WHAT IS BREAKTHROUGH?

Breakthrough is about community and our civil response to the needs around us.

The challenges we face in our communities are multi-dimensional and pose threats not just to individual wellbeing, but also to continued economic growth, opportunity, and mobility.

We believe individuals can flourish if given the chance. So how do you create prosperity for those brimming with potential but faced with overwhelming barriers? The answers lie in providing meaningful opportunities to receive a good education, find gainful employment, and form and sustain healthy families.

Each Breakthrough event focuses on a single issue and is designed to shape and steer collaboration and conversation that will bring change.

VIDEOS FROM THE EVENT

THE FIRST WEEK OUT

A look at what the first week and beyond is like for those reentering society.

PANELISTS
Tony Kitchens, GCO Board Member
Lee Robbins, Vital Signs Housing
Amelia Nickerson, First Step Staffing

CRIME & REENTRY REFORM

President & CEO of the Council on Criminal Justice, Adam Gelb, joins the Georgia Center for Opportunity’s VP of Policy, Buzz Brockway, to discusses how we can respond to the causes of the current violent crime surge and what the future of reentry should look like. 

THE FIRST WEEK OUT

Exploring the benefits of second chances programs from an employer and employee perspective.

PANELISTS

Kevin Johnson, Columbus Water Works Inez Godbee, Columbus Water Works

The Georgia Center For Opportunity’s
History of Reentry Work

For years, Georgia led the country in the number of people under correctional supervision – in 2013, it was 1-in-13 statewide, starkly higher than the national rate of 1-in-31. And two-thirds of those eventually released from prison were likely to be rearrested within three years of their release. Key to stopping recidivism is stable, meaningful employment.

In the years that followed, GCO began to work in communities to help the formerly incarcerated reintegrate into society. This not only helped to reduce recidivism risks, but also aided tens of thousands of individuals and their families who had suffered from an inability to get back on their feet after reentering society.

With a 6% drop in Georgia’s prison population since 2012, the reforms spearheaded by
GCO are driving this positive trend. Having experienced great success through its research and advocacy model, GCO is
collaborating with policy makers, non-profits focused in the area of reentry, and employers to give returning citizens and their families a renewed and revitalized outlook on life.

PANEL HOSTS

Randy Hicks

Randy Hicks

President & CEO

Eric Cochling

Eric Cochling

Chief Program Officer & General Counsel

Buzz Brockway

Buzz Brockway

VP Of Policy

Kristin Barker

Kristin Barker

Program Manager BETTER WORK Columbus

THANK YOU TO OUR Venue HOSTS

1737 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd NW suite d-1
Atlanta, GA 30318

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Deep Red Valleys Report

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Georgia's Welfare System Reference Guide

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An Alternative To Incarceration

An Alternative To Incarceration

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A High Price To Pay

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Increasing Employment Opportunities For Ex-Offenders

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Prisoner Reentry | The State of Corrections

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Prisoner Reentry

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Increasing Access to Quality Healthcare for Low-Income Uninsured Georgians

Increasing Access to Quality Healthcare for Low-Income Uninsured Georgians

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Disincentives for Work and Marriage in Georgia's Welfare System White Paper

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Disincentives for Work and Marriage in Georgia's Welfare SystemExecutive Summary

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