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Gate [release resources]
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directory]
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Mental Health & Addiction
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Forward Trust - Mental Health Support [mental health support]
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FRANK [government drug information support]
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Transport
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Legal Aid
Nacro [criminal record support service]
Youth Legal [youth-centered legal advice]
Youth Advice Network [legal directory]
The Information Hub [legal assistance directory]
Prisoners’ Advice Service [legal assistance information sheets]
GOV.UK - Voter Registration [register to vote]
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GOV.UK - HMRC [hm revenue and customs]
The Tax Academy [tax service]
Legal Aid Agency [find a legal aid adviser or family mediator]
Citizens Advice [legal aid]
Unlock - The Helpline [peer support]
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Veterans Assistance
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For Women
Women in Prison [support for women in prison]
Working Chance [career help for women with convictions]
Birth Companions [pregnancy, birth, and motherhood support]
Russell Webster [resources for women offenders]
Working Chance [career help for women with convictions]
Women’s Aid [domestic abuse support]
Refuge [national domestic abuse helpline]
Hibiscus - Community Resettlement [support services for women]
St Giles - Women’s Services [community-based support]
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Money Management
Expatica [opening a bank account]
StepChange [debt counseling services]
National Debtline - General [debt solutions]
National Debtline - Your Household Budget [budget calculator]
Debt Advice Foundation [debt advice]
Money Advice Network [financial advice]
GOV.UK - Income Tax [income tax information]
GOV.UK - Business Tax [self-employment tax information]
MoneyHelper [financial guidance]
PayPlan [debt advice and management]
OpenLearn - Managing My Money [free money management course]
Emma [money management app]
Money Dashboard [budgeting app] -
Education
Prisoners’ Education Trust [continuing education]
Funzi [online classes for mobile]
The Prince’s Trust - Programmes [career and personal development courses for young people]
OpenLearn - Free Courses [free online courses]
Coaching Inside and Out [life coach service]
StandOut - Programme [coaching program] -
Job Search Prep
Indeed – Career Guide [resources & tools]
Unlock - The Calculator [criminal record disclosure calculator]
Unlock - Support [advice on criminal records]
Switchback [job training program]
Working Chance [career help for women with convictions]
Offploy [interview essentials]
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Job Boards
Bounce Back [training and employment for ex-offenders]
Clean Sheet [employment opportunities]
Prisoners’ Education Trust [work, training, and volunteer opportunities]
Bridge of Hope [job board]
GOV.UK - Apprenticeship [apprenticeship directory]
The Corbett Network [network for prisoner re-integration] -
Family and Children
Birth Companions [pregnancy, birth, and motherhood support]
Women’s Aid [domestic abuse support]
Refuge [national domestic abuse helpline]
Coram Family and Childcare Trust [childcare guides]
Coram Family and Childcare Trust - Choosing Childcare [childcare finder support]
GOV.UK - Child Maintenance [child maintenance support]
Childcare Choices [childcare support]
GOV.UK - Ofsted [standards in education & children’s services]
Storybook Dads [families on film for prisoners]
Email A Prisoner [email service] -
Recreation
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Shopping and Entertainment
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Technology for Daily Living
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Safe & Secure Online
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For Youth
Reach Out [youth mentoring]
St. Giles Trust [gang avoidance]
Neurolove [wellbeing for youth]
The Prince’s Trust - Tools & Resources [employment tools and resources]
Clean My Space [youtube how-tos]
How to Adult [youtube how-tos]
Gordon Ramsay’s Cookery Course [youtube how-tos]
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