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Sussex Prisoners’ Families supports local families to cope emotionally and practically with the imprisonment of a loved-one. We offer support and advice to families, as well as training and awareness-raising for professionals so that they can better meet families’ needs.
Our Volunteer Court Family Support service operates in the Crown and Magistrates’ courts.
We provide a First Stop Advocacy and Advice helpline and offer long term 1-2-1 community outreach support and run community-based family support groups across the area.
Volunteers support the families visiting experience in HMP Lewes.
Our Community Outreach team offers 1-2-1 support to families and networks with other services to raise awareness of the impact of imprisonment on and build partnerships.
‘Hidden Voices’ provides fun arts based activities for families and offers film workshops as a platform for them to tell their story.
Our website and app provides practical information for families and professionals.
Our Volunteer Court Family Support service operates in the Crown and Magistrates’ courts.
We provide a First Stop Advocacy and Advice helpline and offer long term 1-2-1 community outreach support and run community-based family support groups across the area.
Volunteers support the families visiting experience in HMP Lewes.
Our Community Outreach team offers 1-2-1 support to families and networks with other services to raise awareness of the impact of imprisonment on and build partnerships.
‘Hidden Voices’ provides fun arts based activities for families and offers film workshops as a platform for them to tell their story.
Our website and app provides practical information for families and professionals.
Contact
Help Line No.
Families Service Helpline 0808 808 3444 or the Offenders’ Families Helpline 0808 808 2003
Work Tel. No.
01273 499 843 (10am - 4pm)
denis@sussexprisonersfamilies.org.uk
In Brief
Charity Number
1203605
No. of Paid Staff
14
No. of Volunteers
50
Does the organisation involve volunteers with experience of the criminal justice system?
Yes
Primary Field of Work
Family support
Custody or Community
Custody
Community
Organisation type
Voluntary and Community Sector
Regions
South East | Brighton and Hove UA | East Sussex | Wealden | Eastbourne | Hastings | Lewes | Rother | West Sussex | Adur | Arun | Chichester | Crawley | Horsham | Mid Sussex | Worthing
Fields of Work
Advice & advocacy | Arts | Case management | Collaboration and partnership working | Family support | Lived experience involvement | Mentoring & befriending | Peer support | Resettlement | Training | Volunteering
People you work with
Families
Prisons
Lewes