Family & Friends of Prisoners
Family & Friends of Prisoners (FFOPS) is based in Swansea and runs the Family Centre attached to HMP Swansea. Its work involves meeting with families who are visiting their loved ones in prison, providing them with a range of emotional and practical support, and helping them to navigate the prison system. FFOPS provides valued support for individual families including where children are visiting a parent in prison. It also works with families in the community.
The Foundation agreed a two-year grant of £4,000 per annum at the October 2019 Trustee meeting. The funding will contribute towards the salary costs of the volunteer coordinator/outreach worker. Outcomes of the funding include assisting in rebuilding and maintaining family relationships, and working towards offenders re-integrating into the community on release, and therefore reducing the risk of re-offending.
