by Abby O'Brien | May 10, 2021 | Announcements
Roots of Success is happy to welcome Deborah Moore to our Advisory Board. Deborah is the principal with Campaign Catalyst Solutions. Previously, Deborah was Western States Campaign Manager at the Union of Concerned Scientists where she helped pass some of the...
by Abby O'Brien | May 4, 2021 | Outside the Wall
The following was written by Grady Mitchell. Grady is a Roots of Success instructor, master trainer, and Advisory Board member, and recently joined us as Corrections and Reentry Outreach Coordinator. Grady was incarcerated in Washington state prisons for 37 years and...
by Abby O'Brien | May 3, 2021 | Announcements
We are happy to announce Roots of Success is a finalist in the 2021 Green Schools Awards, co-presented by the Center for Green Schools at USGBC and Green Schools National Network. The Best of Green Schools Awards celebrate the leaders—individuals, schools, campuses,...
by Abby O'Brien | Apr 28, 2021 | Partners
It is with very heavy hearts that we honor the life of Roots of Success student Demetrius Fleming Davis, who died after being struck by a stray bullet in Oakland just a few days before his 19th birthday. Demetrius was enrolled in the Roots of Success course as part of...
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...
