A group of Dubbo men who found themselves on the wrong side of the law are giving something back for the community and they are asking for help to make it possible.
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Members of an anger management program run by Nguumambiny Indigenous Corporation will begin the construction of an outdoor area at Narromine Community Skills.
They asking local businesses to make small donations of funds or equipment to help the program achieve its goals.
The outdoor area is the brainchild of Nguumambiny manager Lynn Field, who said she was looking for a way to restore the self-esteem of the men.
"We went out with the plan of doing an anger management program for a number of probation and parole referrals. They were feeling low because they didn't have any self-esteem, they got angry a lot because they felt they were useless," Ms Field said.
"I talked to them and said 'you're not useless. What do you do?' One was a bricklayer, one had a certificate in horticulture, another was an all-round labourer and another one had done gardening.
"We put it all together and came up with a plan of building an outdoor area at Community skills at Narromine. We spoke to the coordinator over there and she was quite happy to go ahead with it." Luke Fisher is one of the men involved in the program and he said the project is a fantastic initiative.
"I'm trying to give back to the community. I've been in a bad situation myself and I know what it's like when you don't feel like you're worth anything. I thought it would be a great opportunity to give back and set myself on the right path," he said.
Ms Field said she would like donations of pallets, seeds and garden-related items.
"It's not just because these guys are probation and parole referrals [that we are running this project], it's a case of if you don't fix a whole problem, then fixing one part of it doesn't work," she said.
"If you improve self-esteem, you can improve the socially acceptable behaviour and it goes a long way to breaking the cycle people can get in."
Anyone interested in helping can contact Lynn Field on 0413 294 801.