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Adelaide House Female Approved Premises is an award winning establishment, one of the eleven independently managed Approved Premises(IAP)in the country - operationally indistinguishable from the National Probation Service(NPS)estate. We are run by a small charity based in Liverpool - Liverpool Diocese Council for Social Aid and have been in existence and working with under privileged women since 1823. We are a national resource being one of only six female AP facilities in the country and we primarily provide enhanced supervision, structure and support for high risk of harm and/or complex need women in the Criminal Justices System either on release from prison as a condition of licence or as a residential requirement of a Community Order. We also have a small number of voluntary beds which women at risk are able to access including an Emergency Domestic Violence Victim bed. We deliver a wide range of services working in partnership with both statutory and community agencies.

Chance 2 Change is an 8 session group based programme, using the cognitive behavioural therapy to reduce negativity and marginalisation in our communities. Each group works intensively with up to 10 clients and seeks to nurture good where otherwise negative behaviour can become prevalent. We aim to make other interventions more effective and responsive by creating a solid foundation of emotional strength upon which other services can be used to build a complete and robust package of support.

Without tackling the underlying causes of why marginalisation exits in the first place it is very difficult to bring about lasting change and therefore it is necessary to alter the thinking patterns of participants before addressing the practical issues otherwise their underlying emotions will always cause conflict both in themselves and others. We believe and have demonstrated that change must start from within and we are best placed to deliver this.

Clean Break uses theatre for personal and political change, working with women whose lives have been affected by the criminal justice system. The company's theatre-based education and training programme enables women offenders and those at risk of offending to develop personal, professional and creative skills leading to education and employment. We deliver a year-round theatre education programme with holistic support for women from across the 33 London boroughs. We also deliver theatre and playwriting residencies in women's prisons and leadership training for professionals working in the criminal justice system. We tour short plays on the theme of women and crime to cjs and related settings - conferences, training events etc with accompanying workshops to explore themes and issues affecting women offenders/women at risk. The plays are performed by women graduates of our theater education programme.We are also a professional touring theatre company taking plays to theatres and prisons

Criminon UK is a registered charity delivering distance learning life skills courses in many UK prisons. We are members of LASER Learning Awards (formerly the Open College Network South East Region), and have four courses accredited. Our accredited course "Understanding and Overcoming Addiction", aligns with learning outcomes of the NOCN National Qualification Unit's 'Introduction to Drug Awareness', Level 1. Our other accredited courses deal with literacy at Entry Level 2 and Level 1 and a simple guide to better living and self-respect at Entry Level 2. Further life skills courses we offer deal with Parenting, Communication and Personal Integrity. We also offer a Mentor Course which gives the offender the skills to help others with their literacy and allows them to give something back, helping them achieve greater confidence and self-respect.

Geese Theatre Company is a team of professional theatre practitioners who present interactive drama and facilitate workshops, staff training and consultation in prisons, secure mental health settings, young offender institutions, and in the community with probation services, youth offending teams and related agencies. A registered charity based in Birmingham, Geese works throughout the UK and overseas and has gained an international reputation for innovative work with vulnerable and socially excluded groups, becoming widely acknowledged as one of the key organisations championing the role of arts in the criminal justice system and wider social welfare arena. Our work provides solutions to a range of criminogenic issues, primarily focussing on attitudes, thinking and behaviour and addressing themes such as domestic abuse, sexual offending, violence, resettlement, substance misuse and offending, self-efficacy, and employability.

Growing For Good creates botanic designs that change lives. Our interior landscaping and maintenance makes indoor and outdoor living and working areas healthier, happier, more productive and creative. Our plants are grown in the greenhouses at East Sutton Park Prison and Young Offenders Institute, where the women enjoy the physical and mental health benefits associated with caring for plants, whilst working toward a horticultural qualification. Through this work, the women gain employable skills and confidence, preparing for a good job and a good life outside of prison.

Working in Wales, we support women to rebuild their lives after a prison sentence or conviction. Our aim is to empower these women to lead meaningful lives in the community and to reduce the number of women locked up; we achieve these objectives through innovative diversion schemes.

Reset is a Big Lottery funded support service that assigns volunteer mentors to work within Kent & Medway prisons or approved hostels: supporting ex-offenders who will be resettling within Kent & Medway.
Every individual's experience of release if unique and thus we aim to provide a service that reflects the challenges that they face during reintegration to the community.
We work in partnership with existing agencies to help offenders and ex-offenders become valued members of society. The initiative was developed in response to the challenges faced by many ex-offenders when they tried to begin a new life after release from prison and to the high level of interest from numerous community organisations in helping with resettlement.
Where we work: In prisons and probation hostels (before release), Through the gate (on release), Within the community (after release)

There are two different ways that you can refer, either through a self-referral or through a professional.

