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ProblemsOffenders & Family SupportAgencies providing advice, support and informationJobcheck: 0870 608 4567, www.apextrust.com - Helpline for ex offenders, prisoners, probation staff and employers. Cover a range of issues that affect ex-offenders seeking employment including when a conviction becomes spent, how to find local sources for help, information about the Criminal records Bureau and how to disclose a criminal record to an employer. Langley House Trust: 01993 774075, www.langleyhousetrust.org - To spread and sustain Christianity among men and women who are ex-offenders or who have been or who are at risk of committing a criminal offence. Provides resettlement support for ex offenders working towards crime free independence and reintegration into society. Residential projects including drug rehabilitation centres, women’s projects and a new homeless project, along with associated move on facilities and floating support services, provide a range of supported accommodation and are able to work with those who are hard to place and who have special needs. Nacro-Resettlement Plus Helpline: 0800 018 1259, www.nacro.org.uk - Information and advice for prisoners, ex-offenders, their families and friends. Offenders' Families Helpline: 0808 808 2003 Partners of Prisoners and Families Support Group (POPS) Prison Advice & Care Trust: 020 7735 9535, www.prisonadvice.org.uk -Advice, information and support to the families of prisoners, prisoners and ex prisoners. Prisoners' Families and friends Service: 0808 808 3444, www.pffs.org.uk - Advice and information for prisoners friends and relatives. Volunteer befriending service for prisoners’ families in some area of Inner London Prison Fellowship England and Wales: 020 7799 2500 Revolving Doors Agency: 020 7253 4038, www.revolving-doors.co.uk - Provide support to people with mental health problems through work with the police and criminal justice system. Scottish Prisoners Families Helpline: 0500 839383, www.familiesoutside.org.uk - Helpline for families affected by imprisonment. SHARP (Support, Help & Advice for Relatives & Friends of Prisoners: 01743 245365, www.s-h-a-r-p.org.uk - Advice, support and befriending for relatives and friends of people serving or about to serve a prison sentence. Can accompany people to court and occasionally on prison visits. SOVA: www.sova.org.uk - Promote community involvement in the care and resettlement of offenders and young people at risk. Useful websites
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