PILLARS Inc, is an innovative long term, prevention programme serving children with a parent in prison. Established in 1988, services are delivered by professional social workers and volunteer mentors utilizing the natural and professional networks already available to the child, their parents and their family / whanau through a family wraparound which encompasses one on one social work support, children of prisoners mentoring, and strengthening families meetings. PILLARS has been a national leader in such work for over two decades, through supporting families to make positive change and remain and live crime free. The mentoring programme is one of the earliest programmes introduced in New Zealand.