Support When It Matters Enterprise CIC
SWIM’s programme for Older Black Men is Prepare, Adjust, Contribute & Thrive (PACT).
This programme of in-reach work and community-based culturally competent psychosocial interventions prepares
ex-offenders and/or substance misusers from Caribbean and African backgrounds to lead
more stable lives by delivering culturally sensitive interventions.
The PACT programme equips these men to:
❖ Prepare for reintegration into our community before and after their release
❖ Adjust to life outside by stabilising their housing, family relationships and substance
misuse and by addressing their triggers to reoffending
❖ Contribute through voluntary work to increase their self-esteem and build social capital
❖ Thrive by securing paid work to sustain stable, law-abiding lives
Themes: race, culture, faith, family and intergenerational influence
As a programme designed for Older Black Men, the themes of race, culture, faith, family and
intergenerational influence are directly explored.
This programme of in-reach work and community-based culturally competent psychosocial interventions prepares
ex-offenders and/or substance misusers from Caribbean and African backgrounds to lead
more stable lives by delivering culturally sensitive interventions.
The PACT programme equips these men to:
❖ Prepare for reintegration into our community before and after their release
❖ Adjust to life outside by stabilising their housing, family relationships and substance
misuse and by addressing their triggers to reoffending
❖ Contribute through voluntary work to increase their self-esteem and build social capital
❖ Thrive by securing paid work to sustain stable, law-abiding lives
Themes: race, culture, faith, family and intergenerational influence
As a programme designed for Older Black Men, the themes of race, culture, faith, family and
intergenerational influence are directly explored.
Primary Field of Work
Resettlement
People you work with
Men
Older people
People convicted of serious offences
People on a short sentence
Racially minoritised people
Young people