Florence County, S.C. (WPDE) — The Twelfth Circuit Solicitor’s Office has approved a program to help those coming out of prison and those who are at risk for going to prison. Pee Dee Healthy Start Director Madie Robinson introduced the “Dannon Project” last December to the

Birmingham won big with the U.S. Department of Labor Education and Training Administration’s announcement of $111 million in America’s Promise grants awarded to 23 recipients that will connect more than 21,000 Americans to tuition-free education and in-demand jobs. Read Full Article Here.

The Dannon Project provides assistance to previously incarcerated individuals by helping with skills training, education and job placement. The goal is to reduce recitivitism and provide assistance to overcome challenges that are presented to them. (Frank Couch / The Birmingham Times) Kenneth Whitehead didn’t even

Birmingham, AL – Today, the U.S. Labor Department announced $64.5 million in grants as part of the Obama administration’s efforts to break the cycle of poverty, crime, and incarceration in the U.S. The department is awarding grants to 40 organizations providing services in 26 U.S. states

It’s 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning and Kerri Pruitt is poring over numbers–big numbers. She’s editing a grant proposal for her nonprofit organization, the Dannon Project, which offers training to newly-released men and women who committed nonviolent crimes, helping them to secure jobs, advance

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