Lake Macintosh, Burlington, NC
June 28, 2024
This was one for the books. Nanna Tracy Summers
fishing and all of us celebrating grandson
Treyden who was picked for the Jr. Police Academy.
All kids received their own rod and tackle boxes. We had 3
winners for catching the most fish (Treyden) and a tie for catching the biggest. Baby boy Jaylen held his own with the bigger boys.
This kicked off the FOTM fund raising campaign
for our National Conference August 16-18.
All about eradicating the school-to-prison pipeline !
Light, Camera, Action - FOTM Style !!
June 9, 2024
On location shooting for up-coming movie documentary on Discipleship and Fresh Expressions of what ministry looks like in 2024. I'm honored and humbled to be a part of this amazing film with soldiers like Billy Graham’s son Will Graham on the eve his dad's statue being revealed and placed at the US Capitol in DC.
Here doing last 3 days of training where FOTM has sprung up in Moore, OK.
Basking in the hospitality and love from this group, including P. Daren Dabrowski, Heather Nicole Boss, and my brother Trinity Tre who will be leading FOTM Oklahoma.
The fire is lit!
Discover, Develop and Deploy!!
FOTM Blasts off with Rockets Soccer
March 18
🚀 What a beautiful thing. On mission in our community to reach our kids right where they are. ⚽
Let's have a awesome season and beyond !!
Newest FOTM Youth Location
I had the best ever birthday! Much love to all my FB family and friends for all the love you showed me. We launched our Newest FOTM Youth Location where Mentorship has transformed into Discipleship with parents included.
February 28, 2024
Two of our young men spoke on going from being a mentee at 15 years old to now becoming a mentor at 24 years old. Another was a mentee at 16 yrs old and now mentor at 22 yrs old. Sisters On The Move continues empowering ladies.
Then Sunday celebration at Hillsborough, NC ends at Randolph Correctional for a Black History Month Celebration Concert. Hip-Hop artists brought the roof down!
In Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic
January 20, 2024
Miracle experiences as our mission team journeyed to our 6 CGGC Churches/Pastors in the beautiful Dominican Republic. Drinking coconut milk with our newest CGGC Latino Director Victor M. who also did awesome job translating for us. Director Pastor Fremio Jimenez appreciate the hospitality as we moved through the beautiful countryside.
THE PROBLEM & THE NEED
Once released, the formerly incarcerated (one in every three adults in the US) face myriad barriers to successful and sustainable re-entry into communities. Many are still not allowed to vote, have limited access to education, face scant job opportunities, and are ineligible for public benefits, public housing, and student loans. Many employers still use background checks in their hiring decisions, putting jobs further out of reach for the millions in the US who have a criminal record.
The above and additional obstacles have profoundly negative effects on families, and without effective support, make it extremely difficult for those returning from incarceration to be engaged, responsible, and productive citizens. We believe that high recidivism rates are caused in large part by lack of opportunities to be mentored, obtain life and career skills, and re-integrate successfully with families.
We are also aware that the circumstances and behaviors that lead to incarceration often begin long before adult and fatherhood years, and Fathers On the Move (FOTM) addresses this by having not only a Fathers Program but also a Youth Program.
WHAT WE DO
Fathers On The Move (FOTM) was established in 2011 to help young men, most of whom are fathers, avoid or break out of the cycle of returning repeatedly to incarceration, to move on to become successful and productive community and family members. Viable and sustained employment and meaningful engagement with their families are essential to this.
FOTM has served multiple communities in helping young fathers become productive community members and engaged and nurturing fathers and husbands. Our multi-level Program provides both practical living skills and skills needed to lead others.
In the three years since our Program became operational, we have graduated seven classes; three inside prison environments (one in Orange Co. Correctional and two at Butner), and four outside prison environments (one at Roxboro in cooperation with the Roxboro Housing Authority, and three at FOTM’s main location in Chapel Hill).
In 2022 and in years following, we plan to solidify and strengthen our base (HQ) operation in Chapel Hill, and establish formal Branch operations in Raleigh and then Durham.