Arise for Women: Part Three

About this episode

This episode explores the support and opportunities provided by Arise Collective for women transitioning from prison.

Send us Fan Mail Arise Collective is one of those rare organizations that provides housing for women transitioning from prison. But that's just the beginning. Arise provides emotional support, teaches life skills needed to become independent and, as we'll learn in this episode, even offers the opportunity to get a college degree. We'll meet two Arise residents who are taking advantage of that opportunity. In 2023, Judy Van Wyk and April Barber partnered to create a podcast ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Judy Van Wyk, April Barber Scales

Guest: Arise residents

Topics covered

• women's transition
• prison reform
• emotional support
• life skills
• education
• independence

Keywords

• Arise Collective
• housing
• college degree
• life skills
• emotional support
• women
• prison

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arise Collective

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