Third Sector Programmes

Interventions suitable for

Women involved with Community Justice Scotland.

Programme title and provider

Beyond mentoring – TCA

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

• Offer a voluntary aftercare service to any woman who has been involved with Community Justice Service (CJS) and/or substance misuse.
• Support women through facilitated 1:1 sessions, drop-ins, recovery groups, peer support activity groups, training and volunteer opportunities.

Possible Outcomes

• Increased access and engagement with support services.
• Increased ability to identify solutions to take control of their own lives.
• Increased opportunities to improve life and become more connected with the community.
• Reduced involvement in crime and seriousness of offending.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

Referral through CJS or other organisations.
 

Interventions suitable for

Men, women, significant others/ families

Programme title and provider

TCA: Creative Therapies, groups and Family sessions

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

Peer support through our Women Only Zone support group, it offers peer support, relapse prevention work and healthy activities, e.g. Yoga, Pilates. For both Men and Women SMART Recovery (Self-Management and Recovery Training) using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) tools to support clients in recovery, there are opportunities for SMART attendees to train as SMART facilitators. These groups are facilitated by qualified counsellors, trained SMART facilitators and volunteers with lived experiences. We also offer support to individuals (those affected by another’s use) and Family Support using the Moari Family Conferencing Model.

Possible Outcomes

As a trauma informed service we encourage creative approaches to 1:1 counselling group work, using recognised tools and techniques that meet the individuals.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

Referral from other organisations/ self-referral.
 

Interventions suitable for

Women who have two or more children removed from their care.

Programme title and provider

Pause

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

Pause works with women who have experienced, or are at risk of, repeated pregnancies that result in children needing to be removed from their care. Pause aims to give women the opportunity to pause and take control of their lives breaking a destructive cycle that causes both them and their children deep trauma.

Possible Outcomes

Women who meet the criteria are offered intensive and person-centered support.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

Only women who have had children removed from their care permanently can be referred.
 

Interventions suitable for

Women

Programme title and provider

Dundee Women’s Aid

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

• Refuge, outreach, follow on support for women (including trans women), children and young people experiencing domestic abuse.

Possible Outcomes

Support to women and children who have experienced domestic abuse

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

[No information specified]
 

Intervention suitable for

Women and Young people who have experienced sexual violence or abuse.

Programme title and provider

WRASAC (Women’s Rape And Sexual Abuse Centre)

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

Provide support to women, including trans women, and young people of all genders (aged 11-18), who have experienced any form of sexual violence, abuse or exploitation in their lives.

Possible Outcomes

Support to women and young people who have experienced abuse.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

[No information specified]
 

Intervention suitable for

Women serving a custodial sentence of less than four years, not subject to statutory throughcare.

Programme title and provider

Shine (Barnardos and SACRO) Women’s Mentoring Service

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

National Project with Dundee worker co-located in Dundee Community Justice Scotland (CJS). Provides throughcare support (contact in custody, planning for release, support on release). Liaison with CJS Throughcare workers to avoid duplication or to co-work where necessary. Help vulnerable and chaotic women attend appointments, make the transition from custody to community. Can take referrals from those on remand.

Possible Outcomes

Supportive relationship started in custody can endure into community.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

Referral by Scottish Prison Service (SPS), Prison based social work, Community based CJS, Health. Women can self-refer through Shine drop-in at Prison Link Centre.
 

Interventions suitable for

Single adults aged 16+

Programme title and provider

Transform community development

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

Brewery Lane: A 22-bed Intensive resettlement service for individuals who have faced homelessness and have previously struggled to sustain a tenancy. The service aims to prepare residents for their tenancy. Support staff are available 24 hours and offer a structured and stable environment. In which residents are given support to address the issues that contributed to their homelessness. Residents are required to take part in a planned programme of support based on their individual needs and ambitions. Brewery Lane’s residents’ independence is encouraged to promote future reintegration within the wider community and society as a whole. There is an emphasis on partnership working to ensure that residents are supported in their move to independent tenancies.
Seagate:  A 15 bedded supported accommodation unit which provides housing to those with complex mental health. The unit is staffed 24 hours and Residents have tenure for up to five years. The Project aims to help clients develop the skills needed for independent living or less supported accommodation. Residents are encouraged to live their lives as independently as possible and are prompted to make their own choices and decisions. Enabling to gain a greater sense of independence.
Housing First Dundee:  A programme operated by a local consortium between Transform Community Development, Salvation Army, Addaction (Scotland) which is funded by Social Bite, which aims to place individuals within their tenancy with support throughout this process. Housing First believes that a tenancy means safety and security for individuals and will stop the continuous cycle of the system. This initiative understands that hostels do not provide a stable environment with those with such complex needs and provides them therefore with immediate accommodation and support afterwards. The current programme uses a model based on seven fidelities developed in the USA. Transform Community Development in conjunction with Dundee City Council is developing a Housing First Model based on the model of housing support developed in Finland.
FareShare: FareShare reduces food poverty in the UK. Every day, homeless and vulnerable individuals receive meals. The project collects/receives surplus quality food. FareShare redistributes these supplies, free of charge, to community organisations providing residential and day services for disadvantaged groups of people in Dundee, Perth & Kinross and Angus. It also offers valuable training and volunteering opportunities to many of our service users as well as others in the community.

