Mini Vinnies: Reaching Out with Hope

This resource helps Mini Vinnies learn about the SVP’s work with people in prison and their families. It’s full of simple ideas, stories, and prayers to help them show care, hope, and kindness-reminding everyone that they are never forgotten. The resource can be used in bitesize sessions, depending on your group and how you meet. It also helps answer a question we’re often asked as an organisation: Why does the SVP help people in prison?

This topic should be approached with care and compassion, especially as some children may have family members in prison. It is most suitable for Year 5 and Year 6 pupils. Gently help them understand that while some people lose their freedom to keep others safe, they are still loved by God and never beyond His mercy.

PowerPoint Presentation

This PowerPoint introduces what the SVP does to support people affected by prison. It links to Catholic Social Teaching and helps us think about how we can listen, care, and walk with others, just as Jesus did.

Leader's guide

This guide goes with the PowerPoint. It includes background, questions, and reflections to help lead the session and explore how we can bring God’s love and hope to people in difficult situations.

Printable Cards for Slide 11

These cards go with Slide 11. They include short stories and questions to help your group think, talk, and pray about how to share kindness and understanding with those affected by prison.

View the adult resources or secondary resources