19 Oct Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc.
Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, INC. REAP's Second Chance Re-Entry Program Grant Year: 2015 | Focus Area: Health & Wellness | Grant Amount: $106,000 | Grant Status: Completed The mission of Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc. (REAP) is to improve the safety and quality of life in Northwest Florida by enabling individuals returning from incarceration to be self-sufficient, crime-free, productive citizens and neighbors. At the suggestion of Chief Judge M. Casey Rodgers, Federal District Court for the Northern District of Florida, REAP was formed to assist federal inmates returning to our local community. In 2012, an Inmate Mentoring Program was established primarily using local attorneys acting as mentors to inmates participating in the Federal Re-Entry Court Program. This group of volunteer mentors formally organized in July 2013 as REAP. Current projects include a federal court mentoring program; the REAP Community Garden whereby produce is donated to Pensacola United Methodist Community Ministries free food bank and lunch...