R.I.F.T. Reentry Initiatives For Texas

Reentry Initiatives are a nationwide proactive approach to the ever-present reality of the challenges facing the disadvantaged population known as the Formerly Incarcerated Person.
Also known as the ”ex-offender”, the attempts to rebuild their lives in what at most appears to be an unforgiving society upon their release is a challenge that not only impacts the former prisoner but it impacts the communities they are being released back into as well. Unemployment is a raw reality for these individuals. A perpetual state of punishment beyond the court imposed sentences for crimes these individuals have since served their time for is an obvious barrier that only serves to keep these individuals down. If we are going to foster success as a nation we must also extend to these unique individuals the fair opportunities to become successful contributors to the society they are returning to.

R.I.F.T. Reentry Initiatives For Texas, a collaborative research and development strategy specifically aimed at the empowerment of the formerly incarcerated person.

R.I.F.T. is a team committed to the endeavor of assisting both men and women with the drive to become successfully reintegrated into their communities and furthermore a [real] opportunity to pursue the possibilities of becoming successful entrepreneurs.

Leann ”Mina” Lincoln
R.I.F.T. Author/Chair/Research & Development

”A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Contact R.I.F.T.
Email: rift4texas@yahoo.com

MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/riftintexasleannlincoln

OFFICERS:
Leann ”Mina” Lincoln
R.I.F.T. Chair/Author/Research & Development

Junior Sanchez {LION}
R.I.F.T. Vice Chair/Advisor/Research &
Development/Business Awareness Developer