The Problem
Due to a lack of state and federal government resources that deal with the mounting problem of how to reduce recidivism, the result is:
Unsafe Communities
More Costly Prison Systems
Tremendous Waste of Human Potential
Our Solution
Uplifting People is helping fill the gap in the justice re-entry system by identifying and providing resources in these areas:
Career Training
Dedicated Mentors
Group Housing
Small Business Partnership Program
Readjustment Skill Set Improvement
Success Mindset Training
Our Mission
Uplifting People, Inc., a 501-C (3) Not for Profit Georgia Corporation was established in 1995.
Our Mission: Helping Individuals To Remain Out Of Prison
Our Plan
Career Training
Uplifting People wants to help fill this gap in the justice re-entry system by offering housing and career training to individuals released from Georgia’s prisons. When individuals are released from prison after a five, ten, fifteen or twenty plus year incarceration, they find a society which has changed a great deal since they were last a part of it. In order to be valued by themselves and their communities, new and updated skills and outlooks will need to be acquired to allow them to compete with those who have been in society without interruption.
Dedicated Mentors
Uplifting People believes that a returning citizen needs to have a dedicated mentor to assist in the journey from prison full participation in society. By matching a dedicated elder mentor who has the wisdom and experience and respect of the returning citizen, new paths open that lead to successful re-entry into the community.
Group Housing
Uplifting People is planning to create group housing so that released individuals can be relieved of the very difficult problem of finding housing when first released. This housing also will provide space for educating people who have been out of their communities for many years, so that they can find ways to succeed as law abiding citizens.
Business Partnerships
Uplifting People partners with small business owners such as electricians, plumbers, carpenters, brick masons, painters, mechanics, etc… who offer the opportunity to intern or apprentice in a position that provides the experience individuals need to be marketable in their chosen field. Uplifting People’s re-entry program provides businesses with highly motivated individuals who will help their businesses prosper.