East of England

East of England

About CFO East of England Community Delivery

Participants can engage with CFO across the East of England area at a pace which suits their rehabilitation journey, with tailored support to help overcome personal barriers. Activities and interventions available include housing, financial support and education and employment.

This practical support aims to build personal resilience, upskill participants and strengthen support networks, amongst others. All of which aims to help participants to reach a mainstream destination.

CFO Activity Hubs are available in two East of England locations and represent a safe, non-authoritarian space where participants can, and importantly want to engage in a range of activities.

CFO delivery in the community can take place in a CFO Activity Hub or through Provider peripatetic delivery. This may include (but is not limited to):

Addressing wider barriers to accessing mainstream opportunities (addictions, low levels of literacy/numeracy, motivation and confidence levels etc.) 

Overcoming practical obstacles (obtaining ID, registration with GP/dentist, support to retain or secure a tenancy) 

Access to partner delivery sites, including funded transport/travel to pop-up Hubs or community delivery sites

Practical courses (vocational, basic skills, financial literacy etc.) 

Improving likelihood of securing employment (disclosure, CV creation, interview techniques, job applications, communication skills etc.) 

1-2-1 support and group activities to allow participants to tackle barriers at their own pace and in a comfortable manner

Additional skills (healthy living, money management, safeguarding, wellbeing etc.) 

Working through recorded sessions or workbooks with a Support Worker

Collaborative appointments with professionals in the community

Community Locations

Participants can engage with CFO in the following East of England community locations. Please note: Community sites are currently in the process of going live and may not be accessible just yet. Referrals can still be made at this time.

About CFO East of England
Custody Delivery

CFO custodial delivery is available across the East of England. This includes dedicated CFO Wings, feeder prisons and outlier prisons.

The CFO Evolution programme is designed to ensure maintained motivation and confidence throughout, whilst preparing for community resettlement. Engagements include peer mentoring training, classroom learning, community contribution and much more. Specific participant needs are taken into account throughout.

CFO Wings in particular are welcoming spaces where individuals feel supported, understood, cared for and valued whilst working towards release.

Custodial Locations

Click here to see a full map of custodial delivery including Feeder Prisons, Outlying Prisons and Female Prisons.

Participants can also engage with dedicated CFO Wings in the following East of England custodial locations.

Make a referral

Making a referral to CFO is simple and easy, simply click below to access our referral form.

Referral Form

Xavier*’s Story

Xavier* was recommended to engage with the CFO Activity Hub in Norwich by Forward Trust. The referral was supported by his Probation Officer, and Xavier* was very keen to engage with CFO.

Having some learning disabilities and a low mental age, he often struggles to engage well with others. Immediately the CFO Activity Hub staff set up interventions to address these challenges with the Interventions Facilitator creating a clear pathway for Xavier* to succeed at the Hub.

He worked on positive means to engage others and how to be a good listener – initially these caused a level of anxiety, but he quickly overcame this and would continually practice the techniques in his own time in order to expand his social circle and feel like a valued member of society.

By attending the CFO Activity Hub in Norwich Xavier* was also been assisted with an application for his Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and for his CSCS card, both of which released some of the pressure he had surrounding his independence.

A neurodiversity support group at the Norwich CFO Activity Hub would also help him to understand his neurological condition more, allowing him to navigate challenges around this with greater ease.

Xavier* reflected on his progress at the Hub, and acknowledged that his confidence in particular had come on a tremendous amount. Xavier* became more comfortable trying new things, which he wouldn’t have done before attending the Hub, and felt fully able to talk with others about both his thoughts and feelings, as well as softer everyday topics. Xavier* successfully found a space for himself in the community and is has grown each and every day – he’s aiming to become work ready and avoid reoffence in future.

“The CFO Activity Hub has always been a welcoming and understanding environment for me, my Support Worker is amazing and knows how best to support me. The Hub helps me build my skills and stay busy to prevent misusing drugs or alcohol and offending.”
Marcus*, East of England CFO Participant
“The CFO Activity Hub has always been a welcoming and understanding environment for me, my Support Worker is amazing and knows how best to support me. The Hub helps me build my skills and stay busy to prevent misusing drugs or alcohol and offending.”
Marcus*, East of England CFO Participant

Activities Available

These are just some of the many activities available to participants within the East of England, all of which support the participant to reduce reoffending.

Arts and Crafts

Woodworking

Cooking

Group Activities

IT Skills

Employability

Positive Activities

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