Action for Prisoners' Families

National federation of services supporting families of prisoners

Unit 21
Carlson Court
116 Putney Bridge Road
London
SW15 2NQ

Telephone: 020 8812 3600
Fax: 020 8871 0473

Email: info@actionpf.org.uk  
Website: www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk

Contact person: Lucy Gampell
Position: Director

Charity Number: 267879

Description:

Action for Prisoners' Families (formerly Federation of Prisoners' Families Support Groups) is the national federation of services supporting families of prisoners, acting as a voice for and encouraging the development of organisations that provide assistance for the families of people in prison. Provides details of local support groups and publishes a National Directory of other resource material. Coordinates a national helpline for families of prisoners with a consortium of other organisations - freephone 0808 808 2003.

Type of organisation:

National generic or infrastructure organisation, providing services to a membership comprising other voluntary organisations.

Services:

Campaigning, Conference organisation, Development of standards, Information, Lobbying, Media work, Member directories, Networking, Newsletters, Policy development, Publicity and promotion, Publishing, Research.

Regional Offices:

Mark Heybourne
Development Manager
Action for Prisoners' Families
c/o Families House
125 Ber Street
Norwich
NR1 3EY

Full time staff: 6
Paid staff: 10
Organisational members: 120
Individual members: approx. 75

Membership criteria:

Full membership of Action for Prisoners' Families is only open to organisations that provide support services to prisoners' families.

All applications must be signed by a senior member of staff and an officer of the trustees. You should include the following with your application: committee list, equal opportunities policy, confidentiality policy, governing document (if not a charity), a brief statement of reasons for wishing to join the federation.