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Storybook Dads

@storybookdads

We help imprisoned parents to make stories on audio/ film and other gifts for their children: helping to maintain family bonds and improve literacy skills.

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📣 New guidance for #schools in England to support #children who have a parent in #prison. The guidance aims to help #teachers remove the stigma associated with parental imprisonment. Read more: pact1.link/12Mar24

📣 New guidance for #schools in England to support #children who have a parent in #prison. The guidance aims to help #teachers remove the stigma associated with parental imprisonment. Read more: pact1.link/12Mar24
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Our 20th anniversary review is now available online. So much has happened since we first started operating in HMP Dartmoor from an empty prison cell! storybookdads.org.uk/20th-anniversa…

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Link to interview with Radio Devon and our brilliant prisoner editor, Neil, who has edited hundreds of other prisoners' stories from our HQ at Dartmoor prison. Starts at approx 2.11.25 into the show. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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We know lives are undoubtedly affected by a family member going to prison. 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 The voluntary sector does so much work to support families during this time, Storybook Dads is no different. Story Book Dads (and mums) support families to have time quality together to read stories.

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Storybook Dads (and Mums) are very proud to announce that we have been shortlisted in the Children and Youth category of The The Charity Awards 2024! charityawards.co.uk/shortlist-2024/ Congratulations to fellow shortlisted charities Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs and Yorkshire Children's Charity #CharityAwards HMP Dartmoor

Storybook Dads (and Mums) are very proud to announce that we have been shortlisted in the Children and Youth category of The <a href="/Charity_Awards/">The Charity Awards</a> 2024! charityawards.co.uk/shortlist-2024/ Congratulations to fellow shortlisted charities <a href="/ScotFamADrugs/">Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs</a> and <a href="/YCCharity/">Yorkshire Children's Charity</a>  
#CharityAwards <a href="/HMP_Dartmoor/">HMP Dartmoor</a>
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Our CEO Sharon, attended UK Prime Minister this evening to celebrate 20 years of The Centre for Social Justice Charity Award Winners. Pictured here also with Sarah Burrows from Children Heard and Seen and Beverley Brooks from The Recruitment Junction. #socialjustice #smallcharitiesbigimpact

Our CEO Sharon, attended <a href="/10DowningStreet/">UK Prime Minister</a> this evening to celebrate 20 years of <a href="/csjthinktank/">The Centre for Social Justice</a> Charity Award Winners. Pictured here also with Sarah Burrows from <a href="/ChildrenHandS/">Children Heard and Seen</a> and Beverley Brooks from The Recruitment Junction. #socialjustice #smallcharitiesbigimpact
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Meet the shortlist: Storybook Dads is on the shortlist for strengthening ties between imprisoned parents and their children. More: charityawards.co.uk/storybook-dads/

Meet the shortlist:
<a href="/Storybookdads/">Storybook Dads</a> is on the shortlist for strengthening ties between imprisoned parents and their children.

More: charityawards.co.uk/storybook-dads/
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Who's going to take home the #CharityAwards trophies tomorrow? 🏆 Learn all about the shortlisted projects here: charityawards.co.uk/shortlist-2024/ Register to watch along with the live ceremony here: the-charity-awards.evessiocloud.com/thecharityawar… Delivered with overall awards partner CCLA. 🌅

Who's going to take home the #CharityAwards trophies tomorrow? 🏆 

Learn all about the shortlisted projects here:  charityawards.co.uk/shortlist-2024/

Register to watch along with the live ceremony here:  the-charity-awards.evessiocloud.com/thecharityawar…

Delivered with overall awards partner CCLA. 🌅
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Absolutley delighted and truly honoured to win the Children and Youth Category at this year's Charity Awards. Congratulations to all the charities who won or were shortlisted. You're all champions!

Absolutley delighted and truly honoured to win the Children and Youth Category at this year's  Charity Awards.  Congratulations to all the charities who won or were shortlisted. You're all champions!
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Exeter! This Friday, join the award-winning 1927 cast and @exeternorthcott Creative Director for a post-show discussion with the CEO of Storybook Dads the charity working to maintain and improve the relationship between imprisoned dads and their children through storytelling

Exeter! This Friday, join the award-winning 1927 cast and @exeternorthcott Creative Director for a post-show discussion with the CEO of <a href="/Storybookdads/">Storybook Dads</a> the charity working to maintain and improve the relationship between imprisoned dads and their children through storytelling
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We are very proud to be one of sixteen global organisations included in UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning new collection of inspiring practices in prison education and prison libraries. uil.unesco.org/en/prison-educ…

We are very proud to be one of sixteen global organisations included in UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning new collection of inspiring practices in prison education and prison libraries.
uil.unesco.org/en/prison-educ…
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Does your child have a loved one in prison? We work with Storybook Dads to help those in custody make special recordings of bedtime stories for children. The Christmas deadline is 1st December, so, if you're interested, please contact the prison's Family Contact Officers!

Does your child have a loved one in prison? We work with <a href="/Storybookdads/">Storybook Dads</a> to help those in custody make special recordings of bedtime stories for children. The Christmas deadline is 1st December, so, if you're interested, please contact the prison's Family Contact Officers!
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Happy World Book Day 2025 from all of us at Storybook Dads! Over the past 22 years, we have recorded thousands of prisoners reading a story for their child from behind bars. #keepingfamiliesintouch #storytime #worldbookday2025

Happy World Book Day 2025 from all of us at Storybook Dads! Over the past 22 years, we have recorded thousands of prisoners reading a story for their child from behind bars. #keepingfamiliesintouch #storytime #worldbookday2025
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➡️ Did you experience parental imprisonment? ⬅️ A research team from the Faculty of Medicine & Health Science, University of Nottingham, is researching the psychological & social impacts of parental imprisonment. For more info and participation criteria: storybookdads.org.uk/news/research-…

➡️ Did you experience parental imprisonment? ⬅️ A research team from the Faculty of Medicine &amp; Health Science, University of Nottingham, is researching the psychological &amp; social impacts of parental imprisonment. For more info and participation criteria: storybookdads.org.uk/news/research-…