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Huffington Post: The spiritual solution for re-entry after prison, by Jennifer Danielle Crumpton

Years ago, Rev. Jeff Grant spent 14 months in Federal prison for a white-collar crime. Today, Jeff is the Director of Progressive Prison Ministries, the the first ministry in the United States created to provide counseling, advocacy and resources to individuals and families with white-collar and other nonviolent incarceration struggles. The organization, founded by Grant…

Business Insider: This is what it's like when the 1% go to jail, according to a couple that ministers to their families, by Rachael Levy

Shame. Ostracism. A shift to food stamps. This is a harsh reality for the families of white-collar criminals — hedge fund managers convicted of insider trading, or bankers nabbed for embezzlement. Sure, these are some of the world’s most privileged people, and incarceration certainly ruins lives across the economic spectrum. So these “one-percenters” garner no…

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Business Insider: This is what it’s like when the 1% go to jail, according to a couple that ministers to their families, by Rachael Levy

Shame. Ostracism. A shift to food stamps. This is a harsh reality for the families of white-collar criminals — hedge fund managers convicted of insider trading, or bankers nabbed for embezzlement. Sure, these are some of the world’s most privileged people, and incarceration certainly ruins lives across the economic spectrum. So these “one-percenters” garner no…

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We were Featured in Nonprofit Quarterly, Oct. 15, 2017

Nonprofit Quarterly: Connecticut Budget Stalemate Makes State’s Bad Inequities Worse, By Jim Schaffer October 15, 2017; San Francisco Chronicle (Associated Press) and the Connecticut Mirror. Although not in the national news as much as some states, Connecticut faces many challenges. These include the fact that the state has the nation’s largest income gap and the nation’s largest…

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Greenwich Time: Nonprofits adjust to austere reality By Ken Dixon, Greenwich Time Reporter

[Family ReEntry Executive Director Jeff] Grant said that with state agencies withdrawing support, the main strategy he and other private nonprofit providers are taking is outside support. “We’re looking at more private funding, foundation funding, and to be considerably less (reliant) on the [government] to fund solutions to social problems,” Grant said. “We need to…

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CT Mirror: CT nonprofits fear GOP tax overhaul will reduce charitable giving By: Ana Radelat, CT Mirror Reporter

  But to Grant, it’s the private donations that give his criminal justice programs flexibility. Family Re-entry has offices in Bridgeport, New Haven, Norwalk, Stamford, Waterbury, Derby, Norwich and New London. “We believe that’s the way we can have the most impact and create the most creative programs,” he said of the individual donations. Also, as…

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Happy & Healthy Holiday Wishes from Jeff Grant & Lynn Springer

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_color=”#000000″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|” disabled=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|on”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”center” header_font=”Bree Serif||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” module_alignment=”center” header_letter_spacing=”3px”] PRISONIST.ORG [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.76″ custom_padding=”0px|||”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] Dear Family ReEntry Staff, Board and Executive Council Members, As I sit down to write this year’s holiday message, I am almost overwhelmed with the deep respect and gratitude…