Perhaps it’s fitting that a new multi-million dollar program designed to help people rebuild their lives after prison hired an ex-con to be one of its executives. The Concordance Academy of Leadership, which vows to revolutionized the re-entry field in Missouri and beyond with evidence-based practices, said Wednesday that it had hired former Missouri state senator Jeff Smith, a Democrat, to be vice president in charge of community engagement and policy.
June is Family Reunification Month. As we think of reunification within the landscape of re-entry, we must acknowledge that both journeys are often difficult and non-linear. At Concordance, we support our participants throughout their healing journey so that they can have healthy relationships not only with themselves, but also with their families and members of their support systems.
The last two years have been challenging for everyone. The stress of the dual pandemics – COVID and racial equity – and subsequent isolation, loss, and uncertainty have taken their […]
Biotechnology executive brings 20 years of advocacy and leadership in the healthcare and government sectors to Concordance. Concordance, a CARF accredited, re-entry non-profit headquartered in St. Louis, announced that Scott […]