FREEDOM FROM THE BONDAGE OF SELF
About Jeff Grant, JD, M Div, Co-Founder
From serving time to time serving
Jeff Grant is a leader, expert and speaker in criminal justice/prisoner reentry, recovery from opioid and substance abuse, leading a successful life with bipolar disorder/mental illness, spirituality/interfaith religion and his own riches-to-rags-to-redemption story. After addiction to prescription opioids and serving almost 14 months in a Federal prison for a white-collar crime he committed when he was a lawyer, Jeff started his own reentry – earning a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Jeff is the first person in the United States formerly incarcerated for a white-collar crime to be appointed as Executive Director of a major criminal justice nonprofit.
About Lynn Springer, Co-Founder
Faith in action
Lynn is called to this ministry with a heart of compassion and understanding. As the innocent spouse of someone who was incarcerated for a white-collar crime, and a mother, she has assisted many women and families in finding ethical ways through faith and practical solutions to a new, sturdy, healthy way of life.
Upcoming/Recent Events
Save the Date: Family ReEntry Benefit Cocktail Party in Stamford, June 13, 2018
Criminal Justice Insider with Babz Rawls Ivy & Jeff Grant: Fri., May 4, 2018 with Guest Earl Bloodworth, Warren Kimbro Reentry Project
Please join us on Friday, May 4th, 9 am, when Earl Bloodworth, Project Manager of the City of New Haven Warren Kimbro Reentry Project, will be our guest on Criminal Justice Insider with Babz Rawls Ivy & Jeff Grant - The Voice of CT Criminal Justice. Live on WNHH 103.5...
Criminal Justice Insider with Babz Rawls Ivy & Jeff Grant: Fri., April 20, 2018 with Guests Scot X. Esdaile and Fred Hodges
Please join us on Friday, April 20th, 9 am, when Scot X. Esdaile, President of the NAACP Connecticut State Conference, and Fred Hodges, Family ReEntry's Director of Community Affairs, will be our guests on Criminal Justice Insider with Babz Rawls Ivy & Jeff Grant -...
Panel: Social Determinants of Health Summit, April 19, 2018
Join us as Jeff will be a Panelist at a one-day Summit focused on addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in Connecticut. This conference is specially designed for leaders and changemakers from non-profit organizations, corporations, health and medical...
Interview: Ugly Radio, WNHH 103.5 New Haven, Tues., April 10, 2018, 8 am
Please join us as Jeff is interviewed by Joe Ugly and the morning crew! Tuesday, April 10th, 8 am. Live on WNHH 103.5 FM New Haven and live-streaming at newhavenindependent.org. START YOUR DAY WITH JOE UGLY AND THE MORNING CREW, WEEKDAYS 6AM TO 9AM EST ON UGLY...
Interview: Both Sides of the Bars, MNN Manhattan Neighborhood Network Cable. May 13, 2018
Family ReEntry Executive Director Jeff Grant will be interviewed by The Fortune Society’s Khalil Cumberbatch on Both Sides of the Bars, May 13, 2018. On MNN Manhattan Neighborhood Network, on NYC cable, YouTube and 19 local stations around the country. Please join...
Recent Blog Posts
Blog: When Men Cry, by Steve Bonenberger – Member of Our White-Collar Support Group
When Men Cry... By Steve Bonenberger - Guest Blogger & Member of Our White-Collar Support Group The Movement of Tears: Or, the Moment Relief Finds You. There is this moment. There is this second. There is this snap of time when tears just explode into your life. ...
Testimony: Before the CT State Legislature Public Health Committee Relating to Opioid Use Disorder, March 16, 2018
Testimony in Support of S.B. No. 172 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO TREATMENT FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. Senator Gerratana, Senator Somers, Representative Steinberg and distinguished members of the Public Health Committee. My name is...
New Haven Independent: Ganim Describes Path Back From Prison on Criminal Justice Insider
Paul Bass photo by Thomas Breen | Mar 7, 2018 1:06 pm Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim is running for governor not despite his past felony convictions — but, he said, in part because he wants to share with Connecticut residents the lessons he learned while behind...
THE REDEMPTION OF JEFF GRANT – BY TIMOTHY DUMAS, GREENWICH MAGAZINE – MARCH 2018
His life was defined by GARISH GRANDIOSITY, OPIOID ADDICTION and FINANCIAL FRAUD. HE ENDED UP IN PRISON. And then THE JOURNEY BEGAN THE LAST BAD DECISION SLIPPED OUT OF HIM AS EASILY AS WATER OVER A FALLS. He’d filled out the paperwork demonstrating that his law...
Greenwich Country Capitalist: The Art of Surviving Prison, by Jeff Grant
The Art of Surviving Prison, by Jeff Grant This article appeared in Greenwich Country Capitalist Issue #52 and all of Weston Magazine Group’s fourteen titles in Connecticut, NYC, the Hamptons, Long Island, New Jersey, Westchester. I THOUGHT I WAS LUCKY – one of the...
Greenwich Resident Don Young Elected to Family ReEntry Board
Greenwich Resident Don Young Elected to Family ReEntry Board Bridgeport, CT – (January 8, 2018) – Family ReEntry, a nonprofit leader that assists individuals and families affected by the criminal justice system, today announced the appointment of Don Young...
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