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Peninsula Initiative (South West Community Chaplaincy)

Jason's Story

Ian, our Community Chaplain first came to know Jason in 2009 when he attempted to commit suicide in one of the Devon prisons.  His life was only just saved through the prompt intervention of prison staff who cut him down.  Referred by the chaplaincy team as one needing extra TLC, Ian spent some time getting to know him . . . Read the full story here

 

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Swansea Community Chaplaincy

Peter's Story

Like many, Peter had a preferred resettlement pathway all mapped out.  During his time in prison, he’d spent a lot of time at Education acting as a mentor and helping in the literacy and numeracy classes.  This had given him a sense of vocation (he was a qualified teacher) but because of the offence he committed (GBH) he can only work with people in tertiary education.  Peter has a daughter and wanted to regain contact with her. He was looking to settle in the Swansea area and to undertake voluntary or paid employment until a teaching course became available.  The Resettlement Department were working to see how feasible his chosen course of action would be as Peter has no local connection to Swansea and is responsible to a different Probation Trust. 

The Probation Trust had a different pathway in mind . . . Read the full story here

 

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Futures Unlocked

Tom's Story

Tom spent 21 months in prison for Burglary and Theft and this wasn't the first offence he had committed, in fact he was heavily involved in crime. Tom wanted out, he wanted change and a new life.

Tom's mentor, Melanie visited him in prison several times before he was released and they built up a good mentoring relationship. Tom was picked up from prison on his day of release, settled into the accommodation arranged for him and taken food shopping.

From his day of release things went from strength to strength for Tom, with Melanie's support, he gained full-time employment and stayed out of trouble. After his tenancy ended, Tom moved out of the area securing his own long-term accommodation and full-time employment. At the time of writing, he has been out of prison for 18 months.

 

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Feltham Community Chaplaincy Trust

Abdul’s Story

This was Abdul’s second time in prison within a year. He was desperate not to come back the first time around, but he made a series of choices that landed him back inside.

This time he was determined to get some support and accepted the offer of a mentor from the Community Chaplaincy without hesitation. Read the full story here.

 

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