Organisations for Families of Prisoners

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APF Action for Prisoners' Families
The national federation of services supporting families of prisoners. Action for Prisoners' Families promotes the just treatment of prisoners' families by the prison system and society across the UK. It encourages the development of, and acts as a voice for, organisations providing support to these families.
London Head Office	Unit 21, Carlson Court, 116 Putney Bridge Road, London. SW15 2NQ	Tel: 0208 812 3600 Fax: 0208 871 0473 Email: info@actionpf.org.uk
Regional Office	c/o Families House, 125 Ber Street, Norwich, Norfolk. NR1 3EY	Tel: 01603 610 888 Fax: 01603 622 735 Email: mark@actionpf.org.uk

Action For Families Enduring Criminal Trauma

An organization for families and friends facing possible “Life”/Long prison sentences. Members of AFFECT have experience of a close relative or friend sent to prison.

Amongst the services we offer are:

	Advice & Information
	Counselling and Support
	Court Support
	Group meetings

We also offer a number of Publications, specifically created to help families enduring their trauma.

PO Box 274,
Bognor Regis,
West Sussex. PO22 6WY

Tel: 01243 58 32 64 [Information]
Tel: 01329 832 254 [Counselling & 24-hour answer-phone]
Email: familysupport@affect.org.uk
Email: information@affect.org.uk

Aftermath NOTE : Closing down on 29th April 2005
For families of serious offenders.
	PO Box 414, Sheffield. S4 7RT	Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm Helpline: 0114 275 8520 Admin: 0114 275 3883 Fax: 0114 275 3883 Email: callaftermath@hotmail.com

FFOPS Families & Friends of Prisoners Service
Support service with drop in centre across the road from Swansea Court (South Wales)
	Mansell House, 101 Mansell Street, Swansea. SA1 5UE	Helpline: 01792 458 645

PACT Prison Advice & Care Trust Bourne Trust, The (Help for prisoners & families)
Pact is one of the leading charities working with prisoners' families. We believe in the unique dignity of every human being. We believe that this dignity doesn't depend on what you have or haven't done. We work with prisoners who have mental health needs, both male and female and we work to support prisoners families. So often families bear the stigma and live through the punishment with little or no support. We work with prisoners' children, using supervised play, to strengthen family ties that are so threatened by imprisonment.
	Suite C5, City Cloisters, 196 Old Street, London. EC1V 9FR	Tel: 020 7490 3139 Fax: 020 7490 0755 Email: info@pact.org.uk Email: info@pact.uk.net

pFUSE
'Prisoners' - Families Under Stress' is a not for profit company ltd. The group was formed to provide support and advice to families and friends who have somebody, who is close to them, serving time in prison. As the former Chief Inspector of Prisons, Sir David Ramsbotham, stated "A prisoner may be deprived of their liberty, for the period of a sentence, but at least their daily needs are provided for. However their families, often deprived of the principle bread winner, have to provide for themselves and cope with what has been described as 'imprisonment's side effects', financial and emotional stress, loneliness and discrimination, and pressure of travelling long distances to visit a person in prison".
	St James Community Centre, Nelson Street, Merseyside, Liverpool.	Tel: 0151 708 5462 Fax: 0151 708 5462 Email: info@pfuse.org.uk

POP's Partners of Prisoners FSG Families Support Group

	Valentine House, 1079 Rochdale Road, Blackley, Manchester. M9 8AJ	Tel: 0161 702 1000 Fax: 0161 702 1000 E-mail: mail@partnersofprisoners.co.uk

PFFS Prisoners' Families and Friends Service
Prisoners' Families and Friends Service is an independent voluntary agency which has been helping prisoners families for over 30 years. The main aims of the service are to provide the families and friends of anyone sentenced to imprisonment or remanded in custody.
	20 Trinity Street, London. SW1 1DB	Tel: 0808 808 3444 Tel: 020 7403 4091^{- Admin} Tel: 020 7403 9359^{- Admin} Fax: 020 7357 9722 Email: pffs@btclick.com

Prison Fellowship

Prison Fellowship Christian volunteers

	seek through prayer and practical care to help, support and develop Christian ministry to prisoners, ex-prisoners and families
	seek to show the love of Christ to prisoners, ex-prisoners and families
	come from all Christian denominations and offer their services to all who request them regardless of their religious beliefs

PO Box 945,
Maldon,
Essex. CM9 4EW

Tel: 01621 843 232
Fax: 01621 843 303
Email: Enquiries@PrisonFellowship.org.uk

S-H-A-R-P Support Help & Advice for Relatives & friends of Prisoners
Free and confidential help, advice, support and friendship is available for the relatives and friends of those serving sentences, awaiting trial or facing the prospect of legal action.
	83a Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury. SY1 1UT	Tel: 01743 245 365 Fax: 01743 245 365 Email: sharphilary@yahoo.com

Scottish Prisoners' Families Helpline

The imprisonment of a relative can have a huge impact on their family:

	Risk to housing tenure;
	Financial pressures;
	Problems in caring for children and the impact on the 13,500 children who lose a parent to imprisonment each year;
	Anxiety, distress and health problems;
	Rejection and stigma by neighbours and the community.

Families affected by imprisonment face a process of grief and readjustment throughout the course of arrest, trial, imprisonment and release proceedings. Families find it difficult to get the information and support they need to make them feel in control during periods of crisis and stress.

Angela Morgan - Director,
Families Outside,
19a Albany Street,
Edinburgh. EH1 3QN

Tel: 0131 557 9800
Helpline: 0500 83 93 83
Email: admin@familiesoutside.org.uk
Email: spfh@familiesoutside.org.uk

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This information may be used free-of-charge; nevertheless, donations are appreciated.

For more information please email information@affect.org.uk.

Organisations for Families of Prisoners

Families & Friends of Prisoners Service

Bourne Trust, The (Help for prisoners & families)