Community Justice Scotland have confirmed that the grant process to award £5.3M to deliver a new national voluntary throughcare service has now concluded and the public announcement made.
Launched in April this year, the service is backed by £5.3 million for the next three years and will be delivered by a partnership of organisations comprising Access to Industry, Action for Children, Apex Scotland, Barnardo’s, Circle, Families Outside, Sacro, and Turning Point Scotland.
Replacing the two existing services ‘Shine’ and ‘New Routes’ for men and women serving sentences of four years or less, the national throughcare service will provide consistent support across Scotland, including in rural and island communities. Women released on remand already receive support and the new national service will also extend this to men.
Building on the strengths of current services, the national service will help people leaving prison reintegrate with their community and rebuild relationships, through mentoring, one-to-one support and guidance on accessing health care, housing and benefits.
You can read the detail on the CJS website, SG’s announcement and comms from the new partnership of organisations.