Exodus Transitional Community, Inc.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/us/rethinking-solitary-confinement.html?_r=3&hpw

Prisons Rethink Isolation, Saving Money, Lives and Sanity A growing number of states are rethinking the use of long-term isolation and re-evaluating how many inmates require the punishment that’s been long opposed by humanitarian groups.

Every day, we work with people that have insurmountable challenges. No matter what type of problem we face in our lives, we really need to take the time to be thankful. Thankful that we are not in prison today, that we are not addicted today, that we are alive, that we have food to nourish our bodies. Yesterday, at ETC, we did just that – we prayed to God for everything that we are thankful for; we embraced one another and shared a meal together. We may not be exactly where we want to be today but we still have the opportunity and the wherewithal to get up and do it again tomorrow. After every dark night, there is a brighter day filled with hope.

P.S. We are not on anyone’s count!

Our Associate Director, Diana Ortiz, and our Employment Team accompanied several of our participants to Congressman Charles Rangel’s Career Fair yesterday at The City College of New York. The Career Fair, hosted by Congressman Rangel, connected job seekers to over 80 hiring organizations, including Microsoft, Walmart, MTA, CBS, New York Life Insurance, NY State Police, Hertz, Delta Airlines, Estee Lauder, JP Morgan, AMC, Autozone, Peace Corps and many others. All of our participants were grateful for the opportunity and excited to meet with various employers.
For more information, please visit: http://rangel.house.gov/rangel-career-fair.shtml

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