{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f9ca9e218009f0bcd731b1d/60fafd238476120012a3fcaa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Promo: MS Prison Education and Reentry Series- 2nd Chance MS & Southern Dreams","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f9ca9e218009f0bcd731b1d/1627060803433-4ec6b19e3959b42301cee4ebe39321ec.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Tune into Chalkboard Chat during the month of July for “Mississippi Prison Education &amp; Reentry”, 3-part episode series, as we discuss education and re-entry programs for incarcerated individuals.</p><p><br></p><p>On July 30th, we’ll have an in-depth chat with father and son duo, Dickie and Zach Scruggs, co-founders of <a href=\"www.2ndchanceMS.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2nd Chance MS</a>, a non-profit organization, helping to remove barriers that prevent adult students from obtaining a High School Equivalency and /or an Employable Workforce Certification.&nbsp;We'll also sit down with Melvin Anderson, CEO of <a href=\"https://southerndreams14.wixsite.com/wewbsite\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Dreams Prevention Services</a>, an at-risk advocacy and community-based program that focuses on the well-being of juveniles and their families, in addition to Pearl Bailey, Director of Home Visiting and Training with <a href=\"https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/hfm/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Healthy Families Mississippi</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>For more information about MPB Education visit:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://education.mpbonline.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">education.mpbonline.org</a></p>","author_name":"MPB Think Radio"}