By LEE J. KAHRSThe Reporter BRANDON – In a world where advocates are hard to find and harder to keep, where the most vulnerable are keen for guidance and support, …
As More Mothers Fill Prisons, Children Suffer ‘A Primal Wound’
Since 1980, the number of incarcerated women in the U.S. has grown by more than 750%—at a rate twice that of men. And as the prison population has risen, so, …
Safer Society Receives Grant from Vermont Community Foundation to Support New Circle Mentoring
Safer Society Foundation recently received a $3,000 grant from the Vermont Community Foundation’s Spark! Connecting Community grant program. This grant will go toward expanding Safer Society’s New Circle Mentoring Program …
SSF01: A Conversation with Director Erika Linskey about the New Circle Mentoring Program
Erika Linskey earned her Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Colorado, taught elementary school in Colorado, and has maintained a life-long career in teaching and child advocacy. …