Yellow Ribbon Project
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The Yellow Ribbon Project (Chinese: 黄丝带计划) is an initiative of the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE) in Singapore with the support of the Singapore Prison Service.
The project aims to create awareness of giving second chances to ex-offenders, to generate acceptance of ex-offenders and their families into the community, and to inspire community action to support the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-offenders into society.
The Yellow Ribbon Project engages the community to offer second chances to ex-offenders who sincerely want to change. It hopes to inspire a ripple effect of concerted community action and ownership to support ex-offenders and their families. It aims to help ex-offenders with a desire to change, and those who take responsibility for their own actions and are trying their best to persevere and earn back the trust from others.
[edit] Fund
The Yellow Ribbon Fund is used for funding comprehensive rehabilitation and reintegration programmes, aiming to help ex-offenders reintegrate successfully into the society, reconcile with their families and find hope in a new beginning.
[edit] Song
The inspiration for this Yellow Ribbon Project came about from a popular song in the 70s, Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree.
The 3 lines from the lyrics describes how ex-offenders are actually trapped in 2 prisons. The first is the physical prison while the second prison is the psychological and social imprisonment. The "she" who holds the key to unlocking the second 'prison', refers to the ex-offender's family, friends, neighbours, employers, colleagues, volunteers, religious group and the community.
