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    SHaRP
    Safe Haven Re-Entry Program

    SHaRP’s goals are to empower incarcerated and formerly convicted persons to assimilate back into the community, reduce recidivism and improve public safety through addressing education, employment, healthcare, housing, and family relationship needs of persons reentering society by providing support and connection to needed services in the community after they have been released.

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    Ben F. Barnett
    Owner Media Bureau, Inc.

    Media Bureau is a pioneering Interactive Digital Media Agency located in Philadelphia, PA. We produce the privately owned media properties and the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival. We provide professional consulting and development services for media communications using Digital Media Strategy (DMS), Social Network Strategy (SNS), Website development, Original Content Analog / Digital Design and Aggregation, and A/V production (camera, editing, knowledge), for Film / Media / Politics.

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    CEO -- Commission on Economic Opportunity

    CEO was incorporated in 1966 as a community action agency to alleviate poverty.  This multi-service nonprofit organization is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of three constituencies with equal representation: consumers, public sector, and private sector.  With its central office in the Heights neighborhood of Wilkes-Barre, CEO maintains site offices in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, Hazleton and Tunkhannock.

    Operating more than twenty programs with a staff that exceeds 200 full- and part-time employees, CEO in 2000 served more than twenty thousand individuals from some eight thousand households.  Its annual budget, with revenues from multiple public and private funding sources, exceeds $10 million.  CEO is a participating agency of the United Way of Wyoming Valley, United Way of Hazleton, and the Wyoming County United Fund.

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    Coalition for Medical Marijuana New Jersey

    Modern clinical research, centuries of experience and the impassioned personal accounts of thousands of real patients concur: Marijuana can alleviate symptoms of certain serious medical conditions, and it can do so when other drugs fail to help. Doctors should be free to recommend this medicine to promote health, and sick or injured New Jerseyans should be free to use it responsibly. The safety margin for therapeutic marijuana is as wide as it can be – there is no known lethal dose. New Jersey healthcare professionals dispense potentially lethal drugs every day. We trust them to do so very carefully, and solely to benefit their patients. Common sense and compassion demand that doctors should control non-lethal marijuana medicine for those who truly need it. To make this important change a reality, your voice is needed.

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    Goodwill Industries

    Helping men and women who have been incarcerated re-enter mainstream society through meaningful work and building a stronger and safer city are at the center of Goodwill’s partnership with the City of Philadelphia Mayor’s Office for the Re-entry of Ex-Offenders

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    iPharmAssist

    We specialize in helping the uninsured, under-insured and insured with the prescription assistance process. We also offer Medication Therapy Management services and prescriptions prior authorization assistance. Clients that qualify can get certain medications for FREE or at a low cost. Clients who are insured may be able to get their medication for a lower copay. IPharmAssist does all the legwork by qualifying, obtaining and assisting the client with filling out the paperwork.  So give us a ring or email us and let IPharmAssist see if they can help you lift the burden of outrageous medication cost.

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    Carol Katz M.S.W.
    Clinical Therapist The Starting Point, Inc.

    Carole Katz, M.S.W. a graduated from the University of Pittsburgh almost 30 years ago. This was followed by 2 years of post graduate training in marital and family therapy. Since then she has provided mental health and addiction treatment to individuals, couples, and groups.  Carole employs a combination of treatment modalities with a focus on family of origin (Inner healing) ,behavioral, and  increasing self trust.  Areas of expertise include: addiction,, co-dependency, bi-polar disorder, grief and loss, dual diagnosis, and women’s issues.

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    Cathy Larkin
    Counsultant, Coach, Speaker Web Savvy PR

    I’m Cathy Larkin, founder of Web Savvy PR, and I add social media tools to the traditional Public Relations (PR) toolkit to help small businesses and entrepreneurs; non-profits; and speakers, bloggers, and authors build their businesses, and expand the reach of their brand

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    LME Designs

    An experienced full-time website designer, I’ll work one-on-one with you to make your vision happen and help turn your website from an idea into a powerful marketing tool.

    • Experience:  From realtors to retail sites, I’ve done it all.
    • Flexibility: I have the flexibility to spend as much time as necessary to create a website that truly represents you and your business and achieves your marketing goals.
    • Passion: If you’re looking for a web designer who will not only give you personal attention but be just as passionate as you are about your website, than contact me today for a free quote.

     

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    R.I.S.E
    The Mayor's Office of Reintegration Services for Ex-Offenders

    The Mayor’s Office of Re-Integration Services for Ex-offenders (RISE) is the lead agency in the City for the management of reintegration services for the formerly incarcerated back into society. At RISE we know that people who receive the skills training and education necessary to compete in the formal economy are far less likely to participate in criminal activity.

    The Mayor’s Office of Re-Integration Services for Ex-offenders (RISE) mission is to:

    Improve public safety and the re-entry process for the formerly incarcerated enabling them to become responsible and productive Philadelphians by addressing barriers that impede their fair chance for success. RISE has established the following goals:

    • To act as an umbrella organization for local ex-offender re-entry programs and initiatives.
    • Establish a strong network of organizations to promote community-wide collaboration.
    • Assist in setting standards for organizations providing services to the formerly incarcerated.
    • Act as a clearing house of information and conduit for funding opportunities.
    • To provide training for both professionals and volunteers and assist with program development.
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    Dr. Myrna B Shure
    Author, Developmental Psychologist

    Dr. Myrna B. Shure, Ph.D.  is the author or coauthor of six books, I Can Problem Solve curriculum guides for preschool through grade six for use in schools, and numerous book chapters and journal articles. Her most recent books for parents, Raising A Thinking Child (Holt, 1994; paperback, Pocket Books, 1996; audiotape, BDD Audio, 1996), Raising A Thinking Child Workbook (Original Publication, Holt, 1996; Research Press, 2000), and Raising A Thinking Preteen (Holt, 2000; paperback, Owl/Holt, 2001), help children learn to resolve everyday conflicts and get along with others. Her third trade book for parents, Thinking Parent, Thinking Child, originally published by McGraw Hill in 2005, now published by Research Press, helps families turn their most challenging problems into solutions.

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    Jadan Courtney Spaulding
    Health and Wellness Coach

    A health and wellness coach assisting individuals in need of losing weight, gaining muscle, improving energy and eating health. I create and develop personalized nutrition plans based on each clients health and fitness goals.

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    Support Center For Child Advocates

    The Support Center for Child Advocates provides legal assistance and social service advocacy for abused and neglected children in Philadelphia County. Child Advocates is one of the most successful volunteer models serving children in the country. Since its founding in 1977, Child Advocates has trained more than 3,500 attorneys who contribute pro bono services valued at more than $3.5 million annually.