Sefton CVS: Brokering Services & Connecting Mentors
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Neil Frackelton Sefton CVS Opening Doors Event - 29 th Nov 2011
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Sefton CVS: Brokering Services & Connecting Mentors. Neil Frackelton Sefton CVS Opening Doors Event - 29 th Nov 2011. VCF Sector Co-ordination Service – HMP Kennet/ Liverpool. 2007 – established partnership with HMP Kennet Contract agreed – VCF Sector co-ordination (PO 4190) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Sefton CVS: Brokering Services & Connecting Mentors
Neil Frackelton
Sefton CVS
Opening Doors Event - 29th Nov 2011
VCF Sector Co-ordination Service – HMP Kennet/ Liverpool
2007 – established partnership with HMP Kennet
Contract agreed – VCF Sector co-ordination (PO 4190)
Project evolved – strategic and operational perspective
Engagement with pathways, services and volunteering
Regional discussions – ROM, NOMS & DOM
Change of government – challenge and opportunity!!!
VCF Sector Co-ordination Service – HMP Kennet/ Liverpool
2011 – negotiation with HMP Liverpool
Agreed proposal for pilot project – commenced role Nov 2011
Vision – enhance VCF Sector engagement, identify
opportunities & resource opportunities, project development
Engage multi-agency prison-based service providers
Community Prison model – ‘through the gate’ links
Significant Prison Senior Management support
Informal Mentoring Project – Background
Successfully secured NOMS (National Offender
Management Service) funding Dec 2010
Mentoring service to 200 - 300 Sefton/ Liverpool offenders
(June 2011- June 2012)
High profile initiative – ministerial level interest
Links to Integrated Offender Management
Commenced delivery June 3rd 2011
Well established partnerships - HMP Liverpool / Merseyside
Probation/ Merseyside Police/ Merseyside Local Authorities
Significant Merseyside VCF Sector links (housing, training,
employment, alcohol & substance misuse, etc.)
Strategy planned to work with Faith Sector
Monthly project steering groups – sharing information
Exploring extension to cover whole of Merseyside
Informal Mentoring Project – Partnerships
Informal Mentoring Project – Mentees (Ex-Offenders)
November 2011 – engaged 115 offenders
65 completed (minimum 3 contacts) successfully
42 had Probation Support (over 12 months sentence)
73 no Probation contact (less than 12 months sentence)
21 - 25 age group most prevalent in referrals
97% have previous offences
Project Co-ordinator (f-t)
Project Support Worker (p-t)
Project Support Worker (p-t)
- 36 Volunteer Mentors - Partner Mentoring Projects
Informal Mentoring Project – Delivery Structure
Informal Mentoring Project – Volunteer Mentors
Significant Volunteer Mentor enquiries
Screening process in place
36 Mentors Fully Trained – including peer mentors
Further recruitment campaigns underway
Systems in place to monitor/ support Volunteer Mentors
Actively matching mentors/ mentees
Cross-section of Merseyside community
Final thoughts . . . . . . .
Focus energy on building partnerships – long-term solution
Align service delivery with the reducing (re)-offending agenda
Keep things simple, meaningful and measurable
KEEP POSITIVE – the CJS needs you!
Contact details
Neil Frackelton Vicky Corlett
Civil Society Lead Informal Mentoring Project Co-ordinator
Sefton CVS Sefton CVS
[email protected] [email protected]
0151 928 2233 ext. 111 0151 928 2233 ext. 311
Paula Atherton
HMP Liverpool Liaison Officer
Sefton CVS
0151 928 2233 ext. 111
