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Our mission is to encourage and foster Prisoner to Prisoner mentoring across the prison population of England and Wales and by doing so improving education, vocational and employment opportunities for...

The Calico Group is a group of innovative charities and businesses aimed at making a real difference to people's lives. We deliver services in the health, care & support, employability & skills, housing and construction & regeneration sectors. In terms of criminal justice, our services include: drug & alcohol service in HMP Manchester and HMP Buckley Hall; supported housing for ex-offenders in Manchester, Rochdale and East Lancs; refuge for homeless people with complex needs; traditional and complex needs domestic violence refuges and safe houses; domestic violence perpetrator programmes; behavioural change programmes aimed at criminal behaviours; community substance misuse services in Blackpool (Horizon) and Manchester; promote lived-experience volunteer and peer support throughout our services. More widely, we are an RSL with 4,500 properties and provide a wide-range of care and support services to vulnerable people in our communities.

The Cascade Foundation runs an innovative project in Doncaster Prison - a new approach to help disengaged prisoners with learning difficulties. Using multi-sensory techniques, we re-engage them and teach them to read and write, then progress their literacy skills. We also deliver a unique programme of personal and social development. We enhance offenders' confidence and self esteem, teach many life-skills and train prisoners to be mentors and Learning Coaches to peer-mentor and support each other.

We will open our first Transition Centre in 2014 to accommodate, support, teach and train ex-offenders and those at risk of offending, helping them to find work and mentoring them in the community, linking with families.

Our CEO and founder has a strong track record. Her previous project in another prison decimated the re-offending rate and reduced that prison's assault rates to a fifth. Our goal is to greatly reduce re-offending rates in Doncaster and transform prisoners' lives.

A Domestic Abuse & Counselling Charity

Our charity has been delivering RESPECT accredited domestic violence perpetrator programmes since 2009. Through the behavioural change of the abuser we aim to increase the well-being of people who are, or have been, living with conflict or domestic violence & abuse.

- We provide counselling to promote well being by enabling people to have healthy relationships in families, between individuals, and in the community.
- We address sexual problems through counselling and psychosexual therapy covering all aspects of intimate relationships.
- We enable young people to develop healthy balanced relationships in later life through a range of therapeutic services, drama based workshops in schools.
- We deliver training to professionals and the wider public about relationships in conflict.

We are a charity that works with all parts of the community, from the young to the destitute. We provide food and clothing to the Homeless, refugees and less fortunate three times a week. We also house 10 homeless guests during the winter months for a short period of time. Furthermore we engage with the youth and try to educate them on the harms of drugs and criminality.

The Clink Charity’s sole aim is to reduce reoffending rates of ex-offenders. We work in partnership with Her Majesty’s Prison Service to run projects that train and give practical skills to prisoners to aid their rehabilitation. The Clink Restaurants and Gardens allow prisoners to learn, engage with the public and take their first steps towards a new life.

All projects utilise our Five Step Programme to ensure that prisoners receive the support they need, not only while they are in prison, but also after release:
Recruit – Train – Support – Employ – Mentor

The issue of reoffending has become one of the most pressing challenges facing society today.

45.2% of adults reoffend within one year of being released. For those serving sentences of less than 12 months this increases to 57.5%.

Training with continued support & mentoring allows us to link clients with employment, assist with other circumstances and ensure smooth transition leading to stability and progression.

Our ‘Building self-belief’ programme of workshops builds skills in emotional intelligence that is currently missing from our school curriculum. Over a series of workshops (generally between 12 and 24 hours of delivery) young people between the ages of 15-30 are given tools to explore the following:
Self Awareness
• Understanding strengths, challenges, motivations
• Developing a positive sense of identity
Self Management
• Recognising emotional triggers
• Learning to respond rather than react
• Building resilience and confidence
Understanding Others
• Recognising different personality types
• Learning to value differences
• Reducing conflict and improving communication
Relationship Skills
• Understanding how they come across to others
• Adapting communication to build stronger relationships
• Working effectively in teams
We work in partnership with organisations such as schools, colleges, The Spear programme, King’s Trust, SWRAC and MyTime Young Carers and within Prisons.

The Corbett Network for Prisoner Re-Integration is a coalition of charities, social enterprises, CICs, non-profit organisations and businesses with a social mission who work with those in prison and after release. These decision-makers are dedicated to reducing re-offending by helping people with convictions find and keep a job. Members also offer mentoring, coaching, training, and on-going support.

