Nacro
Women in Safe Homes Fund
UK
It can feel like an overwhelming task trying to find somewhere to live after prison – 65% of women leave prison in the UK without safe and sustainable accommodation. Providing women leaving the criminal justice system with a secure and stable home improves their chances of recovering from the experience and moving forward.
Nacro is a national social justice charity with more than 50 years’ experience of changing lives, building stronger communities and reducing crime. Nacro manages properties which have been purchased and refurbished by the Resonance Women in Safe Homes fund. Nacro furnishes the properties to ensure a homely welcome for women recently released from prison. They add in tailored support, and foster community through shared living allowing women to collaborate and lead on the next steps in their lives.
Impact
29
women prison leavers housed by WISH (March 2023).
Financial
5-7%
net internal rate of return targeted by Women in Safe Homes Fund.
Impact
29
women prison leavers housed by WISH (March 2023).
Financial
5-7%
net internal rate of return targeted by Women in Safe Homes Fund.
Impact
29
women prison leavers housed by WISH (March 2023).
Financial
5-7%
net internal rate of return targeted by Women in Safe Homes Fund.
Impact
29
women prison leavers housed by WISH (March 2023).
Financial
5-7%
net internal rate of return targeted by Women in Safe Homes Fund.
Impact
29
women prison leavers housed by WISH (March 2023).
Financial
5-7%
net internal rate of return targeted by Women in Safe Homes Fund.
Impact
29
women prison leavers housed by WISH (March 2023).
Financial
5-7%
net internal rate of return targeted by Women in Safe Homes Fund.
Maria's story
Nacro
“It was really great to have something over the pandemic, we did cooking classes remotely, it meant every week I had something social to do and I got to learn. Now I feel confident going food shopping on a budget, and being able to cook meals for my children that they will eat and will do them good.
I have had support from multiple agencies involved with the unborn baby as well as the Nacro support worker. This has included referrals to local baby banks, and I now have everything I need for when the baby is here. I have had a referral made for me for antenatal classes. I have had my ID sorted out and have had support in attempting to visit my partner, the father of my baby. Without the support that I have received I would not have been able to get this far.”
Read more on Maria's story in the Women in Safe Homes Fund Social Impact Report 2022-23, page 11.
