Live Free Chicago’s programs work with churches to help people returning to communities after incarceration, prevent gun violence and incarceration, and get communities involved civically. The Decarceration Fellowship, for example, trains formerly incarcerated individuals in community organizing and equips them with practical workplace skills Learn how Live Free is building power through congregation ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/guSWVX2w
This is good MacArthur Foundation! As an individual who works with young men who have endured wrongful incarceration, this warms my heart. It reminds me the reason why Lifesong Kenya exists. My only wish is that more individuals would get involved in this type of mission and work, especially in extending a helping hand to organizations like ours who need volunteers and partners who can support juvenile offenders.