Niacro
NIACRO has been working for over 50 years with adults, families, children and young people to reduce crime and its impact on people and communities in Northern Ireland.
Services for adults in prison and in the community:
Mentoring support for people who are recently released from prison, serving community sentences or at risk of becoming involved or further involved in criminality.
Employment support for people with criminal records in the community and prisons to build the and confidence to move into employment, education and training.
For specialist advice on how to disclose a conviction or if they have faced or are facing discrimination relating to their conviction.
Providing information, advice and representation on subjects like benefits, housing and debt to people in prison, their families and adults in the community who have offended.
A flexible, free service that provides housing related support. It aims to help people who are experiencing difficulties in maintaining their tenancy. APAC works to prevent people becoming homeless as a result of anti-social behaviour. APAC STEM provides assistance to people whose tenancy may be at risk due to harassment or intimidation because of their ethnicity.
A crisis intervention project which offers clarification, support and mediation services to individuals and families at risk of violence or exclusion from their community. The project offers a verification and mediation service to assist individuals to remain within their homes or give practical support to safely relocate out of the area.
Support for women in the community who have been in contact with the criminal justice system.
For people who have a family member in prison. Support ranges from one-off advice giving to intensive long-term provisions, particularly for children, helping them to come to cope with the practical and emotional implications of the imprisonment on home, school and community life.
Debt and money management advice to families of people in prison and those on probation.
At HMP Maghaberry, Magilligan and Hydebank.
NIACRO
028 9032 0157
niacro@niacro.co.uk
Until I started working with NIACRO, all I knew was doors being closed in my face and I didn’t feel too good about myself, because I felt trapped in my past. You all helped me to see beyond my history and my offences and accepted me as a Person, with something to give and you helped me believe that I could turn my life around and do something positive.”
