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If your life is harder because of a criminal record, we might not be able to fix it for you but we’re here to walk alongside you and remind you that you’re not alone.
We know that the best way to help people is to meet them where they are. That’s why our outreach services are an in-person extension of our helpline. At our outreach drop-ins we can offer information, signposting and direct referrals into our advocacy services across a range of areas of life including:
Due to the geography of our current staff team and the priorities of our current funders, we primarily visit community venues across the central belt. However, if you’re keen for us to do a drop-in in your local community or if you’re a community organisation that would like us to do a drop-in in your venue, please get in touch with us and we’ll see what we can arrange.
If your rights are being violated, our advocacy workers are here to provide tailored, rights-based support to enable you to challenge the systems that are causing the violations.
Our capacity is limited so you may find that you need to join our waiting list before we are able to allocate an advocacy worker to your case. Therefore, the sooner you reach out to us for support, the better.
Our Collective Advocacy Network brings people together with the goal of bringing about change in the parts of the justice system that matter to you.
If you feel strongly about the way the justice system works and want to lend your voice to the calls for change, please sign up to our mailing list for more information.
Feeling isolated? No-one to speak to that really understands? Feel like you need an outlet that isn’t your closest family/friends?
Our Listening Ear service will match you with a trained volunteer for a weekly phone call to hopefully help you feel a little less alone.
In Scotland, our public services understand the importance of lived experience input into the development and delivery of policies and practice. Unfortunately, due to the stigma that exists within society, it can sometimes be difficult for people who have lived experience of the justice system to have their voices heard.
We work with public bodies such as the Scottish Government, Police Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland to create opportunities for people to share their experiences and views with decision-makers in a manner that is meaningful, respectful and has the potential to affect change.
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