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Homelessness Centre Help From Crown

Crown Paints and the Blackburn Round Table have got together to repaint a local resource centre for young homeless people in the town.

Nightsafe is a Blackburn-based charity providing holistic services to homeless and vulnerable young people aged 16-24 years. As well as offering emergency accommodation and supported housing, Nightsafe operates a day centre, Platform 5, where young people can drop in to relax, take a shower, do laundry, or speak to a counsellor or advisor one-to-one.

When Nightsafe decided to repaint Platform 5, Crown Paints decided to donate the paint, with a team of volunteers from Crown and from local charitable organisation Blackburn Round Table to helping redecorate.

The young people using the centre selected the colours themselves, opting for calming shades of blue, green and pink to help promote a relaxed environment. Eight volunteers spent three days repainting the hallway, the main communal area, bathrooms and private one-to-one room.

Commenting on the redecoration, Nightsafe’s CEO, Jan Larkin, said: “Platform 5 is a vital space for helping young vulnerable people gain a foothold in the rehousing system, whilst accessing a host of other services – whether that’s counselling or just somewhere safe and warm to spend the day.

“The refurbishment has improved the centre no end, and as the young people we work with were able to choose the colour scheme themselves, they really feel they have a stake in the place now. I’m very grateful to both Crown Paints and Blackburn Round Table for all their help”.

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