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We provide Learning Through Journalism programmes for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people under the age of 25, improving lifelong and transferable skills such as literacy, communication, critical thinking, interviewing and media skills for increased educational attainment and employability. We help young people to become active citizens in their communities with the confidence to make good choices and change negative behaviours. We are also able to deliver our programmes in custody, given the opportunity to do so.

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.

We provide talks and workshops in prisons and YOIs using lived experience to help those in prison build confidence and self-esteem and thereby develop fulfilling and productive lives on the outside.
We also deliver public speaking workshops in prisons and YOIs.
Our founder, Graham Frost, has lived experience as a Borstal boy and has gone on to build a fulfilling life for himself. Graham uses his story to inspire others to change their lives for the better.

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.

Our role is to respond to visitors and families with information support and creating a relaxing atmosphere in a stressful situation. We work closely with children of offenders and help to give an insight into the family life while the prisoner is in the establishment.

We believe that giving people opportunities to regularly train and play rugby can inspire and empower individuals to realise their full potential, directly improving participants’ health, discipline, communication skills and self-respect.

We believe participation in grassroots rugby can also be a catalyst for people experiencing homelessness to engage more effectively with wider support services related to health, education, training and employment.

We believe that by creating this opportunity, we can help enable some of the most vulnerable people in society transform their life through rugby.

Provide support, safety planning, risk assessment, and advocacy to survivors of domestic abuse aged 16+. Facilitate group programmes for survivors of domestic abuse and provide training to professionals across the South West.

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.

We provide work-based services and assessments for prisoners, as well as information and guidance on issues such as employment, training and support to help rebuild relationships with family or friends.

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.

Hull FC Community Foundation is the independent charitable arm of rugby league club Hull FC. Established in 2006, the Foundation uses the power of sport and strong local influence of the professional side to make the biggest difference possible in the community through the delivery of needs led projects targeting four agendas: Sports and Physical Activity, Education and Employability, Health and Wellbeing, and Social Inclusion. All projects are underpinned by our values of Challenge, Compassion, Determination, Honesty, and Respect.

Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults through participation in sports and physical activity and to raise the aspirations and skills of young people and vulnerable adults through our learning and training programmes. We adopt a pro-active approach towards working in partnership with public, private and third sector organisations who share our ethos for the role sport can play in addressing inequality.

Kahaila is a church and non-profit café in East London committed to making a positive social impact, working with the most marginalised in society. Out of this commitment, Kahaila has established four different social action projects and currently run three:
Essence – supporting young, female offenders and ex-offenders through personal mentoring and accredited Life Skills courses (from the national youth offending charity Reflex) along with much needed pastoral and practical support within women’s prisons and the community.
Ella’s – providing the only available long term accommodation support and advocacy to sexually exploited and trafficked women in London.
Brew - barista training courses for those who have experienced homelessness.

Imaginapedia is an online portal designed to empower incarcerated individuals through creativity and expression.
Imaginapedia serves as a platform for prisoners to upload and share their literary works, fostering a supportive community where individuals can explore their talents and share their stories
The purpose of Imaginapedia is twofold. Firstly, it aims to encourage creativity among prisoners as a means of rehabilitation. Studies have shown that engaging in creative activities, such as writing, can have a positive impact on mental well-being and aid in the rehabilitation process.
Imaginapedia.com is a platform to uplift the self-worth of incarcerated individuals by showcasing their talents and providing validation for their efforts. By providing a space for inmates to express themselves through literature, Imaginapedia.com seeks to support their journey towards personal growth and transformation.

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.

Imago Dei Prison Ministry wants to see women live out their true identity and purpose. We believe that no one should be defined by their past or even their current circumstances.

There are many reasons and contributing factors as to why women find themselves in prison. By helping to address these issues during the time spent in custody we believe we are offering real practical solutions and helping prisoners to become healed and whole ready for release. We want to equip and empower women to live with purpose, enabling them to make better life choices and to live as valuable members of the community. This in turn has a knock-on effect on family-life and society, increases employability upon release, as well as helps to reduce re-offending.

We currently work in 4 women's prisons alongside chaplaincy departments facilitating various different courses, such as loss, victim awareness, self-development, forgiveness, etc and providing pastoral support and care for individuals.

To secure and utilise resources to promote and deliver interventions to support young people, women, families and other sections of the communities who are deemed as underrepresented and suffer social, economic and health inequalities and disadvantages.

a. To work with and enable people and communities to improve their quality of life and become more resilient.
b. Promote opportunities to increase access to education & employment.
c. Promote opportunities to increase access to health & wellbeing services.
d. Promote opportunities to for community development, sports, safety and resilience.

Working in Wales, we support women to rebuild their lives after a prison sentence or conviction. Our aim is to empower these women to lead meaningful lives in the community and to reduce the number of women locked up; we achieve these objectives through innovative diversion schemes.