in second chances
for the formerly
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better through
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Our Mission
LINC, Inc.'s mission is to educate and motivate youth to make positive life choices and to empower men and women returning from incarceration to be productive members of our community.
Learn MoreWho We Are
Leading Into New Communities, Inc. (LINC, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Wilmington North Carolina that provides transitional living and case management services to meet the immediate needs of men and women returning from prison. We also offer culturally-specific youth development services for African American young men ages 16-24.
Learn MoreWhat We Believe
Positive, supportive re-entry is in the best interest of the community with respect to public safety, a more fully employed population, a decrease in substance abuse activities, and decrease in crime rates. Sustainable resources and intensive support assist justice-involved individuals and significantly reduces recidivism.
Learn MoreLinc, Inc. Believes in
#SecondChances
We Believed, so We Built It
With proper support, guidance, and social networking, individuals returning from incarceration can contribute great value to the community.
Our efforts to provide supportive services and programs are centered around the Residential Re-Entry Program at the M. E. Roberts Transitional Campus. LINC, Inc. provides transitional housing, job training, educational opportunities, substance abuse treatment, and health and medical services.
LINC's Impact at a Glance
LINC BLOG: News, Updates, and Articles
Milestones: The Challenges of Making Comebacks from Setbacks
My name is Dean Pratt. When you do real time, you walk out, you don’t know what to expect. I’m…
LINC Year Wrap – 2022
Looking back on another year of turning setbacks into comebacks. Serving individuals through the Local Rentry Council, M. E. Roberts…
February 2022 Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter we will Celebrate Black History Month, give some information on the very significant Pathway Home Project…
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L.I.T.E at LINC
Structured Enrichment
Serving African American Youth
Our goal is to encourage a change in thinking that in turn influences behavior. Ultimately, through the LITE Manhood Program, LINC, Inc. is working to “break the cycle of crime.”
Thinking + Feeling = Character/Behavior/ Problem
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Social Media Updates
Music has the power to heal. That's the good part of this story. Thousands of teens are in prison. That's the other part.
Incarcerated teens find escape in music and poems composed with artists
www.npr.org
Teens in jail in Virginia collaborate with musicians to compose songs, write poetry and find their voices after run-ins with the law.
Project MEND is an inspiration. Creating written works is restorative, and gives all voices an important outlet.
news.syr.edu
For many years, Patrick W. Berry never told anyone that his father had been incarcerated for much of his life, as had several other members of Berry’s extended family. In fact, he tried not to think...
"I leave with knowing that many folks are concerned about our youth, concerned about the criminal justice system, and that each of us can be a catalyst, can be an agent of change for the work that needs to be done in our communities." - Bettie Murchison
Wake County works to keep kids out of criminal justice system
abc11.com
It's the mission of A Better Wake, a coalition that's taking steps to dismantle systemic racism focusing on key areas of life.
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