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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…

Video: Jeff's Main Stage Presentation, "The Art of Surviving Prison," at The Nantucket Project

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0px|||” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] The Nantucket Project — Jeff Grant is a minister, activist, social ethicist and author. As Director of the Progressive Prison Project in Greenwich, and Assoc. Minister/Director of Prison Ministries of the First Baptist…

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Video: Jeff’s Main Stage Presentation, “The Art of Surviving Prison,” at The Nantucket Project

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0px|||” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] The Nantucket Project — Jeff Grant is a minister, activist, social ethicist and author. As Director of the Progressive Prison Project in Greenwich, and Assoc. Minister/Director of Prison Ministries of the First Baptist…

Video: "Coming Home After Prison: A New Reality" with Jeff Grant & LaResse Harvey

These are the notes that were posted on the Salons at Stowe Blog after this incredible event.  It was also taped by CT-N, here’s the link for the Video.      According to the National Institute of Justice, in 2011, 688,384 men and women — approximately 1,885 individuals a day — were released from state or federal custody…

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Video: “Coming Home After Prison: A New Reality” with Jeff Grant & LaResse Harvey

These are the notes that were posted on the Salons at Stowe Blog after this incredible event.  It was also taped by CT-N, here’s the link for the Video.      According to the National Institute of Justice, in 2011, 688,384 men and women — approximately 1,885 individuals a day — were released from state or federal custody…