Concord Area Humanists Meeting Wed. May 7

Concord Area Humanists Invite you to a discussion and dialogue entitled “Concord Prison Outreach”.  The special speaker will be Mark Fingerle.  7 p.m.  Wednesday, May 7 at First Parish Hall, 20 Lexington Rd, Concord MA

The United States prisons are bursting at the seams with more of its citizens in prison than any other country.  Two million are in prison and every year over 600,000 leave to enter a society that seems to shun and reject them.  Huge barriers exist in finding jobs, money and housing.  Because of this, recidivism rates are off-the-charts.  Expenses cost billions of dollars each year.  However, things can be done to help – even here in Concord, Mass,

Mark says, “It is my privilege to be Chairman of the Board of a wonderful organization called “Concord Prison Outreach”.  This is the largest organization of its kind in the Northeast, sending volunteer teachers into the prisons to help heal, inspire, guide and teach our fellow countrymen such that they may be able to reach their dreams eventually and to lead a happy and productive life.”

Mark’s is on the Psychiatric Department at Emerson Hospital as Director of the Therapeutic Group Program, which delivers over 2,600 psych/educational classes per year.  Earlier, he taught history in a large Boston inner-city charter school.  Even earlier he ran his own company for a few years, The International Health Advisory Group, Inc, helping individuals from overseas find medical treatment in the United States.

An RSVP would help our planning, please send to  pne@aol.com with “Prisons”in subject line.

More information can be found on  www.ConcordAreaHumanists.org   and from pne@aol.com contact David Kimball at 508-485-4795.