In an effort to reduce gun violence, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, on Wednesday night, unanimously voted to provide $1.6 million to community organizations that aim to address its root causes. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has more.
Mitigating inequity continues to prove difficult. That can be said for people of color, women, and those on the low-income side of the economic scale. Now, imagine trying to overcome those barriers fresh out of prison. Helping overcome those obstacles for convicts returning to society is the purpose of "A Brighter Way" in Washtenaw County. Adam Grant is a former inmate himself and now serves as its executive director. He joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss his story of redemption and the work underway to help others do the same.
Washtenaw United: 02/15/21
WEMU has partnered with the United Way of Washtenaw County to explore the people, organizations, and institutions creating opportunity and equity in our area. And, as part of this ongoing series, you’ll also hear from the people benefiting and growing from the investments being made in the areas of our community where there are gaps in available services. It is a community voice. It is Washtenaw United.
ABOUT COZINE WELCH:
Cozine is the current Executive Director (ED) of the Washtenaw County Nonprofit A Brighter Way, which provides direct mentoring and supportive services to our friends and family returning home to Washtenaw from jail and incarceration. Formerly incarcerated himself, having served a 20 year sentence of incarceration at the age of 17, upon his return home Cozine was quickly hired to a Co Teaching position at The University of Michigan through the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP), as well as Managing Editor of the Mi