English 304 Community Education Helps Reduce Recidivism Rate at FCI Morgantown

FCI Morgantown hosts over 1,000 minimum security prisoners, and each day to these prisoners is a day closer to their release.  English 304 Community Education, a non-profit organization is dedicated to providing education to these prisoners on creating effective cover letters and resumes through a six week program, so when released, they find jobs.  Through grant money obtained from a proposal to the Human Fund, this program has effectively helped hundreds of prisoners already.

With the help of retired Economics professor, Cosmo Kramer, and other volunteers, English 304 Community Education provides computers and printers to the prisoners at FCI Morgantown so they can learn how to use software, such as Microsoft Office while also learning to write cover letters and resumes.  By providing these tools, as well as interviewing techniques, we are providing these prisoners with excellent opportunities to obtain jobs.  At the end of the six week period, prisoners are also given the opportunity to attend a job fair with potential future employers.

It is proven through various studies that by providing education to prisoners, recidivism rates decrease greatly.  This project has already helped numerous prisoners obtain and keep many jobs.  Inspired in part by a successful program in New York, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), English 304 Community Education has helped prisoners find better lives after prison, reducing the rate of prisoners returning to FCI Morgantown.

English 304 Community Education is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping adult learners improve their literacy and/or speaking skills.  In order to learn more about English 304 Community Education, or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please contact us at:

Email: Eng304commedu@gmail.com
Phone: (555) 555-5555

Our offices are located in:
 G05 Colson Hall
1500 University Ave.
Mogantown, WV 26506

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