On Wednesday, May 14, the 13th class of Incarceration Doesn’t Define Us (I.D.D.U.) graduates walked across the stage during a ceremony in the multipurpose room at 1 社区 Way to receive their certificates of program completion.
七名参与者在参加了为期八周的每周培训和信息会议后获得了结业证书，这些培训和信息会议涉及就业准备、住房、教育机会、预算编制等。
Wednesday’s IDDU graduates were Heather Holland, Vicki Graham, Tomekia (Piggy) Robinson, Tony Tucker, Georgia M Plunkett, Mary Logan and Lisha D. Barnes.
霍兰德、洛根和巴恩斯作证说，IDDU项目如何改变了他们的生活，他们现在如何对未来有了不同的看法。
该项目目前有107人从13个班级毕业。
局长克里斯·怀尔斯在典礼上致辞，对每位毕业生表示鼓励和祝贺。
在为期八周的时间里，idd.u.为刚从监狱释放或经历过艰难困苦的居民提供资源和帮助，帮助他们重返社区。
Since the program’s inception in 2021, 社区 Relations Liaison Ashtyn Foddrell remains committed to being a reference and resource for all the I.D.D.U. graduates.
The successes of the I.D.D.U. program have been overwhelming, as Foddrell pointed out, because there have been graduates who have returned to school to receive their GED, earn a college degree, and received a commercial driver’s license. 另一名毕业生也恢复了他们的CNA执照，回到全职护士岗位。
福德雷尔被邀请在2022年的弗吉尼亚警察局长协会会议上介绍I.D.D.U.项目。 此外，其他执法机构也联系了她，了解如何在他们的管辖范围内实施类似的idd.u.项目。
