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NORC at The University of Chicago Finds Concordance Re-Entry Model Demonstrates Consistent Decreases in Likelihood of Recidivism
Concordance Receives Investment from U.S. Bank Foundation; U.S. Bank Chief Human Resources Officer, Elcio Barcelos, Joins Board of Directors and Employer Advisory Council
U.S. Bank Foundation commits support for St. Louis based re-entry non-profit. ST. LOUIS, June 22, 2021 – Concordance announced a partnership with U.S. Bank Foundation to end the cycle of reincarceration, which was bolstered by a significant contribution to Concordance’s First Chance campaign. In addition to U.S. Bank Foundation’s generous investment in Concordance, U.S. Bank…
Read MoreConcordance Announces Accreditation and $15M Fundraising Progress Towards National Expansion
BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC LEADERS NATIONWIDE JOIN CAMPAIGN TO HELP NONPROFIT REACH MILESTONE GOALS AHEAD OF FIFTH ANNIVERSARY June 16, 2021, St. Louis, MO — Concordance, a non-profit re-entry program headquartered in St. Louis, commemorated its fifth anniversary of providing services to participants today by announcing several achievements, including receiving peer accreditation and making significant progress…
Read MoreSt. Louis Comedian Shares Story of Redemption, Reentry Following Prison Sentence
Read the final segment of KSDK’s three-part series about Concordance here. Wonderful. A blessing. Those are the words Elton Neal, 45, uses to describe what the Concordance Academy of Leadership means to him. It’s a St. Louis County nonprofit run by a retired Wells Fargo Advisors CEO aimed at preventing people like Neal from returning to prison.…
Read MoreFormer Inmate Says Nonprofit Keeps Him, Others Out of Jail
To read the full story, visit the KSDK website. ‘They probably saved my life’ | Former inmate says nonprofit keeps him, others out of jail ST. LOUIS — Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series about Concordance Academy of Leadership, a nonprofit aimed at reducing recidivism. The next installment in the series…
Read MoreRetired Wells Fargo CEO Danny Ludeman breaks down how Concordance Academy of Leadership is repairing lives, reuniting families and reducing recidivism
ST. LOUIS — Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series about Concordance Academy of Leadership, a nonprofit post-prison rehabilitation program aimed at reducing recidivism. The next installments in the series will highlight the stories of the participants, past and present. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Danny Ludeman once had what many might…
Read MoreWomen Of The C-Suite: Michelle Smith of Concordance Academy On The Five Things You Need To Succeed As A Senior Executive
Article courtesy of Authority Magazine. As a part of our series about strong women leaders, I had the pleasure of interviewing Michelle Smith. Michelle Smith, MA, MS, has more than a decade of experience working in the federal judicial and criminal justice systems. She was most recently managing partner of a Houston-based architectural firm. In…
Read MoreSocial Impact Heroes: How Danny Ludeman & Concordance Academy of Leadership Are Helping To Reduce Reincarceration Rates
“Small achievements are just as important as big ones. Every small milestone that our participants achieve is worth celebrating. Whether it is walking through that door on day one, earning a certificate for completing workplace simulation training, or achieving 30 days sober, each of these moments are worth celebrating as they bring our participants one…
Read MoreDavid Steward leading $50M campaign to expand Concordance
Non-profit works to reduce reincarceration rates David Steward, chairman and founder of World Wide Technology, is leading St. Louis-based Concordance Academy’s First Chance capital campaign to raise $50 million to scale its model for reducing reincarceration rates nationally and to expand its programs to 11 other cities by 2025. Chicago will be the next city…
Read MoreThis St. Louis–based nonprofit has reduced Missouri’s reincarceration rates by more than 40 percent. Now it’s expanding to other states
Via St. Louis Magazine Next, Danny Ludeman’s Concordance Academy will replicate its first-of-its-kind program in Chicago. When thinking of incarceration in America, Danny Ludeman talks about Monica, a 20-year-old woman who was in the same prison at the same time as her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. “This is not atypical,” the former Wells Fargo CEO says. This story…
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