Possible Outcomes

• Transform Community Development’s aims to support individuals to secure and manage appropriate tenancies.
• All support is person led follows a holistic approach, allowing individuals to be in control of their lives and decide what support they need and find appropriate for their individual needs.
• FareShare offers opportunities for residents to volunteer their time to develop and further their skill set.
• Transform Community Development works closely with a multitude of external agencies, which helps the residents have access to a variety of expertise and services. This allows residents to become more integrated and involved in the local community.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

• Brewery Lane & the Seagate is accessed through internal referrals from within other projects within Transform Community Development. Applicants are then taken through a formal interview process with Support Staff before being allocated accommodation.
• Housing First Dundee is also a referral-based programme, and has three criteria for acceptance:

1. Multiple homelessness presentations.
2. History of complex needs.
3. Willingness of participants to receive support.

• FareShare works closely with supermarkets chains, food suppliers and community organisations. Volunteers can apply online using a simple contact form and meet with the volunteer coordinator before starting

 

Interventions suitable for

New Routes receive referrals for people receiving a short term prison sentence.

Programme title and provider

New Routes Mentoring

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

New Routes is a person centered, evidence-led, mentoring support service that is proven to reduce reoffending for those customers that access the service. Delivering across Scotland, the service aims to change attitude and behaviours to offending whilst providing guidance to males in the justice system. Over 50% of our mentors have lived experience of addiction, mental health challenges, homelessness or the justice system and this creates an authentic connection with people we work with. Supporting customers six months pre-release followed by six months in the community, New Routes works with over 700 people per year. Support is given for full reintegration back into the community by accessing housing, health care, employment, relationships, mental health, money advice and addictions. New Routes is a Public Social Partnership with the Scottish Government, led by Wise Group. It is delivered by third sector partners including Apex, Families Outside, Sacro, SAMH and Turning Point Scotland, working alongside existing statutory services. Delivery is tailored locally but always to the same standard ensuring consistency of support, regardless of prison or destination.

Possible Outcomes

Support is provided for those leaving prison and reintegrating back into the community. This is achieved by facilitating continued engagement with community services, in addition to addressing attitudes and behaviours. New Routes provides a tailored response to the challenges facing individuals on release from prison including homelessness, addiction support, mental health issues and benefit claims.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

New Routes receive referrals for people receiving a short sentence in prison. We seek to access services once our customer is working with us in the community to allow them specialist support for whatever challenge is faced.
 

Interventions suitable for

Adults
Males aged 16+

Programme title and provider

Steps – employability service. Apex service.
New Routes – intensive service for males being released out of prison. Service run by Wisegroup with Apex, Sacro, and Turning Point. Was for under 26-year-olds but currently working with all ages.

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

Both national services. Both cover the whole of Tayside.
Steps is an ESF (European Social Fund) funded service that assists those who have multiple barriers to employment or who are long term unemployed. Our objective is for each individual to complete their action plan by moving into employment, training, more advanced qualifications or progression to stage 3 providers on the Employability Pipeline.
New Routes provides offenders with specialist one-to-one support through mentoring, while promoting strong partnerships between other organisations. Our customers are supported by Apex mentors for six months before release, and again post liberation as they reintegrate back into the community.

Possible Outcomes

Employment, training, education, housing, engaging with community, family connections, support for substance usage.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

Referral can be made directly to Apex for Steps.
Referral can be made through the Prison for New Routes.
 

Interventions suitable for

Men and women of all ages

Programme title and provider

The Salvation Army Employment Plus

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

We are available in Dundee on Monday and Thursday morning, Forfar on Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon, Arbroath on Wednesday afternoon and Brechin Friday morning. Employment Plus is a National service provided by The Salvation Army.
Our programme is developed to allow access to support for anyone who wishes it. We are focused on those furthest from the job market who have multiple barriers to employment such as mental health, learning difficulties, ex-offenders, low skills, long term unemployed, homeless, or employed but requiring improved skills to progress. For those requiring Lifeskills development we have workbooks which cover Tenancy Sustainment, Money Management & Budgeting and Strengthening Relationships. Where there is a need for digital skills we have access to online learning, plus we use online learning for other employability skills development.
Our Employability Development Coordinators (EDC) provide a holistic support creating individual personalised Support/Action Plans alongside the participant. Using strength-based support, the EDC can encourage and guide the participants to achieve their goals by following SMART actions. One of our aims is to identify volunteering opportunities and work experience placements for many of the participants as this will increase their experience, skills, confidence and feeling of self-worth all of which strengthens their CV, their employability and ability to sustain employment.
Within Salvation Army in Dundee and Angus we have a Furniture Project and several retail outlets all of which have volunteering posts. When participants achieve paid employment, we offer our in-work support. By continuing to provide support when a participant is in work will improve the experience and sustainability for both participant and employer. There is no time limit to the engagement with our service, therefore those with diverse challenges can take their own time to develop skills and knowledge. For those for whom employment or further education is a less likely outcome, we support them towards a more inclusive, digitally aware and confident life with improved wellbeing. We are currently supporting Community Payback Orders in Glasgow and Aberdeen with an agreement being set up in Ayrshire.

Possible Outcomes

Improved wellbeing, Increased skills including digital inclusion, volunteering and work placement opportunities, employability training modules, community engagement and employment.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

Referrals taken from any agency or self-referrals. Each participant completes an initial assessment to highlight strengths & challenges however there is no criteria for entry to the programme, simply a willingness to engage with employability support.
 

Interventions suitable for

Men and women of all ages.

Programme title and provider

Access to Industry – Third Sector

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

Access to Industry works with individuals to support them into education and employment. They work to deliver transformative change and assist individuals to overcome personal difficulties that impede their progress, through one-to-one support, group-work, tutored classes and work experience. Their aim is to facilitate access to further and higher education, training and employment.

Possible Outcomes

Increase self-esteem, facilitate access to training/education/employment.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

Referrals from agencies or self-referrals.