Wednesday the 14th November 2012 saw the launch of Antz Junction business park, ‘home to a new industrial revolution for the new millennium’. At its heart is a 2nd Chance café, POPS’ second premises, providing a wide range of refreshments for staff and volunteers across the site throughout the day as well as catering facilities […]
Family Voice: Ending Gang and Youth Violence
In September 2012 POPS was commissioned by Greater Manchester Probation Trust under the Ending Gang and Youth Violence (EGYV) agenda to gather feedback from gang members and their families. The next six months will see specific family forums established, giving families an opportunity to share their experiences and access support. It is hoped that the […]
COPING Final Conference
Since 2009 POPS has had the privilege to be involved in the pan-European research project COPING. Led by the University of Huddersfield, and in partnership with research institutions and NGO’s from Germany, Sweden and Romania, COPING is a child-centred project which aims to investigate the characteristics of children with imprisoned parents, their vulnerability and resilience […]
Parents Week 2012
The theme for Parents’ Week 2012 was ‘Make a Moment’. The week kicked off in style at an afternoon tea reception at the House of Commons. POPS were delighted to be invited, represented by Family Service Coordinators, Gill Kelly and Denise Morley, who attended alongside parliamentarians, childcare practitioners, business leaders and parents. Edward Timpson MP, […]
Wythenshawe Multi-Agency Capacity Building Workshop
Earlier this year the BME Roundtable Consortia, led by POPS, were successful in our bid for Ending Gang and Youth Violence funding to build the capacity of the youth organisations in the Wythenshawe area with skills that will enable them to work with young people who are on the verge of gang and violent activity. […]
POPS Annual Review 2011-12
This week saw the launch of POPS Annual Review 2011-12 ‘All the Right Ingredients’. Looking very different from its predecessors, this year’s review focuses its attention on POPS core values viewed through the lens of POPS history. The kitchen illustrated on the cover of the Annual Review 2011-12 represents POPS beginnings, where prisoners’ families gathered […]
And the winner is…
This years POPS AGM reached a sparkling conclusion with the Phil Tarbuck Award being presented to Danielle Byron, who has worked at POPS for over five years as our HR administrator. The award recognises the exceptional work of a member of POPS staff, going the extra mile and making a difference to the organisation and […]
Parents’ Week 2012
Parents’ Week 2012 is upon us! To celebrate the helpline team have been busy pulling together some ideas together around this years’ theme ‘Make a Moment’. This year the focus is on celebrating the moments that make being a child and being a parent so special. If you need some cheap (or free!) ideas for activities to […]
The Road from Crime
Here at POPS we love to celebrate and promote excellence. We recently came across ‘The Road from Crime’, a fantastic film produced as part of a project to improve understanding about why people desist from offending. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and George Mason University, the project has been lead by Fergus McNeill from the Scottish […]
Vacancies at POPS
POPS are in a season of big changes. With a new structure in place come new opportunities and so we are excited to advertise three new posts. POPS are looking for people who have the passion and commitment to make a difference to the children and families of offenders. If that’s you and you are interested in […]