Whether you’re getting ready to re-enter the world post incarceration or you’re on probation or parole or you are just struggling with drugs, employment, housing, and more, the All-Inclusive Support Services Program is ready and available to help!  AISS is a division of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office, and they provide access to individualized services no matter what level of help you need, AND they were the first full-service reentry program in the U.S., launching in 1996! Of course there is SO much more at AISS than could be covered in this episode so paste this link in your browser - http://hcsdma.org/aiss-3/ for more information.

The Hustler Files Ep 1 - Meet AISS (The All-Inclusive Services Program)

The Dalai Lama defines compassions as “a sensitivity to the suffering of others, with a commitment to do something about it”.  Cheri Garcia, a social innovator and Founder of the second chance staffing firm, Cornbread Hustle, knows all too well about addiction, recovery and the challenges those with a record face upon re-entering society.  Cheri’s trajectory to launch Cornbread Hustle and become recognized as a leader in second chance recruiting and staffing was definitely not a straight line, and although now a seven-figure company, Cheri says she still has her bad days, but she is always driven to help more people because as she says, “…One can’t find their future success with $50 and a bus fare upon reentering society….”

The Hustler Files Ep 34 - $50 and a Bus Fare Won't Get You Far, But Cheri Garcia Believes Otherwise

2/9/24: Rep Natalie Blais: road repairs, revenue & reparations. MTA Pres Max Page: teachers' right(?) to strike. Donnabelle Casis with Karen Webb: the exhibit "Queer Voices." Smith profs Carrie Baker & Loretta Ross - freedom fighters!  SCMA Dir. Jessica Nicoll: amazing exhibits -- now free.

Donnabelle Casis with Karen Webb: the exhibit "Queer Voices

MTA Pres Max Page: teachers' right(?) to strike

Rep Natalie Blais: road repairs, revenue & reparations

2/13/24: Rep Patricia Duffy: school funding & receivership. SABR star Duke Goldman: Red Sox, NYY & the first woman MLB umpire. Ed. Collab's Todd Gazda: our schools need money. UMass prof. Amilcar Shabazz w/ spoken word artist & Black Artistic Freedom (AF) Conf. organizer, Amani Wallace.

Rep Patricia Duffy: school funding & receivership

2/14/24: Amherst Prof Ilan Stavans:"Point-Counterpoint".  Alpinist Christian Beckwith: the 10th Army Div's victory over Hitler. Scott Coen: NHS b'ball star Ava Azzaro's 1000th point. Amherst BID's Liz Larson: "Take a Dino to Dinner". Amherst educators Alex Lopez & Claire Cocco: unfounded Care & Protection complaints.

Amherst BID's Liz Larson: "Take a Dino to Dinner"

Scott Coen: NHS b'ball star Ava Azzaro's 1000th point

Amherst educators Alex Lopez & Claire Cocco: unfounded Care & Protection complaints

Alpinist Christian Beckwith: the 10th Army Div's victory over Hitle

Amherst Prof Ilan Stavans:"Point-Counterpoint"

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The Hustler Files Ep 34 - $50 and a Bus Fare Won't Get You Far, But Cheri Garcia Believes Otherwise

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