Clinks is the membership body that supports, represents and campaigns for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector organisations working with offenders and their families.
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Overview
Clinks is the membership body that supports, represents and campaigns for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector organisations working with offenders and their families.
Clinks aims to ensure the Sector and all those with whom they work, are informed and engaged in order to transform the lives of offenders.
What we do
Clinks provides a wide range of services for VCSE organisations working with offenders, including:
Information: A weekly ebulletin; publications; policy updates and briefings.
Support: Conferences and events on topical issues; training; advice and guidance on a range of issues.
Promotion and representation: Lobbying on behalf of the Sector; running consultations on key issues to ensure the Sector’s views are heard; campaigning.
Directory of Offender Services
Clinks do not offer services directly to individuals with criminal convictions. However, you can use our online Directory of Offender Services to find organisations who do. You can search by the name of the organisation, where they work, what they do and who they work with.
Where we do it
Clinks are a National organisation who provide support to VCS organisations working with offenders or looking to branch into this area of support.
Local representatives for the South West are: Louise Clark and Isabelle Livingstone
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Get in touch
To find out more about Clinks and how we can help your organisation, see www.clinks.org; or sign up for our popular weekly round-up of criminal justice news and events, Light Lunch, at www.clinks.org/subscribe.
For advice and support, contact our South West Local Development Officers, Louise Clark and Isabel Livingstone.