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Second Chances



            Farm and ReEntry



                       Delaware . . .


                 A Perfect Match




                   ore than 100 people attended

                   ceremonies at Second Chances
       MFarm in late July to help cele-
        brate the inclusion of Second Chances               (left to right) Founder and CEO of ReEntry Delaware,

        Farm in a report outlining Best Practices           Malone Harmon, Rev. Tony Lowden, appointed by the
        submitted by Dr. Ben Carson, Secretary              White House as Federal ReEntry Czar and, Ajit Mat-
                                                            thew George, Founder and CEO Second Chances
        of HUD and Chairman of the White                    Farm, LLC.
        House Opportunity and Revitalization               According to Mr. Harmon, “We are looking
        Council to the President which features            forward to partnering with Second Chances

        examples of community revitalization               Farm and will do what we can to lend support
        occurring across the nation in opportu-            to their efforts.” ReEntry Delaware is a 501 C-3
        nity zones.                                        nonprofit organization dedicated to helping

                                                           returning veterans and those formerly incarcer-
        Also in attendance was Pastor Tony                 ated  to rejoin their families, assist with train-
        Lowden of Maranatha Baptist Church                 ing, find employment and become a part of
        in Plains, Georgia who was appoint-                the American dream.
        ed Executive Director of the Adminis-

        tration’s Federal Interagency Council on
        Crime Prevention and Improving Re-
        entry.  According to Pastor Lowden,  “I

        was amazed at all the programs here to
        work with individuals reentering society.
        We are looking at possibly replicating
        this model nationwide to offer  similar
        opportunities to those who need it the

        most.


        Malone Harmon, Founder and CEO of

        ReEntry Delaware met with Reverend
        Lowden and Ajit George, Founder and
        CEO of Second Chances Farm, LLC.
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