What Is It?
Exploration of Freedom Life Program helps individuals who have a criminal record and may have faced incarceration encounter a wide range of spiritual, mental, medical, relational, and practical needs as they seek to transition back into the community. There are people in our neighborhoods who are struggling to overcome their past. Many do not have the support they need to gain new footing and break through unhealthy life cycles that impact themselves, their families, and the community. They need our help. Freedom Life collaborates with our community in providing aid and support that will help our justice involved neighbors turn the cycles of their past into opportunity for a new life filled with hope.
Bette's Suggestion:
The Freedom Life Program helps individuals with criminal records, including those who have been incarcerated, as they work to rebuild their lives and transition back into the community. Many people in our neighborhoods face challenges from their past and lack the support they need to break free from harmful cycles that affect not only themselves but also their families and the community. Freedom Life helps provide the spiritual, mental, medical, relational, and practical support necessary to make this transition successful.
By partnering with local organizations and the community, Freedom Life offers the resources and guidance that can help justice-involved individuals turn the difficulties of their past into opportunities for a brighter, more hopeful future.
Partners
The partners for this program include:
Name |
Agency |
Role/ Contribution |
Duration of Participation |
Agency Website |
Jessica Farley |
Toe River Health District |
Leader |
Yearly |
www.toeriverhealth.org |
Pam Snyder |
Headstart |
Participant |
Yearly |
n/a |
Ron & Libby McKinney |
Mitchell County Health Partnership |
Leader |
Yearly |
n/a |
Norma Duncan |
NC Tarheel Legislature |
Participant |
Yearly |
https://ncseniortarheellegislature.org |
Amber Dillinger |
Mountain Community Health Partnership |
Participant |
Yearly |
https://www.mchp.care |
Schell McCall |
Partners Aligned Toward Health |
Leader |
Yearly |
https://pathwnc.org |
Hannah Robinson |
Partners Aligned Toward Health |
Leader |
Yearly |
https://pathwnc.org |
Susan Larson |
SEARCH |
Participant |
Yearly |
https://www.searchwnc.org/who-we-are |
Katie Willet |
YMCA |
Participant |
Yearly |
https://www.ymcaavery.com |
Jessica Zucchino |
Mitchell-Yancey Substance Abuse Task Force |
Participant |
Yearly |
https://pathwnc.org/category/substance-abuse-task-force |
Amanda North |
Center for Rural Health Innovation |
Participant |
Yearly |
http://www.crhi.org/index.html |
Angela Atkins |
Mitchell County Schools |
Participant |
Yearly |
http://www.mcsnc.org |
Pana Columbus |
High Country Caregivers |
Participant |
Yearly |
https://www.highcountrycaregivers.com |
Wendy Boone |
Mitchell County DSS |
Participant |
Yearly |
https://www.mitchellcounty.org/departments/social-services |
Jessica Jackson |
Mitchell County Public Library |
Participant |
Yearly |
https://www.amyregionallibrary.org/locations/ |
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