News Archives

7/1/19: Ready4Work Director Reggie Fullwood on First Coast Connect Radio Program

5/30/19: Jacksonville, Tampa Prosecutors Pursue Aggressive Reform Agendas with Public Support

4/26/19: Why Prison Reform Is About Changing Hearts And Minds, As Well As System

4/2/19: Case workers talk about pitfalls of prisoner reentry in a case unlike any other

2/12/19: Commissioners unanimously support of funding for Operation New Hope

2/3/19: Program aims to reduce recidivism in St. Johns County

1/28/19: Commissioners support plan for St. Augustine program

12/22/18: T-U Editorial: Congress is moving on smart justice, is Florida next?

12/11/18: Congress is moving on smart justice, is Florida next?

11/10/18: Offender Reentry is About Rebuilding Lives ‘Employment is the key'

10/15/18: T-U Editorial: Gay’s powerful piece in Forbes

9/28/18: Bethel celebrates Ready4Work program

9/13/18: Operation New Hope Continues Years of Great Work with InsideOut Dad®

7/17/18: Ready4Work® is working well

3/9/18: Operation New Hope receiving attention from Trump administration

3/9/18: Jacksonville leaders pitch Operation New Hope to HUD Secretary

 
 

3/9/18: US Housing Secretary Visits Jacksonville

3/6/18: Operation New Hope: Ready4Work® program

7/6/17: Jobs are needed to reduce crime rate

5/7/17: JaxPort Academy Prepares Ex-Offenders For Work

3/15/17: JaxPort Jobs for Ex-Offenders

4/29/16: Rehabilitate Former Prisoners with Jobs

5/14/15: Road to Redemption: The Challenges Associated with Rentering Society

5/01/15: Operation New Hope — Giving second chances

4/7/15: Operation New Hope Breaks Ground On New Springfield Apartment Complex

8/21/213: New affordable homes in Jacksonville launch EPIC Communities

8/12/13: US Attorney Visits Re-Entry Model

8/12/13: Gov. Rick Scott tours ex-offender assistance group in 3-stop Jacksonville visit

1/17/13: Walking the Walk with MLK's Influence

1/17/13: The Story Beyond an Effort to Redevelop Two Core City Communities

9/26/12: LISC Jacksonville’s Visioning Day

5/1/12: Nonprofit News: Highlighting Jacksonville’s Philanthropic Community

4/23/12: Jacksonville CBRE Closed Its Doors Friday for Good - Press Release

3/20/12: Operation New Hope and AT&T Flip the Switch on Computer Lab Upgrade - Press Release

3/9/12: Operation New Hope Pays Off for Employer

1/24/12: First Coast Woman's Future on Brighter Path

1/10/12: Operation New Hope gets $10,000 Grant

1/12: Moments of Hope - January 2012 Newsletter

12/27/11: The Rev. Richard Turk, known for his prison and church ministry, dies at age 72

12/23/11: Rasheen Mathis Organizes Clothing Drive

10/5/11: The Angel Behind Local Developments

10/11: Moments of Hope - October 2011 Newsletter

9/30/11: Jacksonville Organizations Dedicate Refurbished Eastside PAL/Flossie Brunson Park

9/28/11: Jags Inaugurate Community Football Fields

3/1/11: Jacksonville's Inadequate Bus System Impacts Job Seekers

1/30/11: Onetime Firefighter Embraces Chance to Clean Up

12/28/10: Nonprofit CEO Showcase: Kevin T. Gay

9/6/10: Homeless Mother of Three Created her Own Opportunity

6/30/10: Gulf Oil Spill: Hope is Shining

6/25/10: Jacksonville Nonprofit Pledges to Place Hundreds in Oil Cleanup Jobs

6/25/10: Local Ex-Convicts Can Help Clean Up Oil

1/29/10: Blessing of Building Signifies Renewed Focus for Operation New Hope

2010: Ex-Felon Programs Excited About City's New Initiatives

11/17/09: A Look to the Future And How We Get There Justice Summit 2009, Tampa

9/22/09: 21 Ways to Serve America

8/11/09: Daily Record Nonprofit News

7/17/09: Crenshaw Secures $790,000 for Jacksonville's Operation New Hope

6/9/09: Former Inmates Need Help in Getting a Second Chance

5/1/09: Prison Reform: A Course Correction

4/15/09: Nonprofits get their chance to shine in Parade of Homes

4/13/09: Urban Garden Renewal

2/16/09: Reforms Would Slow Recidivism Rate

2/2/09: Obama Singles Out Duval Man for Faith-based Initiative

10/21/08: Bill Touts Hiring Ex-Offenders to Cut Crime Rate

9/27/08: On the Move to Springfield

7/1/08: Obama Speaks About Faith in Zanesville, Ohio

6/26/08: Ex-Felon Programs Excited About City's New Initiatives

6/9/08: Did this worker's past cause his firing?

5/31/08: From Prison to Work

5/28/08: Help Brings Hope

5/28/08: Ex-Offenders Move from Prison to Jobs

5/28/08: Former Dealer Finds Brighter Path

5/20/08: Redevelopment Efforts are Taking Hold on the Eastside

5/15/08: Businesses Can Support Community Program

3/21/08: Calling all corporations

11/3/07: Jobs are Best Way to Stop Murder

8/4/07: Forum reveals reality is tough for ex-convicts

7/18/07: Getting back to work after jail time isn't easy

6/25/07: Weavers dig into own pockets for nonprofit agencies

6/22/07: Making a Difference

6/18/07: Things are looking up for Ready4Work

3/26/07: Job-training program gives convicts, work force new hope

3/22/07: Compassion in Action Roundtable on Prisoner Reentry White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

9/25/06: Slowing Prison's Revolving Door

7/19/06: Post-jail jobs program gets $375,000 in funding

6/1/06: SOCIAL SERVICE: Reward success

5/31/06: CITY SOJOURN: A second chance can fight crime

2/27/06: CRIME REDUCTION: Help former inmates rebuild lives

12/16/05: Program helps ex-offenders get on feet

5/14/05: FIRST COAST CHRONICLES: His life took on a new meaning

2/2/05: VOICES: Springfield's rebirth realized through the efforts of many

7/18/03: Bush Is Joined By Labor Secretary Chao, Attorney General John Ashcroft for Discussion on Job Training Programs for Ex-Offenders

7/16/03: President Bush Discusses Faith-Based Initiative with Urban Leaders

5/31/03: Program readies inmates for lifes

1/14/03: Springfield's a hot spot to out-of-town investors

12/8/02: Mayor plans broad panel for housing

8/24/02: Springfield open house today

8/7/02: Operation New Hope gave desperate man new chance

7/27/02: First Coast hears about new Ready4Work program

6/29/02: President taps Duval effort as national model

6/28/02: Local ministries selected for president's program

1/9/02: CITY SOJOURN: Homes renew hope

11/7/01: Operation New Hope helps start new lives

2/3/01: Steamboat House gets new address

9/23/00: More than homes repaired

7/29/00: Historic housing gets help

7/26/00: Homes spring anew

5/27/00: Restoring homes, lives

4/24/00: New-home construction started in Springfield

11/7/99: Buying into Springfield

 

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