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‘Do Time’, Belmarsh Event 23.02.12
March 9th, 2012
‘Do Time’, an event held at HMP Belmarsh on 23.02.12, had the purpose of raising awareness of the work of Safe Ground. A succession of interactive presentations and discussions was led primarily by the graduates themselves, 11 men still serving time in the prison in which the event was situated. A range of representatives was [...] Read more »
Mock Press Conference at City University, 07 February 2012
March 9th, 2012
You may have seen a bit of a tweeting frenzy on Twitter just under a month ago, concerning a certain City University Mock Press Conference, 07.02.2012. Safe Ground’s Holly Conroy, a coordinator of the programmes, and Scott Whitnall, a Family Man graduate, were invited to visit the University’s Journalism Masters students, to hold a press [...] Read more »
Sad News
February 9th, 2012
Safe Ground were deeply sadden to hear that Sue Ellis, a pioneering Family Man and Fathers Inside colleague from HMP Parc, lost her long fight with cancer and passed away in the company of her family on Monday 30th January. We first met Sue on 8th Jan 2010 after she had made it possible for [...] Read more »
Opportunity: Alumni Network Coordinator Volunteer
January 6th, 2012
The Programmes Team is looking for a volunteer to co-ordinate the activities of a small Steering Group of supporters, providing the group with help, guidance and support as necessary. The Steering Group will take the lead on establishing and managing an Alumni Network, comprising graduates (and their families) of our FM and FI programmes. We [...] Read more »
Words from Lee, Family Man Graduate
December 12th, 2011
Safe Ground programmes are long established as being ‘by prisoners for prisoners’ and there is no better way to illustrate their impact than in the voices of our successful participants. Whenever possible we like to share those voices with our supporters, so you can find words from Lee a recent Family Man Graduate at HMP [...] Read more »
Book now: Fathers Inside Training, 6-8 March 2012
November 29th, 2011
Fathers Inside training, 6-8 March 2012, HMPS Newbold Revel Training Centre The Fathers Inside programme is a groundbreaking parenting course which aims to help prisoners contribute to society by teaching them how to support their children’s education and upbringing whilst in custody. Fathers Inside is currently delivered in 10 establishments across England and Wales. This [...] Read more »
Independent evaluation evidences Family Man’s long-term, positive outcomes towards reducing the risk of reoffending
October 24th, 2011
A recently completed, independent study of Family Man (FM) has detailed its sustainable impact on developing and maintaining stronger family ties, changing attitudes towards prison and resettlement, and enhancing education, training and employment (ETE) skills. The programme, an intensive 7-week family relationships course joint owned by Safe Ground and the Prison Service, was revised in [...] Read more »
Brixton on the riots – young people investigate
September 12th, 2011
The Walcot Foundation, whose grant made it possible, present a really interesting 12 minute film made by young people on their homepage, giving a wide set of perspectives on parenting, policing, community and the impact of the riots on how we live and work together. http://www.walcotfoundation.org.uk/index.html. We’re interested in your views, so tweet us @Safe_Ground. Read more »
Sarah’s last day
July 20th, 2011
Sarah is leaving Safe Ground today, we wish her the best of luck in her new role. She will be missed! Read more »
Safe Ground Dynamic Partnership Working in TES Magazine
July 18th, 2011
Safe Ground and Family Man feature in this weeks Times Educational Supplement in an eight-page spread entitled ‘The sins of the fathers’, that looks at different ways that a child with a parent in prison can speak about it in school without fear of stigma and humilation. For more information see the TES website: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6099521 Read more »