After over a decade behind bars, Maria Garza returned to a world with little support and even less stability. Facing housing insecurity and emotional strain, she saw firsthand the failures of a system that promised rehabilitation but delivered barriers. Determined to break the cycle, she co-founded Challenge II Change, a reentry organization that centers stable housing and mental health as the foundation for real second chances.Produced by Cary Robbins, with Noble Thompson and Noah Tomko-Jones  for Reparations Media NFP | In collaboration with Maria Garza and <a href='https://challengeiichange.org/index.html'>Challenge II Change</a> @challengeiichange <a href='http://donate.stripe.com/4gw2980yG7Ez9bO3cf'>Donate to Reparations Media & Change Agents Production Lab </a> Follow us online: <a href='http://Reparationsmedia.org'>Reparationsmedia.org </a><a href='http://changeagentsthepodcast.com'>changeagentsthepodcast.com</a> <a href='maito:changeagents@reparationsmedia.org'>changeagents@reparationsmedia.org </a>

After over a decade behind bars, Maria Garza returned to a world with little support and even less stability. Facing housing insecurity and emotional strain, she saw firsthand the failures of a system that promised rehabilitation but delivered barriers. Determined to break the cycle, she co-founded Challenge II Change, a reentry organization that centers stable housing and mental health as the foundation for real second chances. Produced by Cary Robbins, with Noble Thompson and Noah Tomko-Jones for Reparations Media NFP | In collaboration with Maria Garza and Challenge II Change @challengeiichange Donate to Reparations Media & Change Agents Production Lab Follow us online: Reparationsmedia.org changeagentsthepodcast.com changeagents@reparationsmedia.org

After over a decade behind bars, Maria Garza returned to a world with little support and even less stability. Facing housing insecurity and emotional strain, she saw firsthand the failures of a system that promised rehabilitation but delivered barriers. Determined to break the cycle, she co-founded Challenge II Change, a reentry organization that centers stable housing and mental health as the foundation for real second chances.Produced by Cary Robbins, with Noble Thompson and Noah Tomko-Jones&nbsp; for Reparations Media NFP | In collaboration with Maria Garza and <a href="https://challengeiichange.org/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Challenge II Change</a> @challengeiichange <a href="http://donate.stripe.com/4gw2980yG7Ez9bO3cf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donate to Reparations Media &amp; Change Agents Production Lab </a> Follow us online: <a href="http://Reparationsmedia.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reparationsmedia.org </a><a href="http://changeagentsthepodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">changeagentsthepodcast.com</a> <a rel="noopener noreferrer">changeagents@reparationsmedia.org </a>

The Foundation of Freedom: Maria Garza on Housing, Healing & Change

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Reparations Media & Juneteenth Productions Are YOU a “Change Agent”? Organizer. Activist. Educator. Policy maker. Block club leader. Nonprofit founder. Religious leader. Business owner. Voter. Neighbor.  Change Agents is a documentary series revealing the power of community-driven activism told by those in the fight. These are the stories you aren’t hearing — told by and for communities of color and other marginalized communities that have long been overlooked, misrepresented and maligned. Headquartered in Chicago and produced across the Midwest, we highlight authentic, actionable, grassroots solutions to society’s most pressing problems — including reentry after incarceration, homeownership disparities, anti-Blackness, the mental health crisis, and more. Produced by a team made up of BIPOC, female, queer and disabled journalists, for Reparations Media, with support from Juneteenth Productions.  Executive Producers: Judith McCray and Maurice Bisaillon. Senior Producer: Mary Hall. Operations & Digital Manager: Nicole Nir. Head of Development: Alina Panek. Sound Design: Erisa Apantaku & Will Jarvis.  Follow us wherever you get podcasts, or at changeagentsthepodcast.com. Subscribe to our newsletter at bit.ly/change_agents_newsletter.

Reparations Media &amp; Juneteenth Productions Are YOU a “Change Agent”? Organizer. Activist. Educator. Policy maker. Block club leader. Nonprofit founder. Religious leader. Business owner. Voter. Neighbor.&nbsp; Change Agents is a documentary series revealing the power of community-driven activism told by those in the fight. These are the stories you aren’t hearing — told by and for communities of color and other marginalized communities that have long been overlooked, misrepresented and maligned. Headquartered in Chicago and produced across the Midwest, we highlight authentic, actionable, grassroots solutions to society’s most pressing problems — including reentry after incarceration, homeownership disparities, anti-Blackness, the mental health crisis, and more. Produced by a team made up of BIPOC, female, queer and disabled journalists, for Reparations Media, with support from Juneteenth Productions.&nbsp; Executive Producers: Judith McCray and Maurice Bisaillon. Senior Producer: Mary Hall. Operations &amp; Digital Manager: Nicole Nir. Head of Development: Alina Panek. Sound Design: Erisa Apantaku &amp; Will Jarvis.&nbsp; Follow us wherever you get podcasts, or at <a href="http://changeagentsthepodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">changeagentsthepodcast.com</a>. Subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://bit.ly/change_agents_newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer">bit.ly/change_agents_newsletter</a>.

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