Co-Founder and Executive Director of Operations

Why this population?

The psychoeducation implemented in the FAITHS Throughcare Program is dear to Christopher beyond its research-based efficacy.

The curriculum Christopher employed at the practicum site for both the interns and the justice-involved individuals is based on the material Christopher was exposed to during his educational journey, changing Christopher’s and his children’s lives and ultimately leading him to this career path.

The content shared with him through the process in which his mentors delivered it, gave him an opportunity for a real chance at life he didn't know existed...having seized the opportunity, Christopher wants to pay what I was given forward and offer a second chance to others.

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Co-Founder and Director of Reentry Operations

Why this population?

Evan’s passion for the justice-involved population comes from a deep belief in the power of second chances due to personal experience of what someone can rise from with genuine support.

Evan also has a strong drive to address the environments of the justice-involved population in tandem with micro-level support to remove as many systemic challenges and barriers as possible because as he says, “You can teach someone how to swim, but it won’t matter if they exist in an environment devoid of water.”

Clinical Service Practitioner II

Why this population?

Gabby always felt that she had the heart to work with an underserved population.

Having formally incarcerated family members and seeing how incarceration impacted their lives really pushed Gabby to want to work with justice-involved individuals and help provide therapy inside and outside of custody.

Administrative Clinical Service Supervisor

Why this population?

Lakesha is driven by her desire to see family systems thrive. While working in the child welfare system, it was apparent that many children had parents who were incarcerated and impacted by recidivism. Lakesha quickly recognized how parental incarceration and recidivism influenced the parents’ ability to reunify with their children. It also became evident to her that there was an insensitivity to reunification of parents with short-term jail sentences.

Lakesha excitedly joined the FAITHS Throughcare Team to advocate and assist with bridging the partnership between the Criminal Justice and Juvenile Dependency Systems to ensure that children with incarcerated parents have the opportunity and access to reunification. Lakesha’s goal is to continue advocating and advancing the opportunity for incarcerated parents to have access to their children through reunification so they can begin restoring and repairing their relationships.