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TradeMutt is proud to support not for profit social enterprise, Work Restart.
Work Restart is a program which aims to empower people with an experience of incarceration to re-start their lives and positively contribute to the community they live in. This is achieved through three main areas. Firstly, the trade team, skilling prisoners for employment in construction, manufacturing and horticulture. Secondly, the entrepreneurial hub, preparing selected prisoners for self-employment and running their own business. Thirdly, reboot digital which connects prisoners with digital opportunities is design, VR, coding and CAD.
In other words, they equip inmates with the skills, education and pathways that prepare them for a new life upon release. By improving prisoners’ chances of securing stable employment, we can significantly reduce the rate of re-offending and help to build a safer community.
As a mental health focussed social enterprise, our goal is to make a positive impact from start to finish, from concept to customer. Although it isn’t always easy, this means supporting other impactful businesses and programs throughout our supply chain, wherever possible.
Were we apprehensive about taking our social enterprise into prison? Definitely.
Why? Because we weren’t sure what people would think of us.
Ed and I were lucky enough to visit Borallon and get an extremely privileged inside look at the world behind bars and it’s safe to say that this was a life-changing experience for both of us. Our interaction with the inmates was nothing but positive, friendly and uplifting for both them and us. For whatever reason these men have ended up incarcerated, they are still just people who have made mistakes and are paying a huge a price. But with the right support, mentoring and education, these men can be contributing members of society once again.
Our support of this program has led to some incredibly positive outcomes:
Some of the stories that we heard while inside Borallon prison were hard to hear. From people who made stupid decisions, to others who had been through significant trauma and never had the support they needed and many who were suffering from significant mental illnesses which is heartbreaking to see.
Ed and I were not interested in how or why anyone ended up inside, nor did we want to know. But as we drove up the driveway on our way out of Borallon, we both agreed that we feel a huge responsibility to help these men achieve stability in their lives both while inside and when they are released.
We can, therefore we must!
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