Supportive employment and housing programs for people leaving incarceration are critical for success, and building self-awareness and confidence through arts can also enhance personal growth. What other programs and services help people succeed at re-entering society and avoid recidivism? Host Lori Townsend is joined by Partners for Progress CEO Doreen Schenkenberger and Troy Buckner-Nkrumah, Executive Director of New Life Development Inc., to discuss paths to success for incarcerated Alaskans on this Alaska Insight
Related:
- Community supports for people leaving incarceration | Talk of Alaska
- New Life Development Inc.
- Partners Reentry Center | Partners for Progress
- Rehabilitation and reentry | Alaska Department of Corrections
This week’s headlines:
- Dunleavy declares disaster amid historic breakup flooding on the Kuskokwim River
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- Kuskokwim River breakup floods roads, impacts drinking water for some communities
- Sudden ANTHC leadership change: Valerie Davidson no longer at the helm
- Alaska Native corporation ending involvement in controversial Ambler road project
Madilyn Rose is the program producer at Alaska Public Media. Reach her at mrose@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Madilyn here.
