What You'll Do: 

Family support makes a difference by supporting families to maintain family ties, alleviate worries and concerns, answer questions, provide advice and 1:1 support to help prisoners and families cope with the impact of a custodial sentence both during the sentence and leading up to release and resettlement. Volunteers will assist with the planning and delivery of special family visits including  father child, mother child, first time dad and family play day visits, which are essential to maintaining family ties. Volunteers will help us to deliver our heading home programme which supports prisoners and their families to prepare for release. 

Locations: HMP Kirklevington Grange in Yarm, HMP Holme House in Stockton, and HMP & YOI Deerbolt in Barnard Castle, HMP Northumberland, HMP Durham, HMP Low Newton in Durham, HMP Frankland in Durham

Summary
Volunteering
Addiction
Community
Mental Health
Young People
Poverty
Another city in the UK
Durham
Stockton
0 Weeks Minimum
0 Hours / Week
Skills you will develop: 
Active listening
Organisation
Problem Solving
Communication

Similar Opportunities

 
Liberty Drop In
A Way Out Charity
Min. 4 Weeks Minimum weeks
Liberty Drop In
Volunteering
Addiction, Mental Health, Poverty, Crisis Support, Homelessness

Liberty Service supports women who are at risk or have experienced multiple disadvantages (including addiction, homelessness and mental ill health), this opportunity will entail supporting the Liberty team in their daily drop ins.

 
Family Engagement Volunteer
Zarach
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Family Engagement Volunteer
Volunteering
Young People, Social Care, Poverty, Education, Families

Zarach is on a mission to end child bed poverty, giving children the opportunity to engage at school and a chance to break the future cycle of poverty.

 
South Tees Hospitals Involvement Bank
South Tees Hospitals NHS
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
South Tees Hospitals Involvement Bank
Volunteering

The Involvement Bank at South Tees Hospitals is open to our patients, their carers, family members and the local people we serve. The Involvement Bank is voluntary: once you have signed up, you can get involved as little or as much as you like.

Related Articles

Volun-tees
Henwar tells her volunteering story
How volunteering has helped develop a better understanding of different cultures.
Volun-tees
Volunteering as a PASS Leader
Radia talks about her experience as a PASS Leader and the skills she has developed.
Volun-tees
Reaping the benefits of volunteering
How Volunteering has given me a better understanding of the world.