EDUCATION

Education is a vital to upward mobility. Because it is crucial in the success of community reintegration for those impacted by the criminal legal system and those returning home from incarceration, we offer educational training and outreach in 4 areas: voter education, computer literacy, finanacial literacy and entrepreneurship. 

Click here to see a list of workshops and trainings. 

Supporting Financial Freedom, Upward Mobilty & Healthy Finanicial Well-Being 

In our ongoing commitment to improve the financial well-being of justice impacted and formerly incarcerated communities we serve, we have officially partnered with First Step Alliance and KOFE: Knowledge of Financial Education to bring you access to FREE portal resources and education regarding money, housing, budgeting, credit, retirement, credit counseling, certificates of completion and learning modules, as well as a dedicated toll free hot-line to financial coaches. To learn more about the free courses, visit our Financial Wellness page.

Bridging the Digital Divide Through Computer Literacy

In partnership with the the William Chapel-William C. Brown Library of the Dekalb Co. Library System, we are supporting justice-involved Georgians with digital literacy through a PAID, in person digital literacy skills course that starts on 3/8/25. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. To learn more about the program, requirements and to apply, click here. 

Supporting Recidivism Through Entrepreneurship 

Although employment is a critical lifeline for justice-involved and formerly incarcerated people, discriminatory employment policies and  social stigmas prove to be the biggest barrier to a successful reintegration. Because entrepreneurship decreases the likelihood of re-offending, we prioritize entrepreneurship as a viable option to upward mobility. To learn more about our upcoming entrepreneurship trainings, visit our Entrepreneurship page.

NEW PARTNERSHIP TO EDUCATE & EMPOWER RETURNING CITIZENS WITH FINANCIAL WELLNESS & SUCCESS!

n our ongoing commitment to improve the financial well-being of justice impacted and formerly incarcerated communities we serve, we have officially partnered with First Step Alliance and KOFE: Knowledge of Financial Education to bring you access to FREE portal resources and education regarding money, housing, budgeting, credit, retirement, credit counseling, certificates of completion and learning modules, as well as a dedicated toll free hot-line to financial coaches. We hope to educate, motivate and empower you to achieve financial freedom by giving you the tools to refrain from overspending and encouraging you to save and invest.

The portal requires that you create an account (choosing New Life Second Chance as the partner) and verify your email address before you can log in and access the resources. Therefore, be sure to click on the link within the validation email to get started (if you do not see it in your inbox or updates, check your junk/spam folder) 

Register to create an account: https://firststepalliance.kofetime.com/register/. Choose New Life Second Chance as the partner.

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