As a new member of the prestigious UW System Board of Regents, Odyssey alum Corey Saffold advocated to make Odyssey part of the agenda. Corey was joined on November 5 by Odyssey Codirectors Emily Auerbach …
Month: December 2020
Wisconsin is making progress to help more inmates get college educations – ‘which can completely redefine a life’
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 24 2020
Transforming lives in a pandemic — and double the impact of your support
Despite unimaginable hardship, students in all four parts of our program — Odyssey, Odyssey Junior, Onward Odyssey and Odyssey Beyond Bars — have triumphed this semester as they learned with us online. Adults in the …
UW’s Tommy Thompson: Turn Wisconsin Prison into College for Inmates
“My ultimate goal — but that’s in a year or two or three years — is to have one prison turn into an educational institution,” Thompson said. “And instead of having a swinging door coming in and going …
League of Women Voter’s December Bulletin 2020
Please refer to pages 7-8 for Odyssey Beyond Bars “One of the most significant outcomes following the decennial U.S. Census is the process of redistricting, which redraws state legislative and congressional district boundaries for electoral …
Empty Stocking Club
‘Empty Stocking is literally delivering Christmas to some families’ GAYLE WORLAND For the State Journal The Empty Stocking Club, a Wisconsin State Journal charity for children since 1918, is funded by the generous donations of …
Dig Deeper During This Season of Giving
“In this season of goodwill, donations of time and money are needed now more than ever. The economic fallout from the pandemic has touched all of us, but very disproportionately. Witness recent market highs that …
Odyssey alumna receives Transformation Award
After a childhood of homelessness, abuse and teen pregnancy, Shanita Lawrence found herself incarcerated at age 18 and separated from her young son. “I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for the …