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CRC is committed to embracing diversity and eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our services. CRC welcomes all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Support Organisations in Australia
Below is a list of organisations that might be helpful. Each offers a range of services to families and friends with someone in prison. Click on the name of the organisation to be taken to their website.
If you are aware of another organisation or your organisation is not listed here, please send an email through
our contact page and we will ensure we update this list with the details.
Australia Wide
Family of Prisoners in Australia Friendship and Support Group (Facebook Group)
Offenders Services Directory 2009 Contact list, referral options and services provided by organisations working with offenders in Australia. Please note this was published in 2009 and some details may have changed.
ACT
Prisoners Aid ACT (PAACT)
Shine for Kids
ACT Community Coalition of Corrections
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Prison Fellowship
Kairos
New South Wales
Community Restorative Centre NSW
Shine for Kids
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Women in Prison Advocacy Network
Prison Fellowship
Kairos
Justice Action
Northern Territory
Darwin Prisoners Aid Association Phone: 08 8981 5928 or 08 89273777
Salvation Army
Prison Fellowship
Prisoner’s Aid and Rehabilitation Association of Alice Springs Phone 08 89533054
Offenders Aid & Rehabilitation Services (NT) Incorporated
Queensland
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Prison Fellowship
Catholic Prison Ministry
Kairos
Prison Transport Group Freecall 1800 334 379
South Australia
Red Cross
Aboriginal Prisoners and Offenders Support Services
Salvation Army
Prison Fellowship
Kairos
Offenders Aid and Rehabilitation Services of SA
Tasmania
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Prison Fellowship
Victoria
Red Cross
Victim of Crimes Assistance League (VOCAL)
Victorian Association for the Care and
Resettlement of Offenders (VACRO)
Salvation Army
Prison Fellowship
Kairos
Australian Community Support Organisation (ACSO)
Prisoners Network Ministries
Prisoners Advocate Victoria
Shine for
Kids
Inside Out- LGBTIQ + Prisoner Solidarity Network
Western Australia
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Prison Fellowship
Kairos
Outcare
If you are aware of another organisation or your organisation is not listed here, please send an email through our contact page and we will ensure we update this list with the details.