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Transform </font></h2> <table width="100%"> <tr><td width="100%" align="left" valign="middle" colspan="2"><b>A prison based adult education and training project.</b> </td></tr> </table><br><br> <center><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="background-color: #bfbfbf"><tr><td width="10"><img src="assets/upperleftcornerhome.jpg" width="10" height="10" border="0" alt="..."></td><td width="80"></td><td width="10"><img src="assets/upperrightcornerhome.jpg" width="10" height="10" border="0" alt="..."></td></tr> <tr><td></td><td align="left"> <center><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2"> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="30%" valign="top"> <div id="wrapper"> <p><a href="javascript:doExpand(exp2,ar2)"><font size="+1">Aim</font></a> </p> <div id="exp2" style="display: none; background-color: #e0e0e0; padding: 20px;" onclick="doExpand(exp2,ar2)"> <dl><dd> Sova are working with a new project called Transform. Our main aim is to offer support to those who have completed the Hidden Difficulty Questionnaire. The HDQ will highlight those who have a low/medium/high tendency of Dyslexia/Dyspraxia/Autism/ADHD. It will be an 18 month contract till March 2010 and we will be based in three establishments. These are HMP/YOI Drake Hall, HMP Hewell and HMYOI Brinsford. <br> <br>Transform will offer the following service: <br> <br>• Provide information on how to cope with their hidden difficulty <br>• To develop strategies and activities that will enable them to reduce the negative impact of their hidden difficulty. <br>• Support them to gain Employment or Training upon release <br>• Job Club <br>• Offer support and guidance when completing job and college application forms <br>• Confidence building <br>• Offering understanding of how to deal with their hidden tendency and how to manage the obstacles faced in life <br>• A Mentor to support them whilst in custody or upon release <br> <br> </dd></dl></div></div> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><div id="wrapper"><p><a href="javascript:doExpand(exp3,ar3)"><font size="+1">Services</font></a></p><div id="exp3" style="display: none; background-color: #e0e0e0;" onclick="doExpand(exp3,ar3)"><br><dl><dd><a href="/">Basic Skills / ETE / IAG</a></dd></dl><br></div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><div id="wrapper"><p><a href="javascript:doExpand(exp4,ar4)"><font size="+1">Clients</font></a></p><div id="exp4" style="display: none; background-color: #e0e0e0;" onclick="doExpand(exp4,ar4)"><br><dl><dd><a href="/">Adults in Custody</a></dd></dl><br></div></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> <div id="wrapper"> <p><a href="javascript:doExpand(exp1,ar1)"><font size="+1">Funding</font></a></p> <div id="exp1" style="display: none; background-color: #e0e0e0;" onclick="doExpand(exp1,ar1)"><br><dl><dd><b>Contract Name:</b> SOVA Transform<br><b>Funder:</b> <a href="http://www.themanchestercollege.ac.uk/">The Manchester College</a></dd></dl><br> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> <div id="wrapper"> <p><a href="javascript:doExpand(exp5,ar5)"><font size="+1">Contact</font></a></p> <div id="exp5" style="display: none; background-color: #e0e0e0;" onclick="doExpand(exp5,ar5)"><br> <dl><dd><b>Birmingham - SOVA Midlands Area Office</b><br><br><b>HMP Drake Hall</b><br><br><b>HMP Hewell</b><br><br><b>HMYOI Brinsford</b><br><br></dd></dl><br><br> <dl><dd> <b>Birmingham - SOVA Midlands Area Office</b><br><br> SOVA Transform<br> Suites F6 F7 FS<br> 5th Floor<br> Scala House<br> 36 Holloway Circus<br> Queensway, Birmingham B1 1EQ<br><br>Tel: 0121 643 7400 <br>Fax: 0121 643 7454 <br>Email: <a href="mailto:abenjamin@sova.org.uk">abenjamin@sova.org.uk</a> </dd></dl><br><br><dl><dd> <b>HMP Drake Hall</b><br><br> SOVA Transform<br> HMP Drake Hall<br> <br> Eccleshall<br> Nr Stafford ST21 6LQ<br><br>Tel: 01785 774100 <br>Fax: 01785 774 280 <br>Email: <a href="mailto:clevans@sova.org.uk">clevans@sova.org.uk</a> </dd></dl><br><br><dl><dd> <b>HMP Hewell</b><br><br> SOVA Transform<br> HMP Hewell<br> Hewell Lane<br> Redditch<br> Worcestershire B97 6QS<br><br>Tel: <br>Fax: <br>Email: <a href="mailto:tinniss@sova.org.uk">tinniss@sova.org.uk</a> </dd></dl><br><br><dl><dd> <b>HMYOI Brinsford</b><br><br> SOVA Transform<br> HMYOI Brinsford<br> New Road<br> Featherstone<br> Wolverhampton<br> WV10 7PY<br><br>Tel: <br>Fax: <br>Email: <a href="mailto:Leslie.Rennocks@hmps.gsi.gov.uk">Leslie.Rennocks@hmps.gsi.gov.uk</a> </dd></dl><br><br></div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" valign="TOP"><br><ul><li>The annual report for this project is not yet available.</li><br><li>Operational Director: <b>Sophie Wilson</b> contactable at <a href="contact.html">SOVA Midlands Office</a> </li></ul> </td> </tr> </table> </center></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="assets/lowerleftcornerhome.jpg" width="10" height="10" border="0" alt="..."></td> <td></td> <td><img src="assets/lowerrightcornerhomefilled.jpg" width="10" height="10" border="0" alt="..."></td> </tr> </table> <br><br><center><font size="+1">This project does not recruit volunteers</font><br><br></center> </center></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><table width="780" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" valign="TOP" bgcolor="#0078c9"> <tr> <td width="110"></td> <td></td> <td width="120"></td> <td></td> <td width="110"></td> <td></td> <td width="110"></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="assets/lowerleftrounded.jpg" width="30" height="30"></td> <td colspan="5"><font size="-2"><a href="copyright.html">SOVA is a Registered Charity (No.1073877) operating as a Limited Company (No.3645143)</a> </font></td> </tr> </table> </table></center><div style="text-align:center"><h2>Internet highlights</h2><ul style="list-style:none;padding-left:0"><li><a href="https://voice4change-england.com/">UK Betting Sites Not On Gamstop</a></li><li><a href="https://www.livingcoasts.org.uk/">Online Casinos UK</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hihullmarinahotel.co.uk/">UK Non Gamstop Casinos</a></li><li><a href="https://flytheflag.org.uk/">New Betting Apps</a></li><li><a href="https://www.resourceefficientscotland.com/">Casino Not On Gamstop</a></li><li><a href="https://www.clintoncards.co.uk/">Slots Not On Gamstop</a></li><li><a href="https://everythinggeneticltd.co.uk/casinos-not-on-gamstop/">Non Gamstop Casino Sites UK</a></li><li><a href="https://openidentityexchange.org/">UK Casinos Not On Gamstop</a></li></ul></div></body>