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Help people in prison change their lives through entrepreneurship

Aaron Foss

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    Defy Ventures is an incredible organization that helps transform lives through entrepreneurship. Watching people find their path and build a future is truly inspiring, and I believe we can make an even bigger impact together.

    While they have operated in the juvenile system in New Jersey for years, they have a new opportunity to launch at the first adult prison, the Garden State Correctional Facility in January. This prison serves men, with a focus on a younger demographic (aged 21 - 30).

    They've been working on making this program a reality since 2018 and only recently inked a partnership with the New Jersey DOC.

    But...there's a funding gap of $25k that needs to be raised by December 31 so the program can be launched in early 2027. If not, they’ll have to postpone it until the middle of next year, at the earliest.

    Let’s come together to help Defy help underserved folks change their lives.

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    Defy Ventures, Inc.

    Pasadena, CA

    Tax-ID: 27-3611908

    Defy Ventures is a national nonprofit with a vision to cut recidivism in half by leveraging entrepreneurship to increase economic opportunity and transform lives. Defy's entrepreneurship, career readiness, and personal development training programs are helping currently and formerly incarcerated people defy the odds in eight states and 16 prisons across the country. Because public attitudes toward people with criminal histories affect their chances of success post-incarceration, Defy's mission is to shift mindsets to give people with criminal histories their best shot at a second chance. Together with the thousands of business executives and leaders in our network, we are helping to shift the conversation and landscape of opportunity for formerly incarcerated people. Join us!

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