From FORTE House
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September 2021 Back-to-School Issue |
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Kelly Fowler Finds Meaning Through Higher Education
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When Kelly Fowler was sentenced to eight years for a crime she didn't commit, she fought her conviction to exhaustion. Finally, she felt she had to find something "to make this all make sense." That something: a college degree. She earned her Associate degree while at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, and now attends Rutgers-Newark with the intention of earning a Master's. Earlier this year, she completed a research internship at Princeton University. "I worked with those scholars," she says. "I measured up." Read about Kelly's inspiring journey on our blog. |
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Deep Thanks to The First Unitarian Society of Plainfield:
Living their Mission with Generosity |
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FORTE House residents and staff are so very grateful to the The First Unitarian Society of Plainfield for their generous donation. Their mission: "A welcoming, inclusive community to feed the human spirit, to inspire compassionate action, and to serve as a beacon for justice and love." That beacon certainly shone bright for us, as their donation will help fund technology investments for our resident students. We are lucky to have the support of organizations who are focused on justice, compassion and love. |
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Want to get into the spirit of back-to-school by taking on some new reads? Try these suggestions from our residents and staff. - Built to Outlast The Storm: The 12 Points of Turning a Setback into a Major Comeback by Jamila T. Davis
- Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goldman
- A Rational Guide to Emotive Behavior by Albert Ellis and Ron Harper
- The Art Of Living Consciously by Nathaniel Brandon
- Letter from Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
- The Power Broker by Robert Caro
- The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
- The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Alan Singer
- Soul Care: 7 Transformational Principles for a Healthy Soul by Dr. Rob Reimer
- The Water Dancer by Ta Nehisi Coates
- Love by Toni Morrison
- The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
- Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
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