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We are a charitable company operating in the third sector.
Our vision is to continually provide the highest possible quality of service that promotes social inclusion in Wales.
We work with people who encounter any form of social exclusion; for example, people whose lives can be traumatised by poverty, mental ill health or substance misuse.
We support people to gain confidence and self-esteem in order to build the life they want. We earn respect by listening attentively to clients, funders, commissioners and peers. We develop creative solutions and provide excellent value for money.

Our services in Carmarthenshire are specifically commissioned for ex-offenders, providing supported accommodation and floating tenancy support.

Gordon Moody Association offers a unique and intensive residential treatment programme in the UK for those gamblers most severely addicted.

We provide advice, education and high quality innovative therapeutic support to problem gamblers and those affected by problem gambling, through residential, online and outreach services. We also run a unique service offering online support and advice to problem gamblers outside Great Britain.

GreenSquareAccord has been established for over 50 years, and provides accommodation-related support to ex-offenders who are at risk of homelessness. We work throughout the Midlands and currently support approximately 300 clients in Trust accommodation or through our floating support services - one of our properties is designated for ex-service personnel involved in the CJS. We additionally provide Specified Activity Requirement contracts for female offenders (Coventry & Warwickshire); resettlement services from Approved Premises across the West Midlands and the Birmingham Homeless Offender Resettlement Unit in Birmingham; and deliver a Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme in Coventry.

The Trust employs a dedicated Employment & Skills Advisor to work with our clients, supporting access to job markets, self-employment and training/educational opportunities.

The Trust is building its bank of volunteers and is proactive in employing and engaging ex-offenders.

Hafal (meaning 'equal') is the principal organisation in Wales working with individuals recovering from serious mental illness and their families. As a member led Charity, we were founded 20 years ago on the belief that people who have direct experience of mental illness know best how services can and should be delivered. Providing support across all 7 local health board areas of Wales and delivering over 76 projects, Hafal is dedicated to empowering people with serious mental illness and their families to:
• Achieve a better quality of life.
• Fulfill their ambitions for recovery.
• Fight discrimination.
• Enjoy equal access to health and social care, housing, income, education, and employment.

Harbour Support Services is a specialist domestic abuse charity that has worked for over 37 years to improve the lives of families living with domestic abuse. We are active across Hartlepool, Stockton, Middlesbrough, County Durham, North Tyneside, Redcar & Cleveland, and Darlington.

The programme - UNITE as one, INSPIRE one another, BELIEVE anything is possible, supports ex serving personnel. The main aim is to rehome homeless, or those leaving the criminal justice system, by providing supported living accommodation. Healthier Heroes rehabilitate and reconnect veterans and their families regardless of whether they recently left the army or left a long time ago.

We support veterans who have left, or are still in the criminal justice system. Our lead mentor is able to draw keys at the prisons we currently work in and has attended full training around prison visitations. Using a peer mentoring programme, we help them to rebuild their lives and find jobs. With our combined lived experience and our person led approach to the programme we are striving to help veterans and their families overcome barriers that restrict aspects of their lives.

Our work supports immigration detainees to recover their sense of wellbeing and resilience, and make their voices heard, by:

• Offering a creative outlet that supports self-confidence and agency
• Providing positive experiences to counter the psychological damage of detention
• Enabling meaningful connections with people and communities in the ‘outside’ world
• Building platforms to bring their creative work and life experience to a public audience

We are Hestia, a charity that supports adults and children in times of crisis. We help more than 18,500 people every year across London, Berkshire and the South East. We work with people from all backgrounds and ages, in various challenging environments. We also campaign and advocate for the issues that affect our service users.

We are the home of innovative projects such as UK Says No More, Safe Spaces and the Bright Sky app, and Art is Freedom. These initiatives aim to raise awareness, provide support and empower survivors of domestic abuse and modern slavery.

We have over 750 employees and 600 volunteers who build honest and respectful relationships with our service users. We collaborate and work with them to support and encourage them to lead their own recovery process. We are proud of our staff and inspired by the resilience of the people we serve.

Our dedicated services includes:
Criminal Justice
Domestic Abuse
Mental Health & Complex Needs
Modern Slavery Response

Hibiscus enables marginalised migrant women trapped in the immigration and justice systems to rebuild their lives. We are the UK’s leading organisation working with Black, minoritised and migrant women and families at the intersection of the immigration and criminal justice systems.

We work across prisons, detention centres and in the community, with additional expertise in working with survivors of trafficking across all these settings. We provide individual advice and advocacy, alongside activities promoting practical support, wellbeing and empowerment and agency.

Our holistic person-centred approach supports and empowers our clients to overcome their multiple and often complex needs and, importantly, addresses the disadvantage that language and cultural barriers present.

Stonham, part of Home Group works with male and female offenders and ex offenders to provide case management and a range of interventions to address multiple need including housing and housing-related support. We aim to maximise independence and compliance with statutary orders and support people to live successfully in their communities.

Based in Bournemouth, Hope provides housing, training and support for single homeless individuals aged between 18 to 65. It is our ultimate aim to enable clients to move forward into independent living through addressing their needs which include: substance misuse, crime, poverty, mild mental health and unemployment. We currently house 60 vulnerable people (c. 150 per year).
Clients have access to 1:1 support and group therapy sessions delivered by our trained counselling and support workers who do a fantastic job in helping them overcome the many personal issues they face. We also help our residents with budgeting skills, applying for funds, claiming benefits that they are entitled to as well as other ad hoc issues that are unique to the individual such as reuniting families. We have recently set up a gym to increase health and fitness as well as purchasing a mini bus to provide clients with access to and benefit from the wider local community. We also utilise signposting agencies.

