Job Vacancy - Regional Support Coordinator
Families Outside Voicing the needs of families affected by imprisonment Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland working solely to su...
Board of Trustees Membership
One of our Trustees, Katrina Gordon, will be stepping down from the Board due to a change in her work commitments in addition to her college and famil...
Tools for Professionals
With kind permission of Family Justice (USA), Families Outside has adapted a number of tools to assist professionals who come into contact with f...
Children in School With a Parent in Prison
Enquire have provided an entry on the blog section of its site concerning support at school for children with a parent in prison.With t...
Family Values - Training Day
Improving public safety and well-being through a family-focused approachCarol Shapiro, Founder of Family Justice (USA) In May 2010 we were deligh...
Child Impact Statements
Perspectives of children and young people with a parent in prison, issued by Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People and Families Outsid...
Family Support Work (Routes Out Of Prison) - Review of First Year 2008/09
In 2008 Families Outside worked closely with The Wise Group and the ‘Routes Out Or Prison’ Project (ROOP) to bring into post a Family Supp...
Building Social Capital, Reducing Health Inequalities - Invitation to Tender
The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking provision of services to Build Social Capital and Reduce Health Inequalities in eight communities across Edin...
Easyfundraising
Support Families Outside for free when shopping online at over 2,000 retailers including Argos, Next, M&S, John Lewis, Debenhams, HMV, Vodaph...
Getting It Right For Every Child in Lanarkshire
Our Family Support Coordinator, Tracey Burns, recently attended the Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) in Lanarkshire voluntary secto...
Butler Trust Award 2009/10
Our Family Support Worker, Kerry Knox, along with the staff at the Edinburgh Prison Visitors' Centre, have recently received a Butler Trust...
Family Matters - Workshop
Maximising the key role of families in the justice systemA one day workshop and networking event jointly hosted by Families Outside and the Lothian &a...
NEW Information Sheets for Professionals
Families Outside will soon be producing two new Information Sheets for Professionals:When Someone is Convicted of a Serious/Sex OffenceInformation Abo...
Prison Reform Trust UNLOCK Survey
If you are a family member of someone who has been convicted or spent time in prison, it would be a big help to UNLOCK if you could fill out their sur...
Website - Kids Section
The 'Kids' section of the website is nearing completion. The section will include two different areas:Children under 11This section will have a ...
LifeTime Project
Families Outside was approached by HMP Edinburgh to be part of the LifeTime crime and safety awareness day for schools within Lothian, Borders an...
Research Projects
We currently monitor and support of a range of relevant initiatives across Scotland such as projects supporting resettlement of prisoners and direct w...
Gang Culture and Young People - Working with Young People
Children in Scotland - training“Gang culture” and the involvement of young people in gangs is a phenomenon that has attracted increasing i...
Awareness raising
MC Media in Sunderland are looking for a prisoner's family with children (14-19) who are able and willing to discuss their experiences of using a pris...
Court Pilot - supporting families
Families Outside hopes to have a long term presence in courts.One key pressure time for families – and particularly those who are ‘fi...
Training Available from Families Outside
About Families Outside Families Outside is the only national organisation that works exclusively on behalf of families affected by imprisonment ...
'Step By Step' Conference 2009 - Final Report
The final report from the Families Outside 'Step by Step' Conference in November 2009 is now available to download on our website. Please c...
In Brief 5 - Visitors' Centres
The fifth In Brief from Families Outside is now available. The publication focuses on the issue of prison Visitors' Centres and the benefits of ...
Family Support Work (Lothian and Borders) - Review of First Year 2008/09
In 2008 Families Outside, along with other partner agencies, recognised a need for a Family Support Worker in the Lothian and Borders area to provide ...
Families Outside Board of Trustees - changes
On 18 December 2009, Lady Cullen of Whitekirk stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Families Outside after nearly eight years...
Annual Report 2008/2009
The Annual Report for Families Outside for the period 2008/09 is now available to download from our website. Please click here to be direct...
New DVDs from Action For Prisoners' Families
Missing Out and Family Business are two short films released by Action For Prisoners' Families which highlight the issues that are unique to prisoners...
Publication Translation
Families Outside is currently in the process of providing translations for a number of their publications. We have just completed the translatio...
Honest: a resource for Children and Young People with a family member in prison
Families Outside has developed a range of resources to help parents and carers talk to children about prison and to answer questions young people have...
Can I get help with the cost of prison visits?
If you would like help in claiming your travel expenses for prison visits, you should visit the Assisted Prison Visits Unit (APVU) website for informa...
After a Death In Custody
We have been working closely with prison Chaplains to develop materials for Chaplains to use in their work with families after a relative has died in ...