Throughout the end summer we provide application forms to prison chaplains. The chaplains pass these out to prisoners who have children. Some restrictions apply: The children must be 16 or under; they must be children or stepchildren of the prisoner; and there must be no court order barring the prisoner from contacting his children.

The chaplains then return the completed applications to the PF field office. Volunteers screen the applications, usually entering those that are qualified into a computer system. The applications are then assigned to participating churches or individuals.

....this is where we come in!

During the Autumn we then perform 80% of our fund collecting, both directly to the individual/group and via local churches etc. collections are accepted right up to the $$$$$ of ££££££ which is when the shopping begins!, Generally, we provide each child with two gifts (and some sweets!) with a total value of no more than £15.00, any left over funds are kept in a secure bank account and rolled over to next year to provide for more children.