MEDIA ADVISORY: MANAGING DIRECTOR MICHAEL DIBERARDINIS TO SPEAK AT THE REENTRY SUPPORT PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT CEREMONY

Contact: Linda Wallace, 215-751-8082, liswallace@ccp.edu
Annette John-Hall, 215-751-8021, anhall@ccp.edu

 

WHAT: Making the transition from involvement with the criminal justice system to success in college often requires a cast of people who see the true depth of your potential, sometimes before you do. Community College of Philadelphia‘s Reentry Support Project of the Fox Rothschild Center for Law and Society provides campus-based services uniquely designed to help students with criminal records achieve their personal, academic, and professional goals. Attend the Reentry Support Project's Fall Achievement Ceremony and hear students testify how higher education is transforming their lives and helping them leave criminal activities behind.

WHO: Michael DiBerardinis, managing director for the City of Philadelphia, will serve as keynote speaker at the ceremony. Joining him will be Tara Timberman, Reentry Support Project Founder and Coordinator; Kathy Smith, Esq., Director of the Fox Rothschild Center for Law and Society, and others.

WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1 – 2:45 p.m.

WHERE: Center for Business and Industry, Room C2-28, located on the corner of 18th and Callowhill streets.

 

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