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Links
We hope that you find the following links useful. The list is not exhaustive, but includes those websites that we have found to be a great resource base for our work.
We are always happy to connect with organisations in the work of caring for ex-offenders, so please do forward your details if you think your services might be of use.
Accommodation
Each borough has what is called a Homeless Person's Unit, which would be the best statutoray body to contact with regard to housing in your local area. This can be found by typing 'homless persons unit' and your borough into a search engine. Other sources of information include:
Langley House Trust
Link URL: http://www.langleyhousetrust.org
providing resettlement accommodation for ex-offenders, those at risk of offending and the generally marginalised and disadvantaged
Salvation Army
Link URL: http://www1.salvationarmy.org.uk
has 83 housing centres for men, women and families which also offer activities and training to help improve self-esteem, mental health and employment prospects
Addictions (drugs/alcohol)
For help recovering from addictions, HTB runs the Recovery Course: for more information on this please contact Nigel Skelsey at nigel.skelsey@htb.org.uk. There are a number of other organisation that also provide support of this kind of support.
Addaction
Link URL: http://www.addaction.org.uk
provides services to help tackle drug and alcohol addiction, and offers support for those affected by a loved one's addiction
Alcoholics Anonymous
Link URL: http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
is a fellowship of men and women who support and help one another to achieve sobriety
Cranstoun
Link URL: http://www.cranstoun.org
provides treatment, rehabilitation and support with the aim of reducing the affects of drug and alcohol use
Life for the World
Link URL: http://www.lftw.org
equips and trains those organistions and churches who are providing services to help people deal with drug and alcohol addictions
Narcotics Anonymous
Link URL: http://www.ukna.org
consists of groups of people for whom drugs are a major problem, meeting together to encourage adstinence and recovery
Nehemiah Project
Link URL: http://www.nehemiahproject.org.uk
works with men in prison to face and deal with issues in their lives that have led to their current circumstances, in an effort to break that cycle of behaviour. Also runs a project of supported housing.
Phoenix Futures
Link URL: http://www.phoenix-futures.org.uk
provides interventions to enable people to address patterns of drug and alcohol misuse through services and personal development programmes
Benefit advice and support services
For assistance with financial issues, HTB runs the Money Course and has someone in the office to answer enquiries on dealing with money: for more information on this please contact Bruce Connell at bruce.connell@htb.org.uk. Other organisations that can help in this area are:
Department of Work and Pensions
Link URL: http://www.dwp.gov.uk
can give advice on various benefits and financial support. Here you can find your local office to speak to an adviser
Citizens Advice Bureau
Link URL: http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
has online searchable information on money, the locations of local bureaus and aims to help people resolve legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers
Counselling
Counselling directory
Link URL: http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/
allows you to search for your local counsellors and lists helpful related contacts, events and resources
Employment
For access to job vacancies and advice on how to apply for a job with a criminal record:
Apex
Link URL: http://www.apextrust.com
includes a search for job vacancies, as well as information on maximising job opportunities for ex-offenders
Job Seekers
Link URL: http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk
enables you to search for jobs by region and category
Faith-based organisations
The following are charities and groups whose work specifically stems from Christian principles and can provide advice on a variety of issues related to resettlement.
Besom Trust
Link URL: http://www.besom.com
links people who wish to give time, things, money and skills with those who need them
Christian Police Association
Link URL: http://www.cpauk.net
supports Christians in the police service and promotes Christian values in the field of law enforcement
Churches Criminal Justice Forum
Link URL: http://www.ccjf.org
a network aiming to uphold Christian values in the field of criminal justice and encourage measures which promote social inclusion as well as forwarding criminal justice issues in the Church
Cops and Robbers
Link URL: http://www.copsandrobbers.org.uk/
is a comic-style publication sharing the testimonies of ex-offenders whose lives have been transformed by Jesus Christ
Fourth Day Project
Link URL: http://www.fourthdayproject.com
provides support for those in prison, encouraging reform and reconciliation with the aim of transformed lives on release
Free on the Inside
Link URL: http://www.foti.org.uk
informs churches and organisations about the need for and demands of prison ministry and rehabilitation and helps ex-offenders develop an achievable life plan with associated goals and skills for life on release from prison
Prison Fellowship
Link URL: http://www.prisonfellowship.org.uk
run prayer groups, Angel Tree (providing Christmas presents for prisoners' children) and Sycamore Tree (a Victim Arewness and Restorative Justice programme) in prisons
Christians in Probation
Link URL: http://www.pscf.org.uk
to support Christians in the Probation Service and promote Christian values in the practice of probation
Regeneration Trust
Link URL: http://www.regenerationtrust.org
works holistically in the aim to transform inner city communities by preventing and reversing the effects of poverty and broken family life. Based on the World’s End Estate
Mental Health
Mental health problems disproportionately affect ex-offenders. There are organisations specifically dedicated to helping cope with these.
Mental Health Foundation
Link URL: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk
to support Christians in the Probation Service and promote Christian values in the practice of probation
Mind
Link URL: http://www.mind.org.uk
gives help and advice for people with mental health problems and their family and friends
SANE
Link URL: http://www.sane.org.uk
raises awareness of mental health, conducts research and offers a helpline service to give advice
Prisons
Information about individual prisons can be found by visiting the prison service website. Enquiries should be made directly to the prison of interest.
HM Prisons
Link URL: http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk
contains information about prisons, including locations and visiting information, as well as some other prison-related support.
Young offenders
Often young offenders need special provisions to help resettle into the community. For more information, the following links may be useful.
The Message
Link URL: http://www.message.org.uk
conducts youth work and other youth-orientated activities in schools, communities and prisons to help reduce crime and transform disadvantaged communities
Reflex
Link URL: http://www.reflex.org
deliver informal education, outreach and mentoring to marginalised young people
General Support
Many of the links here overlap in their provision of services, but others function as more of a general support. They may also provide links to other agencies addressing more specific issues.
Bridging the Gap
Link URL: http://www.btguk.org
assists ex-offenders in resettling into their communities via help with form-filling and providing information on the benefit system, accommodation, training and employment
Business in the Community
Link URL: http://www.bitc.org.uk
promotes community-minded values in business
Business Action on Homelessness
Link URL: http://www.crash.org.uk
harnesses skills, products and goodwill of the building industry to improve hostels, days centres, night shelters, training centres and move on accommodation, for frontline homelessness agencies
Catalyst Trust
Link URL: http://www.catalysttrust.org/
The vision of Catalyst Trust is the transformation of local urban communities affected by poverty, social exclusion and injustice, by pioneering partnerships and empowering people in local, faith and business communities through a Toolkit of experience-based learning. Our aim is to develop a model that has Local Impact and National Significance. CFEO partners with Catalyst Trust to provide the COACH training programme.
NACRO
Link URL: http://www.nacro.org.uk
aims to prevent offending and assist in resettlement through a wide range of services, including youth projects, employment, housing, education, information on community sentences, prisons and criminal justice policy. They also have a resettlement helpline - 020 7840 6464 - for ex-offenders, families and people working with ex-offenders
Offenders Anonymous
Link URL: http://www.offenders-anonymous.org.uk
runs small groups of ex-offenders who work through a 12-step programme to attempt to beat addiction to crime
Please note that whilst care is taken in providing links, CFEO is not responsible for the content, quality, or accuracy of any off-site materials referenced or linked through this website.
