Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 483 | 5th May 2017

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In this week's edition...

CLINKS VIDEO: what we do

Clinks has uploaded a short video to YouTube in which our CEO Anne Fox introduces Clinks and what we do for the voluntary sector working in the criminal justice system. Watch the video here

CLINKS BLOG: rehabilitation through music

In this guest blog, Kirsty Winnan from Superact looks at how Superact and Finding Rhythms can support rehabilitation as a key purpose of prison by providing opportunities for education. Finding Rhythms takes professional musicians into prisons to deliver 36-hour music-making courses designed to improve and develop soft skills like collaboration, communication, concentration, conflict management and personal reflection. Read the blog here

CLINKS BLOG: introducing personalisation

In this blog, Clinks' Practice Team Leader & Development Officer Hazel Alcraft discusses personalisation in the criminal justice system and how it applies to desistance theory. She introduces four videos that further discuss the topic in which Professor Chris Fox outlines what personalisation means, how it applies to criminal justice, examples of personalisation in practice, and where you can go to find out more. Read the blog here

CLINKS MEMBER'S OFFER: Charity Fair discount

DSC is holding its 2017 Charity Fair [28th-29th June, London, from £55]. Clinks members receive 20% off all bookings using the code CLINKS20. The Fair has 18 'learning labs' discussing fundraising, governance, marketing and other topics. The aim of the Fair is to get voluntary sector organisations up to date with the latest news, legislation and tools that are available to the sector. Find out more and book here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: stories sought

Russell Webster is seeking people with convictions who have turned their lives around to share their stories in a blog series as part of his regular criminal justice news resource. Stories should be between 500 and 1000 words, and include challenges and key lessons learned to celebrate successes and share positive experiences. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: young adults

Roger Grimshaw, Research Director at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has published findings from his report ‘Making Sense of Maturity’ carried out for Transition to Adulthood (T2A) into how practitioners have been using T2A’s ‘Taking Account of Maturity’ guide which was published in 2013. The report concludes that maturity initiatives in probation depend on an active strategic commitment to developing practice sensitive to the maturity of young adults. Find out more here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: prisons and courts

The Justice Select Committee has published its final report on Part 1 of the Prisons and Courts Bill, before the dissolution of Parliament in the run up to the general election. The report welcomes the inclusion of the aim of reforming and rehabilitating offenders as the central purpose of prison but expresses disappointment that it did not fulfil the promise that it would be the centrepiece of the Government’s legislative programme for the 2016–17 Session. Find out more here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: mental health

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has published its interim report 'Mental health and deaths in prison'. It makes several recommendations including a prescribed legal maximum to the time a prisoner can be kept in their cell each day, a legal obligation for the Prison Service to ensure that each young prisoner or adult prisoner with mental health problems has a key worker and that provision should be made in the Prison Rules to enable people at risk of suicide to make free phone calls to a designated family member or friend. Find out more here

FUNDING: victims fund

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner’s Victims Fund is open for its single funding round of 2017/18. Grants of up to £15,000 are available for voluntary and community organisations that support victims and help them cope and recover. Groups can apply as individuals or together as a partnership. The funding is available to deliver specialist services designed to help victims cope with the immediate impact of crime. The deadline for applications is 5th June. Find out more here

FUNDING: social welfare

The Hadrian Trust has opened their next round of grant applications. The trust provides grants of between £500 and £2000 to social welfare and charitable organisations in the North East of England. Projects should support disadvantaged people, including prisoners, former prisoners or those at risk of offending and their families. The deadline for applications is 15th June. Find out more here

FUNDING: awareness raising

The Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion has published a call for proposals for awareness-raising activities to support the successful implementation of the European Council Recommendation on Upskilling Pathways. Upskilling Pathways facilitates the access of low skilled and/or low qualified adults to flexible pathways for enhancing their literacy, numeracy and digital skills and/or progressing towards a higher qualification and re-engaging them in learning. The deadline is 30th June. Find out more here

FUNDING: small community groups

Skipton Building Society will provide grants of £500 to support the development of local grassroots groups from across the UK. Grassroots Giving aims to support small community groups which might not normally attract any sort of funding. Organisations should show a real commitment to their local community and enhance the lives of the neighbourhoods they are running within. Groups should have an annual net profit of less than £10,000. The deadline for applications is 31st July. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S EVENT: reducing harmful behaviours

Safer Lives, the sex offender engagement and treatment specialist, is holding subsidised one-day training events in ‘Supporting Clients with Harmful Sexual Behaviours’ [12th July, Leeds, £35 | 19th July, York, £35]. Clinks members booking two places will be offered a third place for free. The course is suitable for front-line staff and their line managers whose work involves supporting the needs of adults or young people who also have a history of sexual convictions or present a risk of sexually harming others. Find out more and book here

CLINKS MEMBER'S EVENT: youth justice

The Standing Committee for Youth Justice and The National Association for Youth Justice is holding a conference on 'Child Friendly Youth Justice?' [25th September, Cambridge, £53.69] bringing together academics, practitioners and policy makers to discuss the latest research, practice and policy thinking concerning child friendly youth justice. Keynote speakers include: Charlie Taylor, Chair of the Youth Justice Board; Professor Lesley McAra, and Professor Jo Pheonix. Find out more and book here

NON MEMBERS' EVENTS AND TRAINING

  • Peer mentoring in criminal justice: possibilities and perils | 18th July, Warrington, free | Details
  • National Association for Youth Justice ‘The State of Youth Custody’ | 27th February, London, free | Details

OPPORTUNITY: voluntary sector workshops

Surrey Council has free spaces on workshops for the voluntary sector. The workshops will be held over May and June. Courses include: delivering presentations, budget monitoring, developing interview skills, first aid at work and investment appraisal. For more information email surreyskillsacademy@surreycc.gov.uk

OPPORTUNITY: theatre and rehabilitation

Imagine If Theatre is looking to partner with organisations on their project 'Bird on the Wing'. This is a 90 hour intensive course for prisoners who are due for release within twelve weeks with the aim to improve their confidence, communication skills and employability skills. They are seeking organisations who may be able to offer training or volunteer/job placements to some of the participants. For more information please email chesca@imagineiftheatre.co.uk

CLINKS MEMBERS' VACANCIES

Vacancies on the jobs board this week include: a Volunteer Mentor and Befriender with Wandsworth Community Chaplaincy Trust [London], a Prison and Through the Gate Worker to Sex Working Women - Female with The Nelson Trust [HMP Eastwood], an Assistant Director Service Development with DISC [Newton Aycliffe], a Volunteer Administrator with St Giles Trust [London], One to one mentoring support for ex- and current offenders with A Way Forward Foundation [Midlands], a Circles Coordinator with Yorkshire, Humberside and Lincolnshire Circles of Support and Accountability [Lincolnshire], a Programme Facilitator with Rise Mutual CIC, [London], and a Programme Manager with Prison Reform Trust [Edinburgh]. For more information about these vacancies, and many more, click here

TIPS OF THE WEEK

  • Tip of the week I: Four night mini cruise in Amsterdam from £129. Details
  • Tip of the week II: Two pairs of glasses for £17. Details
  • Tip of the Week III: 270 plants for £13. Details

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