Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 542 | 6th July 2018

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In this week's edition...

CLINKS RESPONSE: prison healthcare

Clinks has published a response to the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into prison healthcare. We drew on evidence gathered through our work in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, and from our members working with people in prison. Our response focusses on the challenges prisons and prison healthcare services face in providing care which is equivalent to that offered in the community; and the role the voluntary sector can play in meeting the health and care needs of people in prison and improving continuity of care. Find out more here

CLINKS VACANCY: Corporate Services Manager

Clinks is seeking a Corporate Services Manager [£45,816 pa, London, full time] to lead Clinks’ internal management work including finance and HR. We are seeking a dynamic individual with excellent relationship building skills to oversee the financial, governance, IT, HR and facilities support and work with the wider staff team and trustees. The role involves providing effective financial management and control of financial assets, establishing, implementing and maintaining accounting policies and procedures and the systems necessary to provide high quality financial support to the organisation ensuring the appropriate governance arrangements are in place and that the organisation meets its regulatory requirements as a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. The deadline for applications is 23rd July. Find out more here

CLINKS VACANCY: Administration Assistant

Clinks is seeking an Administration Assistant [£19,912 pro rata, London, part time] to join Clinks’ corporate services team. The role will involve helping to maintain the databases and directories, providing membership and events support and assisting colleagues with administrative tasks to ensure the smooth running of Clinks. The deadline for applications is 30th July. Find out more here

NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARTS ALLIANCE NEWS: why do arts matter?

The National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance has released a film entitled Why do arts in criminal justice matter?  Using interviews filmed during its 2017 Annual Conference at the National Theatre, the film features responses from sector leaders and supporters, and shares inspirational accounts of its members’ work. The film makes a powerful and compelling case for arts in criminal justice. Click here to watch and share

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: mothers in prison

The Prison Reform Trust has published a report on the impact of children when their mother goes to prison. What about me? shows that a mother’s imprisonment not only damages the child’s relationship with her, but can affect every area of their lives, including their housing, education, health, and well-being. Key findings within the report include: only one in 20 children whose mother is sent to prison each year is able to stay in the family home; that many children face financial hardship and encounter significant disruption to their lives such as moving school and being separated from brothers and sisters; and that children experience a wide range of emotions as a result of their mother going to prison, including grief, trauma, and shame. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: community transitions

Blenheim has published a report entitled Failure by Design and Disinvestment: the Critical State of Custody-Community Transitions. The report highlights the high mortality rates of opiate dependent prisoners in the immediate post-release period, coupled with high dropout rates in community treatment services, as symptomatic of critical failures in the system. The report quotes the clear recommendations from the government and Public Health England that relate to post-release provision, and discusses how they can be applied. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: award nominations

Nominations for The Howard League Community Awards 2018 close on the 24th July. The awards are for the country’s most successful community projects which help to keep people out of the criminal justice system, by providing alternative, proportionate, effective and targeted interventions to help reduce the risk of re-offending. They will celebrate best practice in diversionary work and champion work in the community that challenges and changes people for the better. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER’S NEWS: voices of women

Uprise Policy Forum is hosting an event at the Houses of Parliament on 'The Voices of Women against Violence and Abuse'. It is seeking proposals for workshops, presentations and art performances, especially sessions that focus on solutions and alternatives and those that make connections between the harms of criminal justice and privatisation, austerity and the impact of successive cuts on women’s services. It particularly encourages contributions from current and former prisoners, detainees and their families, and people working to build social services that meet current needs for the most disempowered and vulnerable women in England. The deadline for proposals is 15th July. Find out more here

FUNDING: disadvantaged young people

The William Wates Memorial Trust has grants available to registered charities and not-for-profit organisations for projects that help the most disadvantaged young people (aged 5 to 19 years) to fulfil their potential. To be eligible, projects must: help the most disadvantaged young people keep away from a life of crime and violence; or support projects that engage young people through sport, art and education. Most grants are approximately £30,000 over three years. The deadline for applications is 31st July. Find out more and apply here

FUNDING: youth support

The Wessex Youth Trust has a small amount of funding which it awards in grants to support charitable projects which provide opportunities to help, support and advance children and young people up to the age of 21 years in the UK. There is no set grant limit, but funding should be used where the donations make an enormous difference with a focus on helping those charities who are very rarely in the spotlight, either because they are too small or simply do not have the money or expertise to market themselves. Preference is given to pump-priming projects for development and more extensive fundraising initiatives. Specific project funding requests are preferred. The deadline for applications is 1st November. Find out more and apply here

FUNDING: social venture mentoring

Big Issue Invest has launched its Power Up programme. The lending scheme will offer investment up to £50,000 and mentoring support to up to 15 early stage social ventures across the Midlands. The funding available is to enable community-led businesses to build on the good work they currently do within their communities. Successful applicants will also receive mentoring and business development support for the year-long period. Applications are ongoing. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S EVENT: open morning

Revolving Doors is holding an open morning [13th July, London, free]. The event is for people with lived experience of the criminal justice system to join its London team. It is looking to work with people with recent experience of the criminal justice system, and people who work in the criminal justice system or related fields, including housing, mental health and drug and alcohol services. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S EVENT: inclusion health

Friends Families and Travellers and Homeless Link will be hosting a webinar to launch an Inclusion Health Audit Tool for voluntary organisations [16th July, webinar, free]. The kit was developed with support from Clinks and other organisations. The online Inclusion Health Audit Tool will help organisations to audit their engagement with socially excluded groups. Upon completion of the audit tool, organisations will be provided with a unique and tailored guide which will help their organisation to embed action on tackling health inequalities into its everyday activities. Register to take part by emailing sarahsweeney@gypsy-traveller.org

OPPORTUNITY: resettlement accommodation

Exeter City Council is tendering for an innovative service provider to provide support and accommodation in Devon and Cornwall for 20 prisoners being released from HMP Exeter and HMP Eastwood Park. £75-83k is available from August 2018-March 2019. Collaborations are welcome and the provider(s) will need to work in partnership with other agencies to ensure move-on accommodation. The deadline for bid applications is 13th July. Find out more and apply here

CLINKS MEMBERS' VACANCIES

Vacancies on the jobs board this week include: a Freelance Trainer with Concorde Prison Trust [HMP Erlestoke], Caseworker with Caring for Ex-offenders [South Kennington], Domestic with Changing Lives [Knowsley], Specialist Support Worker with Women@thewell [Kings Cross], Senior SOS Caseworker with St Giles Trust [London], Data Manager with Phoenix Futures [Norwich], and a Fundraising and Research Assistant with Leap [Finsbury Park]. For more information about these vacancies, and many more, click here

TIPS OF THE WEEK

  • Tip of the week I: Four nights at Pontins in Somerset from £89. Details
  • Tip of the week II: 25% discount on Domino's pizza. Details
  • Tip of the week III: Two hanging baskets of flowers for £20 including delivery. Details

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