Jim and Nancy Cotterill launched UNITE INDY four years ago to help those living in poverty find jobs. Now, they’re helping inmates prepare to find work when they are released. Jim Cotterill explains how the program works.
Jim and Nancy Cotterill launched UNITE INDY four years ago to help those living in poverty find jobs. Now, they’re helping inmates prepare to find work when they are released. Jim Cotterill explains how the program works.
May 24, 2024 , The Criterion, Archdiocese of Indianapolis Corrections Ministries
Nancy Cotterill's blog post, "Should all lifers be lifers? Program offers a second chance for a new life" was reprinted in The Criterion with permission from 2nd Chance Indiana.
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