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 a request if you would like to be included on our list of links.

Drug / Alcohol related

• Nehemiah project
  www.nehemiahproject.org.uk

• Drug Action Teams (DATS)
  www.drugs.gov.uk/NationalStrategy/DrugActionTeams

• Life for the World
  www.lftw.org

• Narcotics Anonymous
  www.ukna.org

• Alcoholics Anonymous
  www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Housing

Each borough has what is called a Homeless Person's Unit, which would be the best statutory body to contact with regard to housing in your local area. There are many organisations that also run rehabilitation houses, where they are able to deal with many of the issues that surround ex-offenders on their release.

The Salvation Army also offers a variety of homelessness and housing projects around the country.

• The Salvation Army
  www1.salvationarmy.org.uk

Langley House Trust is a national organisation that provides resettlement accommodation to ex-offenders.

• Langley House Trust
  www.langleyhousetrust.org

Addaction, Phoenix House and Cranstoun are national organisations providing rehabilitation services across the board: housing, treatment and resettlement.

• Addaction
  www.addaction.org.uk

• Phoenix Futures
  www.phoenixfutures.org.uk

• Cranstoun
  cranstoun.org

General support

• Besom
  The Besom helps people make a difference. It provides a bridge between those who want to give time, money, things or skills and those who are in need. For instance, teams of volunteers redecorate the houses of those who are in need or provide donations of household items, clothing or furniture. The service they provide is free. For more information, please visit their website:
  www.besom.com

• Business in the Community
  www.bitc.org.uk

• Business Action on Homelessness
  www.crash.org.uk

• Bridging the Gap
  www.btguk.org

• NACRO
  www.nacro.org.uk

• Metropolitan Police
  www.met.police.uk

• Offenders Anonymous
  www.offenders-anonymous.org.uk

• Regeneration Trust
  www.regenerationtrust.org

Young offenders

• Youth Justice Board
  www.youth-justice-board.gov.uk

• Youth for Christ
  www.yfc.co.uk

• The Message
  www.message.org.uk

Mental health

• Mental Health Foundation
  www.mentalhealth.org.uk

• SANE
  www.sane.org.uk

• Mind
  www.mind.org.uk

Employment

• Job centres
  www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

• APEX
  www.apextrust.com

Prisons

Information about individual prisons can be found by visiting the prison service website. Enquiries should normally be made directly to the prison of interest.

• HMP
  www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk

Community Chaplaincy

Within each prison there is a team that supports and assists prisoners in their spiritual needs. More and more teams are also being resourced with resettlement teams that focus specifically on the resettlement of ex-offenders following a prison sentence.

Faith-based organisation

• Christian Police Association
  www.cpauk.net

• Prison Fellowship
  www.prisonfellowship.org.uk

• Churches Criminal Justice Forum
  www.ccjf.org

• Probation Service Christian Fellowship
  www.pscf.org.uk

• Prison Advice and Care Trust
  www.imprisonment.org.uk

• Besom Trust
  www.besom.com

Benefit advice and support services

The benefits system can be complicated and seemingly impenetrable. The best way to navigate the system is to contact your local office and speak to the relevant adviser.

Advisers will have specific knowledge and experience that is grouped as follows:

• Disability advisers - for those in receipt of sickness benefit

• Working/lone parent allowance advisers - for lone parents or working parents

• Personal advisers - for those actively seeking work