Funding: Less than £100 for ironing boards, irons and baskets
Aim: To build young people's skills and confidence as they do community service
"I'm not ironing, that's women's work," is a common response from young offenders in Wrexham. That's because ironing has been added to the list of things they can do for community service after receiving a court order.
After encouragement from staff, young people aged 14 to 17 are soon taking pride in what they do and ironing once a week for one or two months.
Wrexham Youth Justice Service has teamed up with the Salvation Army (staff from both services pictured above). The Salvation Army accompanies young people to their charity shops to collect donated clothes. They then iron the clothes before returning them to the shops to be sold.
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