free decorating offered by team from Youth Offending Service

[deirdre leask]

The Youth Offending Service Community Reparation project offers a decorating service for charities, non-profit organisations, faith groups etc. The team is led by a professional painter and one or two trained adult volunteers, working alongside three or four young offenders. We have painted churches and community centres, Victim Support and Woodcraft Folk offices and are currently working with a Drug and Alcohol Project in Borough. We should be finished by Christmas and looking for new work. We are slow, as we can only work one day a week - Saturdays from 10-2 - but we do a good job. We only ask you to provide paint and some light refreshments for the young people. It is a great opportunity for young offenders to learn skills and give something useful back to the community. Please contact me if you would like some more information.

Best wishes, Deirdre Leask Community Reparation Manager, Southwark YOS

[Bickers]

What a brilliant initiative. I will spread the word about this.

[jenny pink]

Hi,

Just wanted to ask if it is only in ED.....also,may post this in the 'gossip & lounge section',as wider audience...Jenny

[deirdre leask]

That would be great - would be good with wider audience. Many thanks, Deirdre

[Cat_Lover]

I agree this is fabulous. you may want to join Facebook groups such as East Dulwich mums. I know the mums are constantly collecting stuff for clothing banks and they may have a connection with a charity?