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Join ClinksPOPS is a user-led organisation, supporting families through their contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) as a result of a loved one’s conviction.
POPS’ work:
strengthens & rebuilds family ties
creates safe spaces for families & under-represented communities to speak out about issues affecting them
increases public awareness of the impact of the CJS
advocates for changes in public policy & commissioning.
POPS provides:
Family Support Services at 14 prisons across the North-West/Yorkshire/Leicestershire;
Community-based support for women through the Farida Women’s Centre (Oldham);
Community-based support for people on probation and their families (Wellbeing Service - Greater Manchester);
Prison & community-based education programmes;
Community-based interventions for prisoners from BAME backgrounds;
Advocacy & support for under-represented communities.
POPS’ work:
strengthens & rebuilds family ties
creates safe spaces for families & under-represented communities to speak out about issues affecting them
increases public awareness of the impact of the CJS
advocates for changes in public policy & commissioning.
POPS provides:
Family Support Services at 14 prisons across the North-West/Yorkshire/Leicestershire;
Community-based support for women through the Farida Women’s Centre (Oldham);
Community-based support for people on probation and their families (Wellbeing Service - Greater Manchester);
Prison & community-based education programmes;
Community-based interventions for prisoners from BAME backgrounds;
Advocacy & support for under-represented communities.
Contact
Help Line No.
0161 702 1000
Work Tel. No.
0161 702 1000
mail@partnersofprisoners.co.uk
In Brief
Primary Field of Work
Family support
Custody or Community
Custody
Community
No. of service users
200000
No. of Paid Staff
60
No. of Volunteers
10
No. of peer mentors
0
Organisation type
Voluntary and Community Sector
Legal status
Charitable incorporated organisation
Year of Formation
1988
Organisation's Income
£1m - £5m
Contract History
Partner organisations
HM Prison & Probation Service
Ministry of Justice
National Probation Service
Cheshire & Greater Manchester CRC
The Big Life Co.
Manchester City Council
Regions
East Midlands
Leicestershire
North West
Warrington UA
Lancashire
Lancaster
Greater Manchester (Met County)
Wigan
Stockport
Bolton
Bury
Manchester
Oldham
Rochdale
Trafford
Tameside
Salford
Cumbria
Cheshire East UA
Yorkshire and the Humber
West Yorkshire (Met County)
Wakefield
Area covered
1 or more regions
Fields of Work
Advice & advocacy
Attitudes, thinking and behaviour
Case management
Collaboration and partnership working
Employment
Family support
Finance, benefits & debt
Gender-specific services
Housing & homelessness
Lived experience involvement
Lobbying & campaigning
Parenting skills
Peer support
Prisons
Race
Relationships
Research & academia
Resettlement
Through the gate
Training
Visitors centre
Volunteering
Women-only provision
People you work with
Children
Families
Men
People convicted of serious offences
People on a short sentence
Racially minoritised people
Women
Young people
Racially minoritised people specialist services
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian
Black, Black British or Black Welsh
Black, Black British, or Black Welsh: African
Black, Black British or Black Welsh: Caribbean
Black, Black British or Black Welsh: Other Black
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: White and Asian
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: White and Black African
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: White and Black Caribbean
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups: Other mixed/multiple
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British
White: Irish
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller
White: Roma
White: Other White
Other ethnic group: Arab
Other ethnic group: Any other
Foreign Nationals
Dual Heritage