ATLANTA — State Representative Valencia Stovall (D-Forest Park) recently co-hosted a Healing Communities Orientation training led by Tony Lowden, Director of Faith and Justice Initiative with the Georgia Department of Community Supervision (DCS). The event was held on Monday, August 15, 2016 at Clayton State University, where approximately 40 attendees, representing various nonprofits, took part in the training.
“My office looks forward to working with DCS to make this program successful for our community as well as the state of Georgia,” said Rep. Stovall. “It is crucial that we remain pro-active in Clayton County, as these resources are beneficial for so many men, women and their families. During the training, Sconiers Homeless Preventive Services was the first nonprofit in Clayton County to be awarded a Station of Hope seal.”
Clayton County has been selected as a pilot county for establishing Stations of Hope for citizens returning from Georgia’s prison population.
The DCS Reentry Services Unit helps citizens return to public life and become law-abiding and productive members of the community in an effort to reduce Georgia’s recidivism rate. Healing Communities of Georgia is a network of nonprofits, state agencies, and faith-based organizations across the state whose mission is to restore returning citizens, their families, and victims of crime by facilitating needed healing from the destructive effects of crime and incarceration. Stations of Hope are faith-based organizations, dedicated nonprofits, and government agencies that implement Healing Communities principles within their communities.
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Representative Valencia Stovall represents the citizens of District 74, which includes portions of Clayton County. She was elected into the House of Representatives in 2012, and currently serves on the Code Revision, Education, Interstate Cooperation, and Small Business Development committees.
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