Hotlines

Eddie and Bob Woolford, of the Community Outreach Service Center, talk about their over 30 years of experience in the Colorado Re-entry world. Listen in to hear where they started, and where they are now!

Hotlines is hosted by CRJ’s Seth Ready and Remerg Executive Director Carol Peeples, and is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org

Sites & resources mentioned in this episode include:

Community Outreach Service Center - www.coscdenver.org
Remerg - www.remerg.com

Cheryl Polan is the founder of The Rock Found, a faith-based reentry organization that helps justice involved individuals seeking restoration and purpose. The Rock Found assists with job skills training, employment, transportation, and housing through individualized case management, and they work in partnership with The Latino Coalition for Community Leadership.

Hotlines is hosted by CRJ’s Seth Ready and Remerg Executive Director Carol Peeples, and is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org

Sites & resources mentioned in this episode include:

The Rock Found - https://www.therockfound.org/
Remerg - www.remerg.com

My Father’s House Founder and CEO Jim Blum, alongside Director Ken Kavanaugh, shares the mission of My Father’s House: to provide transitional housing, job placement assistance, life-skills training, and a supportive community for men getting out of prison. Hotlines is hosted by CRJ’s Seth Ready and Remerg Executive Director Carol Peeples, and is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org

Sites & resources mentioned in this episode include:

My Father's House - https://myfathershousedenver.org/
Remerg - www.remerg.com

The Reciprocity Collective serves unhoused people in Colorado, including those impacted by the criminal-legal system. Staffer Mary Putman articulates how the Collective metaphorically wraps their arms around people in need, and supports them in finding the support they need.

Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org

Sites & resources mentioned in this episode include:

The Reciprocity Collective - https://www.thereciprocitycollective.org/
Remerg - www.remerg.com

Dr. Stephen Hartnett, Director of the University of Colorado-Denver Prison Education Program (PEP), joins CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples in the CRJ studio, along with Sean Mueller, a previously incarcerated student of PEP. They discuss how PEP is creating a culture shift in Colorado prisons, and they articulate how their fight to end mass incarceration begins with the mindset that knowledge is power.

Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org

Sites & resources mentioned in this episode include:

University of Colorado-Denver Prison Education Program - https://clas.ucdenver.edu/communication/cu-denver-prison-education-program
Remerg - www.remerg.com

The Other Side Academy (TOSA) is the featured guest on this week’s Hotlines, hosted by CRJ’s Seth Ready and Remerg’s Carol Peeples. Lola Strong walks us through the free, 30-month workforce development program that TOSA offers people in transition and recovery throughout Colorado. Keith Spencer from the TOSA team shares glimpses of his own journey, from homelessness and drug addiction, through changing his course through TOSA programs. Lola and Keith also highlight TOSA’s social enterprise businesses, The Other Side Movers and The Other Side Furniture Boutique in Denver.

Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org

Sites & resources mentioned in this episode include:

The Other Side Academy - https://www.theothersideacademy.com/
Remerg - www.remerg.com

The founder of Mobarez Solutions, Roohallah Mobarez, and his Director of Operations, Michael Poompan, join CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples in the CRJ studio to share about the sober living environments they oversee, providing housing and job support for people with sex offenses. They discuss some of the unique obstacles faced by people with these types of convictions, and how Mobarez Solutions is working to provide spaces of inclusion and growth.

Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org

Sites & resources mentioned in this episode include:

Mobarez Solutions - https://www.mobarezsolutions.org/
Remerg - www.remerg.com

Dan Ordaz, Executive Director of Jobs of Hope, joins CRJ's Seth Ready and Carol Peeples of Remerg to talk about the 9-month reentry support program that ne and his team lead in Greeley, Colorado, as well as to illuminate their work supporting job seekers throughout Weld County.

Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org

Sites & resources mentioned in this episode include:

Jobs of Hope - https://www.jobsofhope.org/
Remerg - www.remerg.com

This week, hosts Seth Ready from CRJ and Carol Peeples from Remerg interview team members from the national organization FreeWorld: Jeff Lee and Bob Eisenman. Lee, who joins from Kansas City, and Eisenman, from Denver, explain how FreeWorld supports people with criminal histories as they build successful careers in the trucking industry both in Colorado and beyond, as well as providing assistance in obtaining important documents.

Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org

Sites & resources mentioned in this episode include:

FreeWorld - https://freeworld.org/
Remerg - www.remerg.com

This week, Program Coordinator Angela Martinez from Thrive joins CRJ’s Seth Ready and Remerg’s Carol Peeples in the studio. Angela explains how Thrive helps people get prepared for employment through training and coaching, especially those facing barriers.Thrive is a no-cost opportunity for low-income individuals, or for those in re-entry or recovery.

Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org

Sites & resources mentioned in this episode include:

Thrive - https://thrivecolorado.org/
Remerg - www.remerg.com