Deportee launches home enterprise from shelter, employs peers
Devon Wade, a resident of the Open Arms Drop-in Centre, proudly shows off his City and Guilds skills certificate. From a homeless shelter in Kingston, 60-year-old Devon ‘Frank’ Wade has launched a business which allows him to employ other homeless persons to design, build and furnish the homes of prospective and current homeowners. Frank was deported from the United Kingdom (UK) three years ago and now calls the Open Arms Drop-in Centre off Windward Road in east Kingston home. Earlier this month, he officially launched Rainbow Decorating and Construction Company. “Basically, you give me...
Source: jamaica-gleaner.com