Please feel free to contact Stephen Wait on 07475521854 or email stephen.wait@kenwardtrust.org.uk for any more information or to ask any questions.

We work to organise a network of pastoral support for Muslim Chaplains and staff; to prepare, produce and recommend teaching materials and accredited courses; to provide mentoring and job shadowing services for Muslim Chaplains; and to engage the communities for the resettlement of prisoners and help to reduce reoffending. We also raise funds in order to pursue the MCA's activities.

No Offence! facilitates open access to and exchange of crime and justice information, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

No Offence! is a social enterprise, community interest company, not driven by private profit.

Our innovative and engaging approach facilitates the sharing of this information by instigating, supporting and encouraging communication and debate, which promotes wider understanding of complex criminal justice issues across society. By challenging barriers to positive change and influencing future policy, our objective is simple: to make a difference.

We have created a criminal justice information exchange service, which has become a centre for excellence, for the significant benefit of all who engage within the criminal justice sector.

Pact is a national charity that provides support to prisoners, people with convictions and their families. We support people to make a fresh start, and minimise the harm that can be caused by imprisonment to people with convictions, to families and to communities.

Pact works in over 65 prisons and 8 CRCs and provides prison-based family engagement workers, Visitors’ Centres, visitor support, supervised play, catering and family activities, relationship and parenting education programmes, court and community family support, ‘Through the Gate’ family resettlement support and community based mentoring and befriending programmes.

We also run the HMPPS contracted national Prisoners' Families Helpline which can be reached seven days a week on 0808 808 2003.

Prison Fellowship aims to support prisoners by coming alongside them and supporting them through practical programmes and prayer.

We seek to help, support and develop a Christian ministry to prisoners through Sycamore Tree, our victim awareness programme; Angel Tree, where we support prisoner's children at Christmas; Letter Writing and other practical support through chaplaincy.

We do this through our network of volunteer members, and currently have over 1,800 members across England and Wales.

Prison Reading Groups helps to set up and run reading groups in prisons. It runs groups in over 40 prisons, providing funding for books and helping find volunteers. It also provides books for Family Visit Days. It is part of the charity Give a Book.

We make it possible for volunteers in the community to write letters to prisoners, and to receive letters in return, and to do so in safety.

The Prisoners' Advice Service provides free legal advice and representation to adult prisoners in England and Wales regarding their rights, and regardless of the individual prisoners' means. PAS aims to educate and empower prisoners regarding the law and their legal and human rights.

REACH INSIDE is a charity that has been set up to help friends and family members of prisoners to REACH INSIDE and communicate easily with their loved ones.
Our POST–2–PRISON project allows anyone with online access to send a photo and a message to any UK prisoner completely free of charge.
All you need to do is visit our website (its mobile friendly too) and send your message, we will then print it and post it directly into prison.

The RFEA's simple aim, since 1885, has been to help those leaving and those who have left the Armed Forces to find and to remain in employment throughout their working lives. We aim to make the client 'Job Ready' by signposting them to bespoke support required using our Nova Network of support and tracking this via our Nova Support team prior to finding them the right employment choice.
Project Nova is an early intervention scheme working in conjunction mainly with the Police and NHS dealing with Ex Military personnel who have been arrested or are on the periphery of doing so. Project Nova works with many partner organisations including HMPPS & CRCs and local authorities along with numerous military charities.

Samaritans provides confidential emotional support to prisoners, either by telephone or face-to-face. The organisation also selects, trains and supports prisoners, known as Listeners, to offer confidential, emotional support to their fellow-inmates.

Stepping Stones is a unique service in Luton for women offering support on a variety of issues such as drugs/alcohol, domestic abuse, mental health, problems related to offending or re-offending in a safe, warm and supportive environment. We also have an Ofsted Registered Childcare Service so children can be looked after in a safe environment whilst their mothers/carers access support. We work in Partnership with BeNCH CRC to divert women from custody, reduce women’s offending and divert women from the criminal justice system. We offer a huge variety of comprehensive services. We are a holistic womens service that understands and takes every aspect of women’s lives into account. We use gender-responsive guiding principles in creating an environment that reflects and understands the realities of the lives of women that addresses and responds to their strengths and challenges.

Sue Ryder supports people living through the challenges of life-limiting conditions in our hospices, neurological care centres and in the community.
Sue Ryder's award winning prison volunteer programme offers work experience and training to currently serving offenders helping to equip them with transferable skills whilst increasing their self-confidence and self-esteem. We are currently working with around 60 prisons nationally with volunteers working in a variety of roles in over 120 locations. Many of our volunteers move on to paid work with us.