I’ve been to prison twice this year and thought I should tell you why.
I was keen to see what opportunities those residing at the South Auckland Corrections Facility could do to assist our city and communities, through their Prison Industries Division.
One option we came up with was fixing up our broken or damaged rubbish bins.
Developing skills for those spending time at South Auckland Corrections Facility (a prison in Wiri) is a key priority for their management team. Metal work is one of a number of job-ready skills learned through hands-on training at the facility.
A trial, having the men repair different damaged rubbish bins we use in our parks and reserves has been completed and along with staff from our Procurement Team we went down to have a look. I’m pleased to say they did an amazing job!
We will now give them a number of our bins to fix saving us many thousands of dollars, not to mention reducing waste. It’s also affirming to know that these training and work opportunities support the men on their rehabilitation and reintegration journey.
But wait there is more ….
Whilst visiting earlier this week, together we thought of other opportunities for collaboration, and these are being developed as a result.
This is a win-win.
Good for the prison - teaching a skill to those there which has a tangible outcome as well as long-term benefit.
Good for Auckland Council too. The cost associated with these repairs is very favourable by refurbishing existing resources. I look forward to sharing other success stories with you once they are finalised
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