During the pandemic a lot of charities have had to increase the level of telephone support they offer, instead of the typical face to face work they would usually do. Some of these charities have seen a decrease in their volunteer numbers over the last 18 months. Citizens Advice County Durham and ...
With the half term school holidays here we hope you are looking forward to enjoying some fresh air (with hopefully not much rain!) and fun outdoors. Our youth team are running a February photo competition for young people aged 8 to 17 years with a loved one in prison in the ...
Our Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021 fundraiser is now live - from noon on Tuesday 30 November to noon on Tuesday 7 December 2021. The campaign aims to raise much needed funds to support children with a loved one in a north east prison. Over 300,000 children are impacted by parental imprisonment ...
We want to take a moment to tell you about some of the activities coming up this October half term. Above is a copy of our timetable which includes what we have coming up. Monday 25 October 2021 – We will be launching our Halloween competitions! There are prizes to be won ...
This year our Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday 10 November (from 5.30pm) via Zoom. The meeting will include a review of key developments during 2020/21 and our annual accounts. There will also be an update on our new Early days in custody project and work to support care leavers in ...
Professionals working with prisoners, ex-prisoners or those sentenced to community punishments in the North East have been presented with awards for their efforts to reduce re-offending by Nepacs. The awards have been running since 2004 and in 2018 were renamed in honour of long standing Nepacs’ patron Ruth Cranfield who had the ...
Well the summer holidays are here and our youth team are very excited to announce the trips we have planned and online groups during August. As well as a weekly Monday competition and our Friday online gaming group, the youth team have 3 trips planned: 11 August - Golf and bowling 18 August ...
On Thursday 17 June 2021 staff and volunteers from Nepacs were given recognition for their outstanding contribution to supporting prisoners, individuals subject to probation services and their families or friends in the north east. Nepacs introduced the Shining Star Awards in 2017 to recognise and thank Nepacs staff and volunteers who: - Have ...
Father's Day can sometimes be filled with mixed emotions so why not come and join our Youth and Play workers in creating Father's Day cards and having some fun. All you need is paper, pens and some glue or tape! Join our Facebook Live event on Friday 18 June 2021 at ...
Professionals working with prisoners, ex-prisoners or those sentenced to community punishments in the North East are being given the chance to get recognition for their efforts to reduce re-offending by entering the 2021 Nepacs Ruth Cranfield Awards. For 15 years, until last year, Nepacs have been making awards to professional and ...
Our team and other organisations are creating resources and activities for children and their families to download or print at home throughout the Coronavirus crisis.
Find out more HERE.