24 - Rebuilding Reentry

Published: Nov. 1, 2015, 7 a.m.

b'For many returning citizens, limited financial resources, and persistent mental health and substance abuse disorders,limit the likelihood of successful reentry and employment. Teresa and Laurin Hodge , co-founders of Mission Launch, discuss the needs of returning citizens for successful reentry. Mission Launch empowers agencies that assist returning citizens through civic tech, civic engagement and entrepreneurship opportunities. Guest Yasmine Arrington, Peace First prize winner and ScholarChips founder, joins us to discuss her experiences as a child of an incarcerated parent and her motivation to help other children in similar circumstances.'