Those serving custodial sentences are afforded the opportunity and are facilitated by PAF to learn through participation and creativity to bring colour and mental vitality into the prison environment. Many of the essential life and employability skills encouraged by PAF are present in the social transformation associated with the creative processes as well as the very important concept of self-esteem.

PAF’s commitment to partnerships with other kindred organisations has produced outcomes which has benefited victims groups and other good causes but ultimately the majority of work finds its way back to prisoners’ families which in turn makes a worthwhile contribution to maintaining a very important positive link between the prisoner and his or her family.

For many years PAF has also provided a service to those serving non-custodial sentences in the community to this end we have a recognised presence across a wide range of Probation Board supervision interventions.

While we carefully monitor our own performance we fully subscribe to the belief that the efficiency of our actions should be visible and measurable by others both within and without the parameters of our operations. Our planning will always reflect this philosophy. The ultimate success factor in relation to our expended energies rests on the enthusiasm commitment and loyalty of our staff and contracted artists.  Of equal importance is the willingness of all other elements within the criminal justice to help us formulate and achieve our goals and objectives.