Project 180 Strong Voices Luncheon

The luncheon features national workforce development and prison education expert, Dr. Craig Miller (Pennsylvania College of Technology, affiliated with Penn State University), who promotes addressing our labor shortage (especially in the trades), through workforce development education among incarcerated and recently released returning citizens. According to the RAND Corporation, “incarcerated people who participate in education programs are 48 percent less likely to recidivate than those who do not.” These findings are based on a recently updated, comprehensive study that analyzed rigorous research published from 1980 through 2017.

To purchase individual luncheon tickets, go online to Project180reentry.org, click on “Lecture Series”, then “Buy Tickets” for “Constructing a New Workforce” on March 7, 2025 at 11 AM. ~ ~ Questions? Contact: Barbara Smith-Bacon

Event proceeds go toward advancing safety by reducing recidivism, specifically providing housing (18,000 nights), food (55,000 meals), clothing, transportation, medical assistance and telephones for recently released (435) individuals returning to Sarasota County during their First Week Out, as well as stable housing and peer recovery support through our abstinence-based residential program (133 residents) and through education classes within prison and jails.