by jeffgrant | Jun 1, 2019 | Blog, Videos
By Markeshia Ricks, Reprinted from New Haven Independent, May 31, 2019 Tarra Simmons thought she was going to escape the fate of the family she was born into — a family where everyone had been incarcerated and everyone suffered from a substance abuse disorder. And for...
by jeffgrant | May 31, 2019 | Blog, prisonist - the blog
We all have a story, rich in plot and full of characters. The chapters progress in chronological order, mostly, weaving the fine details of our lives through the colorful fabric. And, within our tales, there is often conflict and resolution, action and stillness,...
by jeffgrant | May 30, 2019 | Blog
Keepers of the Commons is creating a new way to stimulate neighborhoods by identifying and connecting often overlooked community leaders to well-established policy and ideas events. We are cultivating local talent to diversify the pipeline by thinking differently...
by jeffgrant | May 28, 2019 | articles & interviews, Blog, Podcasts
From Host Meredith Atwood: Episode 112 of the Same 24 Hours Podcast is with the Rev. Jeff Grant (@revjeffgrant), a successful attorney who “lost it all” and gained a true calling and purpose. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ From addiction to prison to ministry, Jeff has a...
by jeffgrant | May 22, 2019 | Blog
Paul’s email to me, after hearing my interview on the Rich Roll podcast, was moving and powerful. It reminded me so much of my recovery from my own parents that I contacted him in the U.K. (he’s a Brit, his father now lives in the U.S.) and asked him if we...
by jeffgrant | May 15, 2019 | Blog
by Markeshia Ricks | Reprinted from New Haven Independent, May 14, 2019 When Cornell Scott Hill Health Center CEO Michael Taylor was a kid growing up in West Philadelphia, he didn’t know that he would one day lead one of Connecticut’s oldest and largest community...
