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New one-stop centre for vulnerable women in Reading |
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Family support charity Parents And Children Together, has won funding to set up a centre in Reading for women, especially those at risk of offending.
PACT successfully bid for the Ministry of Justice funding to provide extra and enhanced community support for women offenders, women at risk of receiving a custodial sentence and women at risk of offending, all of whom are assessed as not a danger to the public.
Early in 2010, PACT will be opening a “one stop shop” for women, operating from a centre in South Street, Reading.
The project aims to help women turn away from crime and turn their lives around. The work will be supported by partnerships that include probation, prison, police, health, CAB, Berkshire Womens Aid and many others with common aims of reducing crime and re-offending as well as social inclusion.
PACT’s Housing and Community Director Barry Wildsmith said: “We are delighted The Ministry of Justice has recognised PACT as having the creativity and skills that will be important in making this work as success.
“We are working with over 15 partners from both the voluntary and statutory sector to develop and deliver this project.
“We are delighted that this will increase the amount and type of support available to vulnerable women in the Reading area.”
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