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Impact & success stories

Transformation is not an idea. It is something you can see.

Every graduation, job secured, relationship restored, and person who remains home represents courage supported by structure, accountability, and community.

SCRIP graduates in blue caps and gowns celebrating their achievement
A milestone earnedSCRIP graduates celebrate a new chapter
84%of SCRIP participants remain home
64%secure employment
7years serving Hartford and beyond
3graduating classes at Brooklyn Correctional Institution

More than completion

Graduation represents what happened before the certificate.

Participants confront trauma, practice accountability, build emotional and interpersonal skills, and prepare for the responsibilities waiting beyond the classroom. The ceremony matters because the work behind it matters.

“We believe in transformation, not just transition.”
Edward L. Andrews · Founder & Executive Director
SCRIP participants and staff gathered after a program session
SCRIP leaders supporting violence prevention and community healing
A SCRIP facilitator speaking during a classroom session

What progress looks like

One outcome is never the whole story.

Remaining home

Reducing the likelihood of returning to incarceration by strengthening the person and the conditions around them.

Securing employment

Building readiness, confidence, professional habits, and connections to employers who believe in second chances.

Healing relationships

Developing self-awareness, emotional regulation, communication, responsibility, and healthier support networks.

Completing the work

Recognizing disciplined participation while reinforcing the next stage of growth, stability, and leadership.

From program to paycheck

Youth RISE graduates building their first employment stories.

Employment turns preparation into independence. These photographs show two graduates applying the confidence, responsibility, and workplace skills strengthened through Youth RISE.

Felipe working inside Restaurant Depot
Felipe · Youth RISE graduateEmployed at Restaurant Depot—his first job.
Derek working inside Restaurant Depot
Derek · Youth RISE graduateBuilding experience and earning opportunity at Restaurant Depot.
Written testimonial from Tracy Shumaker, a 2023 SCRIP alumna

In a graduate’s own words

“SCRIP has been a safe place for me to start healing and grow.”

SCRIP helped me attain employment and gave me the opportunity to show my worth as an employee—knowing I was receiving a second chance to prove to myself that I can do this.
Tracy Shumaker2023 SCRIP alumna · Women’s ASCEND cohort

Graduate voices

Hear transformation from the people who lived it.

ASCEND graduates share what the program, the work, and the opportunity for a genuine second chance have meant in their lives.

Service beyond the classroom

Impact also means showing up for families.

SCRIP’s clothing and coat drives turn community support into immediate, practical care—helping neighbors meet essential needs with dignity.

A father and son receiving winter coats at a SCRIP community coat drive
Family supportA father and son supported through SCRIP’s coat drive.
Winter coats prepared for distribution at a SCRIP community event
Community careWarm clothing prepared for Hartford families.
SCRIP company van used for community outreach and support
Outreach in motionSCRIP’s van helps carry the mission into the community.

SCRIP in action

Real people. Real rooms. Real moments of growth.

A community member signing materials during a SCRIP gathering
Community engagementConnection creates momentum
SCRIP participants and staff gathered around a table during a program session
Shared learningGrowth takes shape through honest conversation
Urban Echoes participants holding completion certificates
Urban EchoesYoung voices become confident voices
Participants speaking together in the Urban Echoes podcast studio
Youth voiceStories become tools for change
Community members gathered at a SCRIP event
BelongingTransformation grows in community

Impact through partnership

SCRIP’s results are built with people who refuse to give up on people.

Correctional agencies, behavioral health professionals, employers, funders, educators, mentors, and community organizations each strengthen the path from healing to home.

Correctional and reentry agenciesBehavioral health partnersSecond-chance employersEducators, funders, and mentors

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