FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: James E Davis Jr, Executive Director/Founder Phone: 832-422-6926 [email protected] Becoming One Community Empowers Ex-Offenders Keys to Reducing Recidivism Houston, TX, March 10, 2014- Becoming One Community offers empowering seminars to ex-offenders. Starting in April, those seminars will take place in different community centers within the Houston area. Becoming One Community believes that empowerment of ex-offenders will lead to positive contributors. “Being in this type of similar situation myself a few years ago, I definitely understand the ups and downs of reintroducing yourself back into society” according to James E Davis Jr, Executive Director and Founder of Becoming One Community. “After speaking with many ex offenders and their families, I have discovered that there is definitely a need for such a program. I know there are many programs that may be similar to this particular one; however there are not enough programs to address the needs of so many individuals. Therefore, “The Becoming One Community Foundation was born out of a need and concern for what is going on now in todays world.” Recidivism is a concept that refers to the relapse of an individual back into previous unwanted behaviors. In the state of Texas, the rate of recidivism is at 31.9% (2011). This means that 31.9 out of 100 individuals will go back to prison. That is not good! Becoming One Community was created to lower the rate of recidivism. Our mission is to empower ex-offenders with the support of the community to become positive contributors to society. Our goal is to successfully empower 10% of individuals who complete our program. According to the Center for Impact Research; education, employment services, stable housing, and healthy living are the keys to reducing recidivism. Becoming One Community provides the following projects to address those issues: job search preparation, financial management, healthy living, housing assistance, legal rights, and mentorship. How to Help to Reduce the rate of Recidivism: • Participate- Be a volunteer. There are numerous opportunities to volunteer with our organization. Be a facilitator or assist with our workshops, seminars, and other events Work behind the scenes in the production of any of our events Lend your expertise in other areas of our organization • Donate- Becoming One Community empowers ex-offenders with the support of the community. o https://fundly/successfully-empowered o Collaborate on fundraising opportunities, i.e. benefits, tele-classes, etc • Educate- Be in the know about Becoming One Community’s programs and its events. About Becoming One Community Foundation The Becoming One Community Foundation is a fiscally sponsored organization that provides an ex-offender reintegration program which empowers the whole individual. The goal of this program is to successfully empower the client by attending and participating in a collection of projects. The projects of this program are as follows: Job Search Preparation; Financial Management; Healthy Living; Know Your Rights; Housing Assistance; and Mentorship. This organization was founded in April 2013 by James E Davis Jr (an ex-offender) as a result of attending a self expression and leadership course in 2012. Building those bridges to successfully empower both its clients and target community is the focus of our organization. Support the empowerment of ex-offenders at becomingonecommunity.org. Contact: James E Davis Jr, Becoming One Community Phone: 832.422.6926 Email: [email protected]
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