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Looking to the Future: Concordance Participant Graduation
Each year Concordance hosts our Participant Graduation Ceremony where we honor graduating participants for their completion of the Concordance Re-Entry Program. It is a pinnacle moment in our participant’s re-entry journey where they are able to share in excitement with their loved ones, with team members and with community partners and hiring partners in their…
Read MoreA Season of Gratitude
The end of the year always conjures up moments of reflection and feelings of gratitude. We think back over the year and reflect on the people who came into our lives and the opportunities that were provided. The message of gratitude and unity rings strong in the halls at Concordance. As we move into the…
Read MoreConcordance Names Dr. Roderick Nunn to Its Board of Directors
Concordance, a CARF accredited, re-entry non-profit headquartered in St. Louis, announced today that Dr. Roderick Nunn, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SSM Health and former Executive Vice President, Head of Education & Employment at Concordance, has joined the organization’s board of directors. “I am so humbled to have Rod join our board…
Read MoreConcordance Raises $1 Million Through 2022 First Chance Gala to Support Re-Entry Services
Concordance, a CARF accredited, re-entry non-profit headquartered in St. Louis, announced today that it raised $1 million through its generous event sponsors and nearly 300 attendees at their 2022 First Chance Gala held at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis on Saturday, October 15, 2022. The gala shined a light on Concordance’s mission and the tremendous work…
Read MoreWhy Concordance? Two New Concordance Executives Share Their Why.
Concordance recently welcomed Lee Holmes as Chief Administrative Officer and Dr. Tiph Jones as Executive Vice President, Head of Education & Employment. As new hires on our executive team, we wanted to catch up with them both and ask Why Concordance? Check out their answers below to see what drew them to our organization and…
Read MoreConcordance Names Dr. Tiph Jones as Executive Vice President, Head of Employment & Education
Concordance, a CARF accredited, non-profit re-entry program headquartered in St. Louis, announced today that Dr. Tiph Jones has joined Concordance as Executive Vice President, Head of Education & Employment. She will report to Chairman & CEO Danny Ludeman. At Concordance, Dr. Jones will be responsible for leading the Education & Employment team, comprised of career…
Read MoreConcordance President & COO, Michelle Smith featured in VoyageSTL
Concordance President & COO, Michelle Smith, was featured in VoyageSTL, an independent digital magazine that features inspirational people, places, and projects in our community. In this article, Michelle shared her journey to Concordance, her passion for our organization, as well as some of the challenges she has faced throughout her career and how she has…
Read MoreStrategic Planning for Concordance Success
Through the everyday grind of programming, supporting, meeting, teaching, leading, and coordinating, it can be easy for nonprofit teams to lose sight of the big-picture vision they are moving toward. At Concordance, that purpose is clear – to partner with participants to help them live joyful, abundant, and purposeful lives, and in turn dramatically reduce reincarceration rates.
Read MoreConcordance names Clinton “Lee” Holmes as Chief Administrative Officer
Concordance, a CARF accredited, non-profit re-entry program headquartered in St. Louis, announced today that Clinton “Lee” Holmes has joined Concordance as Chief Administrative Officer. He will report to Danny Ludeman, Concordance Chairman & CEO.
Read MoreIntercon Chemical Partners with Concordance, a Prison Re-Entry Program
Concordance announced today that Intercon Chemical has partnered with the Concordance Employment Agency as a hiring partner. The Concordance Employment Agency is a division of Concordance, a nonprofit working to end the cycle of reincarceration, and is an alternative staffing agency with the dual mission of delivering staffing services while supporting justice-involved individuals find family sustaining employment.
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