by Abby O'Brien | Apr 19, 2021 | Partners, Testimonials
On April 1st, we had the great pleasure of training three new instructors from Growing Home. Growing Home is Chicago’s leading expert in farm-based training for people with employment barriers. The program, based in the Englewood community, has been around since 2002...
by Abby O'Brien | Apr 8, 2021 | Outside the Wall
The following is written by Jaime Armour, who graduated from Roots of Success at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Jaime was able to return to her community in The Dalles, Oregon in 2019. In these blog posts, she will be providing us with updates about how she’s...
by Abby O'Brien | Apr 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Lori Moseley is a certified Roots of Success instructor and member of the Roots of Success Advisory Board. She was incarcerated for 2.5 years at Coffee Creek Correctional Center, where she spent most of those years helping others. Her efforts during the recent (and...
by Abby O'Brien | Mar 29, 2021 | Partners
Berkeley Youth Alternatives, known by locals as BYA, is one of the most important centers serving children and youth from low-income families in Berkeley, California. For over 40 years, BYA has provided a place for youth through an after school center, career...
by Abby O'Brien | Mar 22, 2021 | Testimonials
Coffee Creek Women’s Correctional Center in Wilsonville, Oregon is one of 15 prisons located throughout the state of Oregon. For the population of nearly 1700 inside its walls, who spend years, often decades of their lives in incarceration, it can be difficult to find...
by Abby O'Brien | Mar 18, 2021 | Outside the Wall
The following was written by Lori Moseley, Roots of Success instructor and advisory board member. Lori was incarcerated for two and a half years, and was released from Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Oregon last month. She loves cats and dad jokes. Keep visiting...
by Abby O'Brien | Mar 15, 2021 | Testimonials
Nine years ago, when Maurice Hampton was incarcerated at Pickaway Correctional Institute in Ohio, he struggled to see any positivity in his situation. He wanted to be part of something bigger than himself, something that would give him a constructive mindset. That’s...
by Abby O'Brien | Mar 10, 2021 | Outside the Wall, Uncategorized
The following is written by Jaime Armour, who graduated from Roots of Success at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Jaime was able to return to her community in The Dalles, Oregon in 2019. She will be providing us with updates about how she’s spending her energy and...
