To improve public safety by restoring former offenders to productive roles in society through training, counseling and education programs that remove the barriers to meaningful employment and that teach skills for today's workforce.
Friends of CEi provided Thanksgiving baskets for 41 families. The project is a "tangible sign of encouragement during difficult times and a blessing to our mission of second chances.”
Chattanooga Endeavors, Inc. (CEi) has established a network of local churches called “Stephen’s Table” to keep contact with people from the Chattanooga area that are serving terms in Tennessee’s prison system.
Chattanooga Endeavors discusses the implications of the aging prisoner population on the workforce at the annual Senior Services of America conference in Indianapolis.
CEi board members purchase holiday meals for everyone in its program this year, hoping to make their difficulties finding employment during the current economic downturn more sufferable.
Ask Ronnie Rogers what lead him to prison and the spry 64 year old man rattles off nearly half a century of events like a ticker tape machine – a litany of dates and dispositions which represent his life in the world crim...
