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What Happens?

1. An ex-offender who wishes to be link with us upon their release from prison to get help with settlement or re-settlement completes one of our referral forms.
2. We obtain risk and needs assessments from our team, a member of prison staff, community leaders, public records and possible the probation officer in the releasing communities.
3. We contact a church or local agency on our network that is a suitable place for the ex-offender, near to where they are locating or relocating. We ask the church or agency if they are in a position at that time to support this individual.
4. If they agree, we then pass on the ex-offender’s details. If not, we try another church or local agency on our network in the area until we find one that can offer adequate support and is willing to help. We also inform the ex-offender that they have been linked to a church or local agency, and provide them with their assigned mentor’s name with other information.
5. A member of the church/agency CFEO team contacts the ex-offender while they are still in prison, tries to visit, and on release personally meets them at the gate (if needed) or at the Community release center.
6. The mentor meets with the ex-offender regularly to help with any of the practicalities of settlement or resettlement. Committees for Ex-Offenders staff are available to answer queries and assist the church/agency in any way to offer this support.
7. We contact the church/agency at intervals to assess the progress of the relationship and check if they need any further support. We can then update the prison chaplain and/or probation if they wish to hear how the individual is doing.
8. The Ex-offenders becomes a member of the CFEO and has voting rights as long as the member is during good in the community and holds such membership in good standing.

If you are a prison chaplain or resettlement officer.

And know an inmate who would benefit from some directed support or assistance in any of the National Offender Management Service Pathways on release, CFEO can assist you. CFEO will also arrange for a mentor to meet the individual from the prison. We conduct risk assessments, can contact a trained local mentor to help them reintegrate into the COMMITTEE FOR EX-OFFENDERS EQUALITY, INC.community, and aim to reduce reoffending through this one-on-one help. We can keep you informed of the ongoing relationship and the progress of the ex-offender's journey. The best way for you to be involved is to promote the work of Committee for Ex-offenders. Talk in prisons about the possibility for extra support on release. You can then refer them to Committee for Ex-Offenders by encouraging them to complete the contact form, and completing a risk assessment for the individual. You too can keep up to date with our work, so drop us a line to request receipt of our newsletter.

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If you are an Ex-Offender,

and would like to receive extra support upon your release, CFEO can connect you with a local church and a mentor. The team will assist you in finding accommodation and employment, as well as offer help with addictions, debt advice, and other practical matters. If you would like to be supported by Committee for Ex-offenders, fill in one of our referral forms.

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If you are a Church member.

And would like to be involved with the work of CFEO, we can help your church better welcome and care for any ex-offenders in the congregation or local area. Our dedicated team can help answer your questions and offer ongoing advice as you lend a helping hand and facilitate assistance. If you would like to be involved in supporting an ex-offender through your church you can register as a Committee for Ex-Offenders church, or simply request more information from the Committee for Ex-Offenders team.You can also attend training. Here you can find out more about this ministry, meet others who are involved, get to know the religious orders of the ex-offenders faith who are already supporting ex-offenders, discern if this is something you could do or refer people to, and learn or share practical skills involved in working with people who have been in prison. People with a variety of experience and different interests in Committee for Ex-Offenders are welcome to come to a training session to find out more information. Also, if you would like to keep up to date with the work of Committee for Ex-Offenders, sign up for our newsletter .

What Happens?

If you are a prison chaplain or resettlement officer.

If you are an Ex-Offender,

If you are a Church member.

ABOUT THE COMMITTEE FOR EX-OFFENDERS OF EQUALITY, INC.