Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF LIFE SKILLS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY INCARCERATED, ON PROBATION OR PAROLE, OR WHO MAY BE IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION.
TRANSFORMING LIVES OF THOSE IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION WITH COMPASSIONATE EDUCATION.
FREEDOM TO CHOOSE PROJECT HELD LARGE GROUP PATHWAYS TO FREEDOM PRISON WORKSHOPS AND EXPANDED TO FIVE CALIFORNIA PRISONS (VALLEY STATE PRISON,CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S FACILITY, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN, CALIFORNIA MEN'S COLONY AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY). WE WORKED WITH BOTH MALE AND FEMALE INCARCERATED POPULATIONS. FREEDOM TO CHOOSE WORKSHOPS TEACH COMMUNICATION SKILLS, RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, AND ALSO WORK AT THE EMOTIONAL LEVEL, OFFERING A SPECIFIC SKILL SET TO HEAL THE UNDERPINNINGS OF ANGER AND RELEASE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR THAT UNDERMINE A HEALTHY AND BALANCED LIFE. THE WORKSHOPS WERE PRESENTED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. VOLUNTEERS TRAVELED FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, DONATING OVER 9,200 HOURS TO PARTICIPATE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.
FREEDOM TO CHOOSE HELD INCARCERATED MENTOR SUPPORT GROUP PROGRAMS IN THREE CALIFORNIA PRISONS IN THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR. THESE PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO INCARCERATED MENTORS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED OUR PATHWAYS TO FREEDOM LARGE WORKSHOP. INCARCERATED MENTOR SUPPORT GROUPS OFFER SUPPORT FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO INTEGRATE THE TOOLS AND SKILLS THEY LEARNED IN THE LARGE WORKSHOPS PRESENTED BY FREEDOM TO CHOOSE PROJECT. VOLUNTEERS TRAVELED ON A WEEKLY BASIS, DONATING THEIR TIME AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.
FREEDOM TO CHOOSE PROJECT LAUNCHED THE FIRST YOUTHFUL OFFENDER PROGRAM AT THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY IN CHOWCHILLA, CA. THIS PROGRAM INVOLVED TRAINING OLDER INCARCERATED MEN, WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR ABILITY TO BE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS, TO INSPIRE AND MENTOR YOUNGER INCARCERATED MEN. THIS NEW PROGRAM WAS ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED BY BOTH YOUNGER INCARCERATED MEN AND THEIR MENTORS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Molly Reid | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Holly Cook | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Karen Peterson Phd | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Michael Lattimore | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Claudia Flores | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Renee Croce | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| David Couper | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Bonnie Paul Phd | CO-DIRECTOR & BOD SECRETARY | 20 | $0 |
| David Paul Md Phd | CO-DIRECTOR AND BOD CEO | 10 | $0 |
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