Borderline Books

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We collect books from publishers, libraries, shops and individuals, sort and stamp them and redistribute them free of charge to organizations working with homeless people, prisons, offenders and ex-offenders, womens refuges, refugees,asylum applicants and others with limited funds. We want to see more Borderline Books groups in other locations - it is an excellent project for ex-offenders to run. We can offer an 'office in a box', plus initial supply of books and a wealth of experience. The project is very flexible and could be combined with literacy classes or writing groups as well as giving useful job-training skills. We sometimes have to turn down book donations as we don't have funds to bring them up to Gateshead so local editions would be great.

We are particularly interested in working with more prisons. Do get in contact.
We are also providing free books to custody suites in the North East. Enquiries welcome.

We are a project of the Kittiwake Trust charity number 1165318

Contact

Address
PO Box 528, Tyne and Wear, NE9 9DQ, United Kingdom
Work Tel. No.
07807 255 721 / 07808 704 307
Email
books@borderlinebooks.org

In Brief

Charity Number
1165318 (The Kittiwake Trust)
No. of Paid Staff
1
No. of Volunteers
30
Does the organisation involve volunteers with experience of the criminal justice system?
Yes
Primary Field of Work
Other
Custody or Community
Custody
Community
Organisation type
Voluntary and Community Sector
Regions
North East | North West | Yorkshire and the Humber
Fields of Work
Other
People you work with
Refugees & asylum seekers | Women | Young people
Prisons
Askham Grange (YOI) | Channings Wood | Deerbolt | Doncaster | Dovegate | Frankland | Holme House | Kirklevington Grange | Leeds | Littlehey | Low Newton (YOI) | Portland (YOI) | Wetherby (YOI) | Wymott