Hotlines

Cheryl Polan is the founder of The Rock Found, a faith-based reentry organization that helps justice involved individuals seeking restoration and purpose. The Rock Found assists with job skills training, employment, transportation, and housing through individualized case management, and they work in partnership with The Latino Coalition for Community Leadership. Hotlines is hosted by CRJ’s Seth Re...

My Father’s House Founder and CEO Jim Blum, alongside Director Ken Kavanaugh, shares the mission of My Father’s House: to provide transitional housing, job placement assistance, life-skills training, and a supportive community for men getting out of prison. Hotlines is hosted by CRJ’s Seth Ready and Remerg Executive Director Carol Peeples, and is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). w...

The Reciprocity Collective serves unhoused people in Colorado, including those impacted by the criminal-legal system. Staffer Mary Putman articulates how the Collective metaphorically wraps their arms around people in need, and supports them in finding the support they need. Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org Sites & resources mentioned in thi...

Dr. Stephen Hartnett, Director of the University of Colorado-Denver Prison Education Program (PEP), joins CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples in the CRJ studio, along with Sean Mueller, a previously incarcerated student of PEP. They discuss how PEP is creating a culture shift in Colorado prisons, and they articulate how their fight to end mass incarceration begins with the mindset that kno...

The Other Side Academy (TOSA) is the featured guest on this week’s Hotlines, hosted by CRJ’s Seth Ready and Remerg’s Carol Peeples. Lola Strong walks us through the free, 30-month workforce development program that TOSA offers people in transition and recovery throughout Colorado. Keith Spencer from the TOSA team shares glimpses of his own journey, from homelessness and drug addiction, through cha...

The founder of Mobarez Solutions, Roohallah Mobarez, and his Director of Operations, Michael Poompan, join CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples in the CRJ studio to share about the sober living environments they oversee, providing housing and job support for people with sex offenses. They discuss some of the unique obstacles faced by people with these types of convictions, and how Mobarez S...

Dan Ordaz, Executive Director of Jobs of Hope, joins CRJ's Seth Ready and Carol Peeples of Remerg to talk about the 9-month reentry support program that ne and his team lead in Greeley, Colorado, as well as to illuminate their work supporting job seekers throughout Weld County. Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org Sites & resources mentioned in...

This week, hosts Seth Ready from CRJ and Carol Peeples from Remerg interview team members from the national organization FreeWorld: Jeff Lee and Bob Eisenman. Lee, who joins from Kansas City, and Eisenman, from Denver, explain how FreeWorld supports people with criminal histories as they build successful careers in the trucking industry both in Colorado and beyond, as well as providing assistance...

This week, Program Coordinator Angela Martinez from Thrive joins CRJ’s Seth Ready and Remerg’s Carol Peeples in the studio. Angela explains how Thrive helps people get prepared for employment through training and coaching, especially those facing barriers. Thrive is a no-cost opportunity for low-income individuals, or for those in re-entry or recovery. Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio fo...

Harris Rollinger of KeHE Distributors discusses fair chance employment, and how people impacted by the criminal-legal system can find and keep jobs here in Colorado and beyond. Rollinger is joined in conversation with CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples. Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org Sites & resources mentioned in this episode inc...

Geno Shvedov, founder of Hazelbrook Recovery & Sober Living, and John Klinghammer, Community Impact Director, explain how Hazelbrook builds community by offering safe and sober housing for the previously incarcerated, in a conversation with CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples. Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org Sites & resources me...

Staff from the Mile High Workshop share with CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples about their service as an employment and job training program for those facing barriers to work. The Mile High Workshop assembles and manufactures products in order to create work opportunities.  Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org Sites & resources mention...

Listen in as Corinthiah Brown, founder of The Don’t Look Back Center, talks with CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples about her work with women, including trans women, in the reentry and addiction recovery. And there's more: The Don’t Look Back Center also provides services for men. Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org Sites & resources m...

Thomas Hernandez from Tribe Recovery Homes shares the work of Tribe, as well as a glimpse of his personal journey, with CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples. Tribe provides substance recovery services, employment support, and more, in Denver, Boulder, and Las Vegas. Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org Sites & resources mentioned in this...

Meet Chris Mays, director of Doing His Time, an organization that provides ministry in Colorado prisons as well as reentry support for those getting out. Doing His Time is a faith-based organization; however, all participants are welcome, no matter their faith perspective. In a conversation with CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples, Chris shares his own journey of 31 years of incarceration,...

Seth Ready from Colorado Radio for Justice and Carol Peeples from Remerg talk reentry with Michelle Sykes and James Thomas, whose organization is called The Road Called STRATE. Both Sykes and Thomas are previously incarcerated in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Thomas shares how vision for The Road called STRATE took shape, and how he and Sykes turned that dream into a reality. Hotlines is...

This week, Cathy Lachman and Karen Rodriguez sit down with CRJ host and producer Seth Ready and collaborator Carol Peeples, Director of Remerg , to share about The Gateway Program at Red Rocks Community College. Gateway is a support program for system-impacted students and others, to receive a 2-year college degree. Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice....

This week, Teri Marquantte and Cathy Blair sit down with CRJ host and producer Seth Ready and collaborator Carol Peeples, Director of Remerg . Teri and Cathy are part of Keyheart Training; they provide education and advocacy for people seeking housing in Colorado. This episode is a crash course from some of Colorado's experts in best practices for applying for, and getting accepted for, supportive...

Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). In this week's Hotlines, CRJ host and producer Seth Ready and collaborator Carol Peeples, Director of Remerg , are joined in the studio by Luke Gregory from Ananeo, an organization that offers supportive housing options and recovery case management across Colorado. www.radioforjustice.org Sites & resources mentioned in this episode...

Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). In this week's Hotlines, CRJ host and producer Seth Ready and collaborator Carol Peeples, Director of Remerg , invite Cordelia Randall into the studio from Esquared, Denver's Center for the Development of Economic Equity. www.radioforjustice.org Sites & resources mentioned in this episode include: Esquared - https://esquaredworks.co...

Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). In this week's Hotlines, CRJ host and producer Seth Ready invites Carol Peeples, Executive Director of Remerg , into the studio, and she gives the scoop on transitional housing opportunities and processes in Colorado. www.radioforjustice.org Sites & resources mentioned in this episode include: Remerg - www.remerg.com Oxford House Co...

Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). In episode 1 of Hotlines, CRJ host and producer Seth Ready sits down with Carol Peeples, Executive Director of Remerg , Colorado's reentry resource hub. Seth and Carol take a look at what's in store for listeners who follow Hotlines, a weekly audio bulletin board for reentry resources and support. www.radioforjustice.org