by Yung Tang | Feb 15, 2021 | Outside the Wall, Testimonials
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 Yung Tang | Feb 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
by Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes On February 2, 2021 I had the pleasure of training Ms. Darnita Prater to supervise students at Youth Connected Chartered School (Y.C.C.S) to take all 10 modules of the Roots of Success course at home on computers provided by the school...
by Yung Tang | Jan 25, 2021 | Announcements, Program News
“The stories are in the data.” Since its inception in 2010, Roots of Success has graduated over 25,000 students and trained nearly 2,000 instructors to teach the course. The program has been implemented in 40 states and three countries. The Roots of Success model is...
by Yung Tang | Jan 24, 2021 | Behind the Wall
“That space, from where we are to awareness and enlightenment, is where you can find the Roots of Success.” Roots of Success is more than just an environmental literacy and job readiness program. Students and instructors go through the course and leave with new...
by Yung Tang | Dec 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Written by Alexandra James, Conservation Nursery Program Coordinator, and Bethany Shepler, Green Track Program Coordinator. Originally written for and posted by SPP. Photos by Alexandra James Education is a core component of our mission. Our aim is to provide diverse...
by Yung Tang | Oct 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
This post was written by Shohei Morita for Sustainable Prisons Project and originally appeared on their blog. Note: please be aware that at least one individual featured in this story and images has victims who are concerned about re-victimization; any sharing...
by Yung Tang | Jun 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Text by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager originally written for an by SPP Photos by Joslyn Rose Trivett and Bethany Shepler Note: please be aware that three individuals featured in this story have victims who are concerned about...
by Yung Tang | Feb 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Program Coordinator. Originally written for and posted on SPP. We’re so excited to announce that Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) just graduated their first Roots of Success (Roots) course since 2015! Five...
