

The Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund – Food for London is open to applications from voluntary sector organisations. Grants of between £1,000 and £20,000 are available to support projects with the revenue and capital costs of new and existing projects that can demonstrate improvements for those experiencing food poverty. Funding will also be given for costs that will help to build the capacity and/or sustainability of the applicant organisation. The deadline for applications is 11th November. Find out more and apply here

FUNDING: engaging with young people

The Heritage Lottery Fund has launched its Kick the Dust grants programme, intended to support ambitious youth-focused projects that transform how heritage organisations engage with young people. Grants of between £500,000 and £1 million for projects that take between three to five years to complete will be available to consortia of three or more organisations, including heritage and youth organisations. Potential applicants that would like more information can attend pre-application workshops during September and October. The deadline for applications is 20th February 2017. Find out more here

FUNDING: social impact projects

The Key Fund has launched the Northern Impact Fund which provides a blend of grant and unsecured loan finance to social enterprises operating in the Midlands, North East, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber. Investments ranging between £5,000 and £150,000 combining loans with a grant element of up to 20% of the loan amount are available with no arrangement fee and an interest rate of 6.5%. Applications will be accepted for working capital projects and covering the initial costs of social impact projects, such as investing in training for young people and staff, as the enterprises get up and running. Find out more and apply here

CLINKS MEMBER'S EVENT: supporting young people

Ambition is holding its annual conference [7th-8th November, Milton Keynes, from £100] aimed at those working with young people. 'Supporting Young People - Health, Wellbeing and Relationships' aims to provide vital learning and networking opportunities across the youth sector. Key-note speakers, panel debates and interactive seminar presenters include national and local politicians, government officials and voluntary sector partners. The event will cover topics including: mental health and wellbeing, sport and physical activity, social action, safeguarding, youth justice, troubled families and youth work and communities. Find out more and book here

CLINKS PARTNER'S EVENT: inequalities in commissioning

'Inequalities in Commissioning Diversity' is an Academy for Justice Commissioning interactive workshop [8th November, London, free]. Dr Doirean Wilson will explore inequalities in commissioning services for disadvantaged groups, including a review of the impact on marginalised or disadvantaged specialist groups, and The Equality Act and why you need to be mindful of discrimination. The workshop will also address the question: should specialist services be commissioned to meet the needs of disadvantaged groups or should mainstream services be more accessible to diverse groups? Find out more and book here

FEATURED VACANCY: Operations Manager

KeepOut is looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and well organised Operations Manager [£26,010 - £31,210, HMP Coldingley, full time] to manage the day to day operational delivery and prisoner support. KeepOut offers a weekly programme to young people aged 13-18 years who are at risk of either entering or re-entering the Criminal Justice System. Workshops are delivered in prisons by a selected team of prisoners trained and managed by KeepOut staff. If you have extensive management experience and a proven track record delivering services within a recognised public or private sector provider this could be the role for you. The closing date for applications is 7th October. Find out more and apply here

CLINKS MEMBERS' VACANCIES

Job vacancies this week include: A Trustee and/or Chairperson at Pen Optical Trust [London/Kent], the Chief Executive Officer at One25 [Bristol], an Engagement and Co-production Worker with Changing Lives [Tees Valley], a Personal Development Co-ordinator with The Irene Taylor Trust [London], a Job Broker with Prison Radio Association [HMP Brixton], the Head of Prisoner Engagement at Prison Reform Trust [London], a part-time Resettlement Worker with Vision Housing Consultancy Services [Croydon], a Play Volunteer with Pact [Kent], a Substance Misuse Worker (Nights) with Social Interest Group [London] and a Family Support Co-ordinator with Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire [Scunthorpe]. For more information about these vacancies, and many more, click here

TIPS OF THE WEEK

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