FREEDOM READS INC

FREEDOM READS INC

Hamden, CT, US
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501(c)(3)
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EIN
87-3023665
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FREEDOMREADS.ORG

FREEDOM READS INC

Hamden, CT, US
•
501(c)(3)
•
EIN
87-3023665
•
FREEDOMREADS.ORG
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  • Freedom Libraries in Correctional Facilities
    FREEDOM LIBRARIES, PROVIDING CURATED 500-BOOK LIBRARY COLLECTIONS ALONG WITH THE PRODUCTION OF CUSTOM-MADE BOOKSHELVES, SPECIALIZED FREEDOM EDITIONS BOOKS, BOOK CIRCLES TO PROVIDE BOOKS OUTSIDE OF FORMAL FREEDOM LIBRARIES, AND A LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, ALL IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. FREEDOM LIBRARIES, PROVIDE ACCESS TO LITERATURE IN EMANCIPATORY WAYS THAT ALLOW THOSE WHO INTERACT WITH THE BOOKS TO HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS THAT INCLUDE, SPARKING CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR INTERNAL NARRATIVES, ADVANCING NARRATIVES AROUND LIBERATION AND JUSTICE AMONG INMATES AND CORRECTIONAL STAFF, AND BRINGING BEAUTY AND ART INTO THE HARSH PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF PRISON HOUSING UNITS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3.1M
  • Freedom Stories Narrative Change Program
    FREEDOM STORIES, FOSTERING NARRATIVE CHANGE IN THE CONCEPT AND TREATMENT OF INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS BY TRAINING AND EMPOWERING FREEDOM AMBASSADORS AND OTHERS TO DRAW ON THEIR EXPERIENCES INSIDE PRISONS TO CREATE CAMPAIGNS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND CHANGE POLICY. FREEDOM STORIES ALSO INCLUDE THE PRISON LETTERS PROJECT, WHICH AIMS TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO ARE INCARCERATED AND CREATE A WAY FOR ADVOCATES TO LEARN OF THEIR EXPERIENCES AND OFFER HELP.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $184.6K
  • Freedom Ambassadors Program
    FREEDOM AMBASSADORS, FEATURING LITERARY TALKS AND MEDIA PRODUCTIONS, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMER RESIDENTS (FREEDOM FELLOWS), THE LITERATURE TO LIFE PARTNERSHIP TO BRING SPECIFIC BOOKS INTO PRISONS AS SOLO SHOWS, AND THE FREEDOM TAKES, A PODCAST GEARED TOWARD LISTENERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PRISON.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $137.6K
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