ADDITIONAL PERSEVERE PROGRAMS IN TENNESSEE
In addition to the core Persevere program for incarcerated men and women,
the following programs are offered in the state of Tennessee:
PERSEVERE PROGRAM LOCATIONS
Tennessee Technology Workforce Alliance
$15M | Good Jobs Challenge | 3 Year Grant
Funded by the Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Tech Alliance is part of the
Good Jobs Challenge (GJC) dedicated to help train Americans for good jobs by developing
and strengthening regional workforce training systems and sectoral partnerships. The Tech Alliance will provide technology training, career readiness instruction, wraparound case management, job placement, and long time follow up and support services to over 1,700 Tennesseans.
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Families First
$15M | Good Jobs Challenge | 3 Year Grant
Serving adults and children between the ages of 9 - 18. Persevere’s overall mission and its Pathway to Persevere (PTP) program is aligned with the TANF purpose to “end the dependence of needy parents by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage.” Originally starting in Memphis and spreading throughout West Tennessee.
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Persevere Works
$900k | From BJA | 3 Year Grant
Persevere and TDOC have developed Persevere Works, a project designed to improve, expand, and implement Persevere’s successful program in two prisons in Middle TN — the men’s facility with the fewest vocational offerings (Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, TTCC: 2500 inmates), and the only women’s facility in Middle TN (Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, DJRC: 700 inmates).
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EPIC Youth
$750k | From OJP | 3 Year Grant
Committed to breaking the cycle of intergenerational incarceration, unemployment, and poverty through evidence-based practices and a strengths-based approach. EPIC is a collaborative initiative designed to change the nature of re-entry and outcomes for Nashville/Davidson County youth ages 13 - 17 who are re-entering their communities after confinement in a juvenile facility.
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$15M | Good Jobs Challenge | 3 Year Grant
Funded by the Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Tech Alliance is part of the
Good Jobs Challenge (GJC) dedicated to help train Americans for good jobs by developing
and strengthening regional workforce training systems and sectoral partnerships. The Tech Alliance will provide technology training, career readiness instruction, wraparound case management, job placement, and long time follow up and support services to over 1,700 Tennesseans.
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$7.5M | TN Dept. of Human Services | 3 Year Grant
Serving adults and children between the ages of 9 - 18. Persevere’s Families First Program seeks to break the cycle of poverty, incarceration, and unemployment. The Program’s goals are to reduce redcidivism, increase employment and average wage for justice-involved adults, and prevent justice-involvement for children and young adults through coding classes,
networking, career readiness, life
skills training, and job placement.Tennessee.
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Persevere Works
$900k | From BJA | 3 Year Grant
Persevere and TDOC have developed Persevere Works, a project designed to improve, expand, and implement Persevere’s successful program in two prisons in Middle TN — the men’s facility with the fewest vocational offerings (Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, TTCC: 2500 inmates), and the only women’s facility in Middle TN (Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, DJRC: 700 inmates).
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EPIC Youth
$750k | From OJP | 3 Year Grant
Committed to breaking the cycle of intergenerational incarceration, unemployment, and poverty through evidence-based practices and a strengths-based approach. EPIC is a collaborative initiative designed to change the nature of re-entry and outcomes for Nashville/Davidson County youth ages 13 - 17 who are re-entering their communities after
confinement in a juvenile facility.
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The National Institute to Unlock Potential is currently the only Persevere program offered Nationally.
National Institute to Unlock Potential
Funding: Walmart.org
Unlock Potential (UP) is a partnership between Persevere and the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice (RBIJ). Our mission is to break the cycle of incarceration by providing meaningful employment opportunities to a statistically at-risk group of young people. By engaging businesses, community partners, and youth, we can make the biggest impact by creating the National Institute and the UP Hiring program to unlock the potential for our future.
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Funding: Walmart.org | 3 Year Grant
Unlock Potential (UP) is a partnership between Persevere and the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice (RBIJ). Our mission is to break the cycle of incarceration by providing meaningful employment opportunities to a statistically at-risk group of young people. By engaging businesses, community partners, and youth, we can make the biggest impact by creating the National Institute and the UP Hiring program to unlock the potential for our future.
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We’ve come a long way, and we’re just beginning.
Follow our progress as we bring Persevere programs to more and more locations:
PERSEVERE’S EXPANSION INTO NEW FACILITIES:
Persevere Courses Were Added To 11 Facilities In 2 Years
2023
COMING SOON
Nebraska
2022
JANUARY
Atlanta, GA.
Metro Reentry Facility
JULY
Nashville, TN.
Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center
2021
MARCH
Eloy, AZ.
Saguaro Correctional Center
MAY
Columbia, SC.
Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Center
AUGUST
Richmond, VA.
Virginia Correctional Center for Women
2020
JANUARY
Goodyear, AZ.
ASPC Perryville San Carlos
OCTOBER
Eloy, AZ.
Red Rock Correctional Center Center
2019
APRIL
Henning, TN.
Women's Therapeutic Residential Center
MAY
Memphis, TN.
Mark Lutrell Transition Center
SEPTEMBER
Hartsville, TN.
Trousdale Turner Correctional Center
OCTOBER
Tucson, AZ.
ASPC Tucson Whetstone Unit
PERSEVERE’S PROGRAM EXPANSION:
Persevere added 5 New Programs in 4 Years
2023
JANUARY
- Families First
- Persevere Works
FEBRUARY
Tennessee Technology Workforce Alliance
(Tech Alliance)
COMING SOON
EPIC Youth
2022
OCTOBER
The National Institute to Unlock Potential
2021
MARCH
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