Advice for offenders

Apr 5, 2019 | Issues that Matter

Advice for offenders – what is available? Advice for offenders can be limited but there are always websites that can be utilised. ‘Prisoners Advice Service’ http://www.prisonersadvice.org.uk/  where there is a lot of information on a number of topics...

Prison Charity

Mar 15, 2019 | Issues that Matter

What Does a Prison Charity Do? As a prison charity one of HACRO’s main responsibilities is to offer support to offenders and their families.  Rehabilitation is a key role of a prison charity, for an offender to have a connection to their family and friends and a...

Working with offenders

Feb 17, 2019 | Supporting Employment

Working with offenders: Why is it a good idea for an offender to think about employment or starting up their own business? HACRO offer a number of programmes for offenders which focus on planning for employment/self-employment: to enable them to turn their lives...
Volunteering in Hertfordshire

Volunteering in Hertfordshire

Jan 18, 2019 | Issues that Matter

Volunteering in Hertfordshire: HACRO offers ‘volunteering in Hertfordshire opportunities’ and some paid work too! We currently have 57 volunteers and a handful of paid staff, we are looking to build a stronger team and provide you with some great local...

How WorkAbility Works: A Case Study

Nov 13, 2018 | Uncategorized

“Billy” was one of the participants on WorkAbility Workshop 3 which started in June 2018 in Stevenage. Billy is in his late 20s and suffers with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) and has poor literacy skills. His education had been very disrupted having...