COUNCILMAN SAM PENDLETON JR.
Chairman of the Board / Chief Operation Officer
Elder Willie Simpson Founder & Executive Director of Outreach Reentry Ministry, Inc. and the Board of Directors appointed Councilman Sam Pendleton Jr as Board Chairman & Chief Operation Officer for 2024. thru 2025. Councilman Pendleton is also the Senior Program Advisor for our "Vote Your Voice Campaign".
Councilman Sam Pendleton Jr. Bio
Mr. Sam Pendleton Jr is a native of Bessemer Alabama the son of the late Sam Pendleton Sr and the late Corine Levins Pendleton. He is a 1965 Graduate and moved to Florence Alabama in 1965 as a teacher.
He is now a retired Science Educator of 32 years from the Colbert County School System where he taught Physics, Chemistry & Physical Science. He has also completed further studies at Vanderbilt University, University of Alabama & the University of North Alabama. He is also a 1965 graduate of Alabama State University in Montgomery Alabama.
He has received many educational & community service award.The Tophatters, Inc. Outstanding Service Award: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Certificate of Appreciation for Community Service; Alpha Phi Alpha; Fraternity, Inc Meritorious Service Award in the Field of Human Relations; Tri County Branch NAACP Dedicated Service Award; the Anniston - Calhoun County Branch NAACP Freedom Fund Award; Twenty Distinguished Men of the Shoals; Challenge Speaker Award; and The Shoals Diversity Council of Lauderdale & Colbert Counties Service Award.
He has been a member of the NAACP since 1972. In 1980 he was elected President of the Tri County Branch NAACP and served 28 years as President, He has also served in several positions with the State and National Offices of the NAACP.
In August 1992 he was elected to the Florence City Council where he served for five consecutive terms. In August 1996 he served as Chairman of the Finance Committee (All city department).He is a deacon at the Revival Center Church of God in Christ and married to the beautiful Delois Blackburn Pendleton of Florence, Alabama and they have two sons, Cedric Maurice Pendleton and Demetrius Dion Pendleton.
Preparing To Go Home:
Preparing To Go Home:
Preparing To Go Home:
Every year, approximately 700,000 men and women are released from U.S. Prisons. That's the equivalent of about 2,000 ex-prisoners a day returning to communities across the country.
Going home after being in prison is a very challenging transition for most newly-released prisoners, as well as their families and communities. Recidivism studies show that without intervention, two-thirds of those released will return to prison within three years. Prisoners often go back to prison not because they commit a crime, but because they violate parole.
Recidivism
Preparing To Go Home:
Preparing To Go Home:
Recidivism is frequently related to medical issues and/or substance abuse. For example, a person may be diagnosed with a medical or psychiatric problem and given medication while in prison. But when released, that medical or psychiatric care is discontinued. Many resort to using alcohol or other drugs to self-medicate, thereby violating their terms of parole and eventually being rearrested.
Breaking The Cycle
Preparing To Go Home:
Breaking The Cycle
To break this cycle, an effective reentry "Task Force" ministry must consider the needs in all areas of the returning citizen's life:
* Social
* Intellectual
* Spiritual
* Emotional
* Environmental
* Physical
FOR AN OUTREACH HOUSE RESIDENT EMPLOYEES 256-394-3306
Employers Hire a Outreach Resident
Finding employment goes beyond securing necessary income it also better prepares former offenders to fulfill mainstream roles by providing structure, responsibility, and an opportunity to build one's character and reduce recidivism through our workforce development initiative!!!
National committee meeting July 22nd 2021
Outreach Reentry Ministry, Inc. / The Redemption Project National Committee Meeting / July 22nd 2021
Our next Outreach Reentry Ministry, Inc / National Redemption Project. National Committee Meeting
City: Florence, Alabama
Florence Mayor: Honorable Steve Holt
Date: July 22nd 2021
Host: Shoals Chamber of Commerce / 20 Hightower Place Florence, AL 35630
Limited Space Available / Registration Required
To register please contact 256-394-3306 or outreachreentryministry@mail.com
City Councilman Sam Pendleton
Chairman of the Board Outreach Reentry Ministry, Inc.
Elder Willie Simpson
Founder / National Director Outreach Reentry Ministry, Inc.
Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals of assisting ex-offenders as they return to society after completing their prison sentence. Your generous donation will help fund our mission. Thank you and may God bless you!
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the help center 621 s court st florence, Alabama!
Elder Willie Simpson, Chaplain / The Help Center
The Board of Directors of the Help Center Florence, Alabama appointed Elder Willie Simpson as 2020 Chaplain of the Help Center a Public Service Charity!!!
Available appointment dates @ The Help Center
Available appointment dates for individual sessions
Important Note: Please direct all calls to 256-394-3306!!!
Partnering Up With The Southern Poverty Law Center
Partnership
There are 2.3 million disenfranchised voters across the five states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisana and Mississippi, These individuals cannot weigh in on issues of importance to their lives because of policies and processes that prohibit or hamper their election participation.We have partnered with the Southern Poverty Law Center in Alabama to work directly with returning citizens to encourage democratic participation, support individuals in the process of registering to vote, and in exercising their right to vote.
These are the most common needs of a newly-released person returning to your community.
Immediate Needs:
* Safe Housing
* Trauma / Gate Fever Education
* Root Based Therapeutics
* Mental Health
* Medical Treatment
* Employment -Workforce Development
* Adequate Food
* Clothing & Personal Care Items
* Transportation
* A Church Home
* Emotional / Spiritual Support
* Proper Identification
* Access To A Phone
* Alcohol Treatment
* Substance Abuse Treatment
* Credit Report Adjustment
Ongoing Needs
* Life-Skill Training & Preparation
* Employment - Workforce Development
* Income To Cover Ongoing Expenses
* Education and/or Vocational Training
* Spiritual Guidance / Support
* Mentoring
* Mental Health
* Substance Abuse Treatment
* Professional Services Counselor
* Counseling Family / Marital
* Aftercare