We are a Trafford charity founded in 1975 to improve the mental and emotional health of our community. We offer one-to-one, relationship and family counselling in a range of languages for
anyone over the age of 5; as well as peer support groups and open-access training courses. We offer all services free of charge to anyone with a household income under £30,000.
We also work in partnership with other organisations to provide a holistic service to identified user groups : Homestart Trafford, Salford & Wigan; Trafford Domestic Abuse Service; The Manchester Probation Office; Cleanstart Trafford.

Our Altrincham centre includes a community café and meeting space for community groups/activities which are used by 400+ people each week. We offer supported volunteer placements to 75 people, including people with learning difficulties and mental health needs.
All our counselling services are accredited by The British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy.

The Cultural Connection operates at the intersection of mental health, community advocacy, and the criminal justice system. We focus on dismantling systemic barriers through evidence-based, community-driven solutions across three core pillars:

1. Mental Health Empowerment and Employability: Through "Steps 2 Success," we support individuals impacted by mental health challenges and systemic barriers, offering holistic employability and wellbeing initiatives in both forensic and community settings.

2. Community Advocacy and Training: We empower African and Caribbean communities to understand their mental health rights and navigate services effectively, creating sustainable advocacy through targeted training.

3. Research and Systemic Change: We drive systemic reform by researching inequalities in mental health and allied sectors, using insights to inform policy and create a more equitable society.

Together, these pillars transform lives and champion social equity.

We support women, men and children affected by domestic abuse through a variety of specialist services. Our Refuge Services offer safe emergency accommodation for up to 14 families; over the last reporting year (April 2013 to March 2014) Refuge Services supported 28 women, 6 men and 37 children. Our innovative Children’s Services team reaches out to children and young people through a range of ways including group work, schools projects and one to one support. Children's Services supported around 3,500 children and young people over the last year. Our Advocacy and Outreach Service works intensively with women and men in the community to reduce the risks they face from domestic abuse and supported 1125 clients over the last year. We also reach out through Training Services and awareness workshops which trained 385 professionals in the last year.

We are a multi-disciplinary complementary Health clinic based in Central Paignton 2 minutes from both bus and train stations. we specialise in working with anxiety and depression through a combination of talking and physical therapies.

Support group for the families of prisoners and young offenders in Leicester offering information, advice and someone to talk to.

We provide continuous professional development to the further education sector in England including those involved in prison education.

The Esther Project is a community-led organisation empowering women facing some of life’s toughest challenges — including domestic abuse, poor mental health, addiction, homelessness, and involvement with the criminal justice system. We provide safe, supported housing, trauma-informed care, and a welcoming women’s hub where recovery, skills building, and peer support can flourish. Through creative activities, mentoring, practical help, and opportunities to rebuild confidence and independence, we help women move from crisis to stability and hope for the future.

We provide supported accommodation, general counselling and advice including peer support. We support with physical and mental health issues, addiction, family support, volunteering opportunities and access to education, training and employment.

The Feel Good Bakery is a sandwich business and social enterprise set up by Regenerate that promotes social and economic development in Wandsworth by employing young adults who are unemployed and may be at risk of crime or affected by gang culture. Each sandwich sold feeds a child in a developing country. To date 50% of employees have been ex offenders.

Footprints reduces the risk of reoffending by those leaving custody and returning to Dorset, S Somerset and Hampshire by offering a through the gate mentoring service. We also work with those serving a sentence in the community.

Our Life works programme run in partnership with Parkstone United Reform Church in Poole offers voluntary opportunities for clients to do painting and decorating in community buildings, gaining skills and raising their levels of confidence and self esteem.

We are Forward, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime or addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

The Growth Company is an award-winning, accredited social enterprise with a mission to enable growth, create jobs and improve lives. We have been supporting individuals, communities and businesses with skills, employment, justice and business support for over 30 years. We deliver services nationally but are locally embedded with strong partnerships informing and enhancing our delivery.

The Growth Company has been offering current offenders and ex-offenders under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice and National Probation Service the support necessary to live a healthy life and reduce reoffending.

Our aim has always been to support rehabilitation and to improve the lives and prospects of the individuals themselves, as well as their families and the communities that they live in.