My heart was beating so fast, my forehead starting to break out in sweat as I sat in my car staring at the barbed wire and fence around La Vista Correctional Facility. And while it was hot outside, that wasn’t ultimately the cause of my… Read More »That Time I Went Back to Prison
In a conversation with Breakthrough staff, Kate Lloyd, Program Director at Mile High Workshop, highlighted the importance of walking alongside new hires with a history of incarceration when onboarding them to your organization. Mile High Workshop provides opportunities for folks coming out of incarceration, homelessness,… Read More »Prioritizing Onboarding for Fair Opportunity Applicants
BUENA VISTA, CO (August 30, 2021) — At Breakthrough, we believe in the power of collaboration. On August 30th we hosted “Strive for Better”, an event to educate Colorado employers about the power of hiring Fair Opportunity talent and to demonstrate how non-profits, corporations, and… Read More »Strive for Better
You know us as Defy Ventures Colorado. Since 2017, we have been tackling the problems of mass incarceration and recidivism in Colorado. We have worked in three facilities within the Department of Corrections and served nearly 200 individuals. We have learned that we need to… Read More »New Name, Bigger Mission
HIGHLANDS RANCH (Jan. 5, 2021) — After the age of 16, the excitement of getting a driver’s license fades into the dread of long DMV wait times. However, for those reentering the community, especially those of us who have been away for quite a while,… Read More »A Rite of Passage, the Second Time Around
EXCLUSIVE: Breakthrough Alum Abe Arrington Tells Us About His Commutation from Governor Polis Sentenced to life imprisonment in 1993, Abron “Abe” Arrington had been locked up since 1989. Learn how this Breakthrough alumnus and patent owner of a flood mitigation system received a second chance… Read More »Welcome Home Abe Arrington