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Originally Posted by Lampman
Thanks Gayle for posting that,the only point I don't agree with is the fact that the church is not importing people.As I said in an earlier posting I attended the meeting,the idea was to relocate ex offenders away from their previous haunts and contacts.
So in this aspect they are indeed importing(and exporting to the York area.)
To reiterate the people at the church are do gooders in the most positive meaning of the phrase,unfortunately the ex offenders cannot just blend in to church life.The old influences will always we waiting for them.
Good luck to them and those that seek to help them,but it will be an uphill struggle to convince the general public of the needs of the few out weighing the concerns of the many!
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Well I can only go of what I was told yesterday which was that everyone who is on the project had a connection with Hyndburn before, i.e. lived here or was born here.
Relocating them from their old haunts does not necessarily mean a long distance, it can be a matter of moving someone from Huncoat to Oswaldtwistle for example - just as long as they are not in contact with their old druggy friends.
Yes, the old influences will always be there waiting for them but as I said, surely it is more positive to help them find new influences than to let them walk out of prison and hook up with the old influences again.