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Offenders & Family Support

Agencies providing advice, support and information

Jobcheck: 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
email info@offendersfamilieshelpline.org www.offendersfamilieshelpline.org
Information and support for families who have come into contact with the criminal Justice System as a result of a family member’s offending behaviour. Interpreting/translation services are available for those whose first language is not English.

Partners of Prisoners and Families Support Group (POPS)
www.partnersofprisoners.co.uk
POPS aims to provide a variety of services to support anyone who has a link with someone in prison, prisoners and other agencies. POPS provides assistance to these groups for the purples of enabling families to cope with the stress of arrest, imprisonment and release.
Head office: 0161 702 1000
POPS are currently contracted to deliver the Offenders' Families Helpline.

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
www.prisonfellowship.org.uk - Supporting, through 160 local groups, prisoners, ex offenders and families. Run programmes intending to change prisoners behaviour and attitudes, work outside prison with released offenders and prisoners families including practical support for those families.

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

• www.innocencenetwork.org.uk - Educating to overturn and prevent the wrongful conviction of innocent people

• www.unlock.org.uk - The National Association of Reformed offenders, independent charity and membership organisation led by reformed offenders. Information and advice e.g. CRB checks, disclosure, insurance, travel etc.

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