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Paula Thompson
- Nov 6, 2023
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Inside Voices: Three D.C. Men Offer Solutions from the Yard
Nonprofit organization Voices for a Second Chance started a podcast hosted by three formerly incarcerated men that gives listeners an...
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Calia Christie
- Oct 30, 2023
- 1 min
Women to Watch 2023-Paula Thompson podcast interview
Executive Director Paula Thompson was selected as one of the NonprofitHR's 2023 Social Impact Women To Watch for her work in the...
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Paula Thompson
- Oct 18, 2023
- 1 min
Rooted in humanity
The first 24-48 hours after release from prison is the most critical time for someone transitioning from the penal system back into their...
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Paula Thompson
- Aug 24, 2023
- 1 min
Outreach Efforts in McPherson Square
Police officers and cleaning teams have been in charge of emptying a camp with about seventy tents in the center of the capital of the...
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Paula Thompson
- Aug 23, 2023
- 1 min
Metro to launch half-price fare program this month for lower-income riders
Transit officials said riders who qualify for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can sign up for the fare discount...
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Paula Thompson
- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
Mark Oppenheim Show Interview
This past August, three of our VSC clients were interviewed on the Mark Oppenheim show which features the work of nonprofits. Mr....
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Paula Thompson
- Nov 17, 2018
- 1 min
Harold Fisher for WHUR 96.3
VSC Executive Director Paula Thompson, Bryan Jones (Returning Citizen & Staff Member, Us Helping Us) and Dietrick Trent (Returning...
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Paula Thompson
- Sep 14, 2018
- 1 min
Interview of Paula Thompson on VSC
Our Executive Director Paula Thompson was interviewed by Oppenheim Associates in collaboration with WHUT (Howard University Television) ​...
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Paula Thompson
- Aug 16, 2018
- 1 min
"Men In D.C.’s Federal Halfway House Say They Are Stuck Inside Without Essential Supplies"​
WAMU covered the impact of COVID-19 on the residents of halfway houses, where our Executive Director Paula Thompson (and co-chair of...
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Paula Thompson
- Oct 20, 2017
- 1 min
"CSOSA Leads Trip to Two Prisons in Outreach Effort For Men About to Be Released"
Features VSC's work traveling to correctional facilities for support to men who would soon be returning home. ​ Click here to read the...
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Paula Thompson
- Jul 21, 2017
- 1 min
"D.C. Officials Confronting Opioid Crisis"
The AFRO featured a story on Heroin and Opioid Awareness, Prevention and Intervention Day held on July 20th 2017 at Potomac Gardens Park...
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Paula Thompson
- May 16, 2015
- 1 min
"Voices for a Second Chance Gala features OITNB's Piper Kerman"
WUSA9 Covered VSC's Second Chances Celebration on May 15th, 2015. This event focused on the effects of incarceration on women and...
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