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JUMPSTART SC has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Truist Charitable Fund.
Proposed Opportunity Center: JUMPSTART SC has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Truist Charitable Fund. This launches a three-year...
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Feb 16, 20242 min read
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Programs Don't Spark Change. People Do.
Programs don’t spark change. People do. There’s a famous program that talks a lot about their efforts in reducing recidivism. We are not...
carysanders
Feb 9, 20241 min read
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Jon Ozmint
Jon Ozmint served in the US Navy before earning his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1990. He then spent five...
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Chuck Fields
JUMPSTART was dreamed up on Chuck Fields’s back porch during a conversation between him, Don Williams, and Tim Terry, so he’s been there...
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Tommy Holt
A lifelong resident of Spartanburg, Tommy Holt began working at the age of eleven before going off to earn his degree from Clemson. From...
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Dr. Michael Scharff
Originally hailing from New Jersey, Dr. Michael Scharff served as a decorated officer in the US Army from 1983 to 1994, ending his...
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Bob Caldwell, Sr.
Bob Caldwell, Sr. is a graduate of The Citadel and served the US in Vietnam as part of the 5th Special Forces Group. In 1975, he founded...
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Donald Spann
Donald Spann earned a degree in Physical Education and Health from the College of Charleston with an emphasis in Sports Medicine....
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Mike Kiriakides
Born and raised in Greenville, SC, Mike Kirakides graduated from Clemson University in 1988 before going into his family’s business to...
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Sharon McDowell
Sharon McDowell grew up in Spartanburg and majored in both accounting and music. Working in accounting for twenty years, she currently...
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Jon Jamison
Raised in Tennessee, Jon Jamison attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary where he earned a Master of Divinity in Christian...
carysanders
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Gwendolyn B. Johnson, Ph.D.
Hailing from Aiken, SC, Dr. Gwendolyn Johnson spent forty-five years in education, teaching everyone from public school kindergarteners...
carysanders
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Gwendolyn A. Bright
Gwendolyn “Gwen” Bright started her career of public service in the 1970s with South Carolina’s Department of Disabilities and Special...
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
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What kind of people do you celebrate?
What kind of people do you celebrate? Kindness, helpfulness, and humility are qualities that attract people to one another. Those who...
carysanders
Jan 25, 20243 min read
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An outside view on what JUMPSTART does for formerly incarcerated people.
When approaching this story on second chance employment, I imagined I would speak with employers and see their point of view. But, what I...
jordandurham
Jan 18, 20242 min read
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2023 Impact Report
Open this Blog to Access our 15 Year Impact Report. Click the four arrows in the bottom right corner for the best reading experience.
carysanders
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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Chris Rivers: Transforming Lives with JUMPSTART SC's Personal Mission Connection
JUMPSTART's mission hits home for me because I've walked a similar path. Growing up in what looked like a successful family, I took a...
jordandurham
Dec 13, 20232 min read
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A Few Lessons I’ve Learned Along the Way
We all have stories, some messier and more intriguing than others. Over the past ten years, my wild roller-coaster from being a prisoner...
carysanders
Oct 19, 20235 min read
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Meet Blake Sanders: A Husband, Father, and Community Champion
Meet Blake Sanders: A Husband, Father, and Community Champion In the bustling town of West Pelzer, there's a man who wears many hats –...
jordandurham
Oct 12, 20233 min read
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Valenda Black's Journey with JUMPSTART at Allendale Correctional Institution
My most Cherished Day The sound of heavy metal doors clanging behind me is a testament to God's goodness and grace every Monday. A...
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Oct 5, 20234 min read
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