We envision a world where prior incarceration is not a barrier to secure housing, employment, and community acceptance.

New Orleans, LA
Joined April 2015
This Friday, August 4th from 4:00-6:00pm, @BaldwinBooks will be hosting a book talk with @keithellison on his new memoir, Break the Wheel. This is a ticketed event, so make sure to RSVP with the link below before seats fill up! RSVP Here: bit.ly/3qbk097
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TODAY AT 12 PM CST! Join our Co-Executive Pastor Tyrone Smith and Policy Analyst Chloe Dinman in their radio discussion with host Andreanecia Morris from @GNOHA for the #PutHousingFirst Radio Show LIVE at bit.ly/PHFRadio
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Join us at our 9 Steps graduation THIS Sunday! Click the pictures to learn more about our weekly Wednesday class:
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Replying to @BrookingsInst
@BrookingsInst check out what @First72Plus is doing to help formerly incarnated people rejoin the workforce!
More than half of formerly incarcerated people can’t find stable employment within their first year out of prison. More than three-fourths are rearrested within 3 years of release. brook.gs/3xEutsi
Support us as we fight recidivism and give resources to formerly incarcerated individuals. #GiveNOLADay Click the link: givenola.org/the-first-72
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Supporter of @First72Plus Noel Murphy served time in Angola from 1971-1982. He shares why you should consider donating to the First 72+ on #GiveNOLADay2018.
Special thanks to @GrowDatNOLA for creating two garden beds outside the First 72+ house on this beautiful Saturday. Now, we must decide on what to plant? 🤔
@First72Plus members give life advice to students with @GrowDatNOLA and answer questions before planting on this beautiful Saturday.
Replying to @FairHousingLA
@GNOFairHousing is training @First72Plus members on their rights and the type of discrimination that can occur when inquiring about housing.
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