# Ex-Offender Decorating Services Bounce Back is a Social Enterprise Providing Paint Jobs By Social Business Editor | Published 2014-06-02 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bounce-back References: [bitcarc.org.uk](http://www.bitcarc.org.uk/bounceback) & [bouncebackproject](http://www.bouncebackproject.com/) [Bounce Back](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/replenishment-drink) is a social enterprise that has an airy, fun and positive outlook, which is, for some, surprising because it's also a serious initiative that trains and employs ex-offenders. Its services include painting, wallpapering, graffiti work and decorating in both individual and commercial jobs throughout London, United Kingdom. Bounce Back is a unique program that attempts to bridge the gap between prison and readjustment so that ex-prisoners can have a chance at [sustainable employment opportunities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bitty-beaus-coffee) through this skills-focused model. What comes to mind when you think about bouncing back? Picking yourself up off your feet? Pushing harder than you've ever pushed before? **Contact Information** Bounce Back [website](http://www.bouncebackproject.com/) Bounce Back on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/bouncebackproject) Bounce Back on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/the_bounce_back) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 65% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Social Enterprise Training Programs:** There is a disruptive innovation opportunity in developing more programs like Bounce Back that provide training and employment opportunities for ex-offenders. - **Skills-focused Empowerment Initiatives:** The trend of skills-focused initiatives like Bounce Back offers a disruptive innovation opportunity to empower individuals who have been incarcerated to gain valuable skills and find sustainable employment. - **Rehabilitation Through Creative Services:** The trend of using creative services such as painting, wallpapering, and graffiti work as a means of rehabilitation presents a disruptive innovation opportunity to support ex-offenders in their reintegration into society. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Social Services:** The social services industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by providing resources and support for social enterprise training programs like Bounce Back. - **Creative Services:** The creative services industry can tap into the disruptive innovation opportunity of employing and training ex-offenders to provide painting, wallpapering, graffiti work, and other decorating services. - **Rehabilitation and Reintegration Services:** The rehabilitation and reintegration services industry can embrace disruptive innovation by incorporating creative services and skills-focused training programs to facilitate the successful reintegration of ex-offenders into society. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Rejuvenating Post-Social Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/replenishment-drink.md) - [Family Separation-Specific Support Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mental-health-app1.md) - [Empowering Home Improvement Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/resurfacing-solutions.md) - [Breakup-Themed Donation Pop-ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exboxes.md) - [Beauty Entrepreneurs Growth Studios](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/breakout-beauty.md) - [Selfie Trampoline Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/club-bounce.md) - [Mental Illness-Focused Clubhouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brick-houses.md) - [Brand-Backed Basketball Court Restorations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reebok-canada.md) - [Inclusive Social Support Programmes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcr-social.md)