Caring for Ex-Offenders (CFEO) connects someone coming out of prison with a local church community in order to better assist that person’s resettlement into society.
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Unlock is an independent award-winning national charity that provides a voice and support for people who are facing stigma and obstacles because of their criminal record, often long after they have served their sentence.
Firstly, we help people. We provide information, advice and support, including running an information site and confidential peer-run helpline. We help practitioners support people by providing criminal record disclosure training. And we support employers and universities in treating people fairly.
Secondly, we advocate for change, working at policy level to address systemic and structural issues. We listen to and consult with people, undertake research and produce evidence-based reports to inform policy makers and the public. We challenge bad practice, influence attitudes and speak truth to power. We co-founded and support the Ban the Box campaign and we are pushing for #FairChecks, a fresh start for the criminal records system.
Bounce Back is a charity and social enterprise that supports ex-offenders to change the direction of their lives and works to reduce re-offending. Bounce Back engages with participants whilst they are still in prison, follows through in the community, and provides training to help them secure paid employment or to set up in self-employment.
The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) is an independent UK charity working to create a just, humane and effective penal system. They do this by inquiring into the workings of the system; informing prisoners, staff and the wider public; and by influencing Parliament, Government and officials towards reform.
Their Vision is to:
Reduce the use of prison
Improve conditions for prisoners
Promote equality and human rights in the criminal justice system
Every day Nacro helps thousands of people build the independence and resilience they need to look forward to their futures. They offer:
Practical help: Their education, housing, justice, and health and wellbeing services support people to put in place the things they need to move forwards and build positive futures. They work collaboratively with other services and providers.
Personalised support and advice: The practical provision is successful because their approach is one of personalised, individual support for the people they help and their families. Nacro staff are allies of the people they support, standing by their side and fighting their corner.
Campaigning, policy and research: They know that their success is often achieved despite the systems they are working within. So Nacro uses their front-line experience, combined with sound research, to campaign for policy and systems change.
Blogs connected with offenders and offending. The blogs give useful information around the criminal justice system in the UK.
The Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact) is a national charity that provides support to prisoners, people with convictions, and their families. They support people to make a fresh start, and minimise the harm that can be caused by imprisonment to people who have committed offences, to families and to communities.
St. Giles Trust believe that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement hold the key to positive change in others.
Being helped by someone who has ‘been there’ is highly powerful and this peer-led approach underpins all our services.
Startup is a charity which supports ex-offenders into self-employment. Their support is tailored to each individual and includes business planning and advice, financial help to purchase equipment and materials, peer mentor support and access to a business adviser for a year once client begins self-employment. They welcome referrals from partner agencies or direct contact from ex-offenders.
The Thames Valley Partnership brings people and organisations together to create safer and stronger communities. They are looking for longer-term and sustainable solutions to the problems of crime and social exclusion. The Thames Valley Partnership work with criminal justice partners, local authorities, voluntary and community organisations and the private sector.