Housing for Women is a housing association and charity providing housing and support services for women and their families in London.

Our ReConnect project provides supported accommodation for women leaving prison dealing with substance misuse and with complex needs. Combining housing and person-centered support we help women to bring about positive changes in their lives, reduce substance misuse, improve their emotional well-being and prevent future re-offending.

Our ReUnite project works with mothers leaving prison who would otherwise be homeless. The project provides supported accommodation and holistic support to help reunite women released from prison with their children.

Hull CVS Volunteer Centre works with volunteer involving organisations from the voluntary, community, public and not for profit sectors. We work with organisations to promote and raise awareness of volunteering in Hull, develop and advertise new volunteer opportunities, provide information, advice and guidance on Good Practice in volunteering and offer training in the management and support of volunteers. We also run a volunteer drop-in service where we help signpost members of the public to relevant volunteer opportunities, and deliver the Big Lottery funded Volunteer Support Project, working specifically with people with additional support needs to enable them to gain access to volunteering and training.

Humbercare was established to work with the Humberside Probation Trust. We work to: educate, rehabilitate and promote the mental and moral improvement of offenders, or any other persons in need and the rehabilitation of persons discharged from penal institutions. Humbercare received charitable status during 1989 and became a company limited by guarantee in October of that year. Humbercare came from a desire to be able to offer additional help and assistance to offenders and those at risk to reduce the risk of re-offending through local projects.

Humbercare is managed by a Chief Executive Officer and a voluntary Management Committee. Humbercare is an enabling organisation dedicated to providing quality and innovative services to adults and young people. It is Humbercare's belief that all people should have the opportunity to realise their full potential, improve skills, optimise their life chances and become responsible members of the community.

imagine if was founded in 2015 to instigate real change in people’s lives through the arts. The company is run by founding Artistic Director, Francesca Joy and is based in Leeds.

imagine if has a strong track record of working in prisons nationally and with prison leavers in the community, with the main geographical focus being across Yorkshire. We have worked in 26 prisons across the UK and USA, having engaged with over 9,000 prisoners and continually supporting prisoners when they are released into the community, for as long as individuals require support.

We have demonstrated that theatre is a powerful tool that can be used to reach out and connect with people from all areas of society. The theatre we create is based on the world around us comprising real stories from real people. We aim to create work that is inspiring, entertaining and unashamedly honest for intimate audiences.

Imagine support service users with dual diagnosis including mental health and substance misuse. We provide employment services for this group. We provide person-centered support for people with mental health and substance misuse issues and offending profiles. We have specialist skills in supporting women and men with mental health needs who have offending histories. Peer Support Workers are employed with substantial lived experience with regard to mental illness and substance misuse. We provide Mentoring Services whereby volunteers (many have lived experience) support service users to expand social networks and engage in mainstream activities. Imagine have substantial experience of providing Accommodation and Floating Support Services for this client group. Our specialised services support women with a Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis along with complex mental health needs. We also support men with PD who have been discharged from prison.

The Independence Initiative provides a complimentary service to those of other agencies in assisting those who are socially excluded by reason of drugs , alcohol or other related causes, and recognises and responds to the perceived needs of recovering clients with complex needs , and to provide support for their families. All of our support is provided on a one-to-one basis.
We also have a Safe House facility known as the !-2-1 Detox Unit that has 5 en-suite rooms. We provide 24 hour support to people undertaking a community detoxification in a one-to-one setting.

Our 'Castle Gate Gloucestershire' programme of criminal justice related services include: county-wide support for prisoners' families; parenting programmes for men (both in custody and the community); restorative family interventions; mentoring for young people, and; the provision of diversionary and support interventions for young people involved with gangs.

Our Inside Out programme helps transform the lives of men & women who have been in prison, on probation, at risk of offending and/or coming out of addiction. Our passion is to support those with complex issues not to re-offend & to reintegrate them into their families & society. Our one-year Christian-based programme is built on three cornerstones – mentoring, building community & ongoing support. All are welcome to apply regardless of religious beliefs providing they wish to engage with us & want to turn their lives round. Mentoring is the most important part of our programme. We provide many opportunities for progression through life skills, education, qualifications, volunteer & employment placements & new interests and hobbies. We are encouraged that some of our participants have become drug-free, restored relationships with their families & are in employment. We work in partnership with a wide range of local organisations, churches, specialist agencies & the probation service.

Inspire North was formed in October 2018 and is the parent company of two long-standing charities in Yorkshire and the North East - Foundation and Community Links. Together, we have over 30 years of experience supporting the most marginalised people in our communities. Foundation's original service offering was accommodation for ex-offenders. Today, our organisation has grown to encompass support for adults, young people and families through a diverse range of services that promote social inclusion: homelessness prevention; domestic abuse (victims and perpetrators); care leavers; multiple and complex needs. We continue to specialise in accommodation and support for ex-offenders; we have relationships with over 100 private sector landlords, are a registered social landlord, and have an established Social Lettings Agency - Foundation Living. Community Links are an award-winning mental health charity pioneering a wide range of life-changing health and wellbeing services across the North.