{"id":2749,"date":"2010-01-16T15:25:39","date_gmt":"2010-01-16T20:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2010\/01\/chance-changing-homes-and-neighborhoods-challenging-everyone.html"},"modified":"2013-10-10T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T13:15:02","slug":"chance-changing-homes-and-neighborhoods-challenging-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2010\/01\/chance-changing-homes-and-neighborhoods-challenging-everyone.html","title":{"rendered":"CHANCE: Changing Homes and Neighborhoods, Challenging Everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/view_play_list?p=60E64396D9998ED1\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MGVu4el-QUY\/1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nMany people have talked about the recidivism problem, but here&#8217;s a group trying to do something about it. Helping people right out of jail to learn how to get a job, convincing employers to hire them, mentoring them longterm with life coaches, lawyers, and accountants,\r\nand with some helping them start their own businesses and employ others.\r\nJimmy Boyd is the principal organizer, and Steve Johnson is the outreach coordinator.\r\nThey have some more people already signed up in a core team, and are looking for\r\nadditional people, not to mention grants.\r\n<p>\r\nCHANCE had an organizational meeting 7 Jan 2010 at Floyd Rose&#8217;s Serenity Church.\r\nHere&#8217;s a\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/view_play_list?p=60E64396D9998ED1\">\r\nplaylist.<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL60E64396D9998ED1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHelp give some people a needed push?\r\nTake responsibility and help solve a problem what will reduce crime by increasing employment?\r\nHere&#8217;s a chance to do that.\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many people have talked about the recidivism problem, but here&#8217;s a group trying to do something about it. 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