Pact appoints Head of Faith in Action

Andy Keen-Downs with Julia Corcoran

Source: Pact

Pact,(the Prison Advice & Care Trust), the national Catholic charity for people affected by imprisonment, has announced that Julia Corcoran has been appointed as Head of Faith in Action.

"Our work is firmly rooted in Catholic social teaching, and we depend on the generosity and goodwill of the Catholic community in our work for the common good" said Andy Keen-Downs, CEO. "We are delighted to welcome Julia to the team."

Julia's previous paid and voluntary roles have been with Operation Noah, Jesuits in Britain, CAFOD, Westminster Diocese Justice and Peace Commission, CYMFed and the Columbans.

She said: "I'm thrilled to be joining the Pact team as it's an organisation that responds directly to the Gospel and upholds the dignity and value of every human being. In my new role, I hope to expand the link between the Catholic community and the work of Pact. If you or your parish would like to get involved, please email faith@prisonadvice.org.uk for more information."

Pact now operates in over 60 prisons across the Catholic Dioceses, and provides a range of national services for prisoners' families, including the Prisoners Families Helpline service, which last year supported 36,000 worried families.
About Pact

Pact is a pioneering national, Catholic charity that supports prisoners, people with convictions, and their children and families. We provide caring and life changing services at every stage of the criminal justice process: in court, in prison, on release, and in the community.

Pact's vision is of a society in which justice is understood as a process of restoration and healing, in which prisons are used sparingly and as places of learning and rehabilitation, and in which the innate dignity and worth of every human being is valued. We work for the common good of society, taking a public health-based approach. We work at the intersection of criminal justice, child and family welfare, mental health, wellbeing provision and health & social care.

Our volunteers and staff can be found in courts, prisons, probation services, and in communities across England & Wales. Building on our Catholic roots, we are a diverse, inclusive, modern, and collaborative charity. We build effective partnerships and sustainable solutions based on our well-established understanding of the systems in which we work, and on our historic values and ethos developed through our 120+ years of service delivery.

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Pact: www.prisonadvice.org.uk