Persevere Success Stories
What started with one man’s life changing experience, has grown to thousands of life changing experiences for hundreds of men and women in multiple states across the country. And we’re just getting started.
Tennessee Tech Alliance Launches Community Classes
Tennessee launches community coding classes to justice-impacted individuals to prevent recidivism and the prison pipeline.
Persevere Instructor Spotlight: Meet Valerie Moyo
Our greatest asset is our staff. Particularly our instructors who are helping our folks gain valuable skills in coding. Not only are they top notch, but they are pretty amazing humans as well. Check out the Instructor Spotlight series to get to know them.
Persevere Featured in the New York Times: Ex-Prisoners Face Headwinds as Job Seekers, Even as Openings Abound
An estimated 60 percent of those leaving prison are unemployed a year later. But after a push for “second-chance hiring,” some programs show promise.
Local 6 News Richmond, VA
RICHMOND, Va. — A nonprofit in Richmond is teaching incarcerated individuals highly sought-after technical skills to help prepare them to join the workforce upon their release. Persevere, which operates out
News Channel 5 Nashville Interview with Stacey Books
Persevere Now – Coding Programs for Incarcerated Individuals Stacey Books with Persevere Now is our guest. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Stacey Books, Tennessee Director for Persevere Now, explains how the program
Local on 2 Tennessee Features Persevere
Persevere staff member Josh Hunke talks with Local on 2 with graduate Jason Doty about the Persevere program.
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We believe, and are committed to, communities and various stakeholders working together to form coalitions and create partnerships to bring education, housing, jobs, and mental health and substance abuse services to their respective areas. Too many people are affected by the criminal justice system, recidivism, and lack of access to critical resources and services. Too many of our minority populations have been drastically and disproportionately impacted.