Atlantic County Reentry Taskforce

10/10/2020

Just in case
Protect ya face

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01/26/2020

It is time to come back

Motivational speaker Marte King, Speaking to the community in Atlantic county New Jersey https://www.facebook.com/marte.king?fref=ts

08/20/2018

We will be arranging our next Atlantic County Reentry Taskforce meeting for the first week in September. Those interested in attendance please inbox us. Thank you and have a great day

09/16/2017

Be on the lookout

01/19/2017

07/19/2016

12/10/2015

There will be the last Taskforce meeting of 2015 today from 11-12am. All stakeholders, service providers and those concerned about the integration of "Returning Citizens" are welcome to attend. The meeting starts promptly at 11 so be on time.

11/12/2015

With Paul C Williams after the Atlantic County Reentry Taskforce Meeting

10/20/2015

The REPENT program (Recidivism Prevention through Entrepreneurial Training) was created by Marte King and utilizes a combination of business and life skills training to provide job opportunities for ex-offenders who typically have trouble finding meaningful employment. Marte King built on his own ex…

10/08/2015

Prisoners in maximum-security jail undertaking college courses beat Ivy League students who had won a national title only months ago

08/23/2015

08/10/2015

This only makes sense/cents. In 1993 there was a study on the recidivism rate of prisoners who received Post Secondary education while behind the walls. The recidivism rates dropped from 74% to 29% for those earning an Associate. 74% to 9% for those earning a Bachelors. 74% to 0 for those earning a Masters or better. The next year Pell Grants where taken out of prison.

A three-year pilot program will make some federal and state prisoners eligible to get federal aid in the form of Pell Grants.