Going to prison is an unfortunate reality for too many black men and women in this country. The reality of the school to prison pipeline is something we don’t need anyone to tell us about in a book, we can look to our friends, family and community for solid indications it is real and brutal.

Once our young black men and women enter prison, they are branded with the Scarlet letter on their records. It almost makes it impossible to get work because not many people want to hire former prison inmates. Even worse, many exit prison without any skills or talents to fit into the modern society.

What are they to do?

Many return to a life of crime that put them into prison in the first place. However, it is our hope many more programs like the one Chris Redlitz and Beverly Parenti put together that will guide some of our sisters and brothers back to being valuable citizens of the community and world.

The program is called The Last Mile.

We named the program ‘The Last Mile’ because one of the most difficult challenges facing the incarcerated is their eventual transition from inside the prison walls to functioning successfully in the free world. It is truly the ‘final step’ to freedom.

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The Last Mile program to train selected participants for eventual employment in a paid internship program within the Silicon Valley technology sector. Through twice-weekly sessions over a six-month period, the program provides information and practical experiences to increase participant knowledge and awareness about the role of social media, build skills in relevant areas for employment in the high-tech sector, including communication, business formation and operations, and foster confidence and a sense of hope that they can succeed as free men.

Learn More: http://thelastmile.org/about/

This program isn’t exclusively for black men and women, but a good number of our people will get a chance to experience a dramatic change in their life because of it. Our hope is that by shedding light on this wonderful program, it inspires other compassionate entrepreneurs and people of influence to do something similar.

We cannot continue to cast aside humans as if they have no value at all. It is programs like The Last Mile that prove if you invest in people, the dividends will be felt by the entire community.