Second Chances

Coconut Telegraph

Local nonprofit, Project 180, breaks the cycle of incarceration and recidivism by providing workforce education and financial literacy classes for inmates and a residential program to provide formerly incarcerated men up to two years of stable residency, food assistance, transportation, and financial assistance. In April, Project 180 received a $230,000 grant to purchase the three-bedroom house for which the organization had been paying monthly rent. The program’s success was recently noticed by Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation. Designed by and for formerly incarcerated individuals, the school has the potential to become an economic driver in the community.

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