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TRUST facilitators go home but find new blood to lead

November 14, 2019 by Marcus Henderson

Great companies and organizations are the ones that can stand the test of time and San Quentin’s T.R.U.S.T rehabilitative group is one of those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parole and Release, Prison Programs, Recently Posted Tagged With: marcus henderson, TRUST

Insight Prison Project announces appointment of new Executive Director

December 29, 2018 by Juan Haines

leonard rubio

After 23 years in prison, Leonard Rubio got out and began recapturing his life. Today, he’s the Executive Director of Insight Prison Project (IPP). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Prison Programs, Profiles Tagged With: Insight Prison Project (IPP), LGBTQ, TRUST, VOEG

San Quentin holds 15th Annual Health Fair

October 22, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

Hundreds of prisoners formed long lines on San Quentin’s Lower Yard at the prison’s 15th Annual Health Fair on Aug. 24. Stations were set up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness, Most Read Tagged With: APSC, Bay Area Black Nurses Association, CENTERFORCE, ROOTS, SFSU School of Nursing, SQ Health Fair, TRUST

Building lives through health and wellness TRUST

October 15, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

It was a bittersweet day at the 13th Annual San Quentin Teaching Responsibility Utilizing Sociological Training (TRUST) graduation ceremony August 16, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: Ameeta Singh, Helaine Melnitzer, Project LA, TRUST

14th annual Health Fair held under smoky skies

November 2, 2017 by Marcus Henderson

USFNS nurse Norlissa Cooper taking the blood pressure of Sonny Nguyen

Smoke from the North Bay wildfires loomed over San Quentin, but it failed to derail the 14th Annual TRUST Health Fair. Despite the poor air quality, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: CENTERFORCE, SQ Health Fair, TRUST

Quentin Cooks grads serve six-course meal

June 1, 2017 by Wayne Boatwright

Chefs-Lisa-Dombroski-and-Andrew-Martin-with-the-Graduating-call-of-Quentin-Cooks

Sixty-eight confirmed guests attended the April graduating class of the “Quentin Cooks” held in the H-Unit mess hall. The graduating class prepared … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Featured Tagged With: Allen Brothers angus, FoodSafetyCertified.org, Lisa Dombroski., Michael “Yahya” Cooke, Mike Sabella, National Restaurant Association, Project LA, Quentin Cooks, Ron Davis, The Chefs Warehouse, TRUST, Where the Chefs Shop

Former prisoners return for TRUST graduation

May 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

The graduating class of TRUST and Project LA

Three highly acclaimed self-help programs at San Quentin Prison held a graduation for more than 80 inmates on March 30. Dozens of San Francisco Bay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Project LA, TRUST

TRUST Spanish Anger Management Graduation

July 1, 2016 by Eddie Herena

The first TRUST-sponsored Spanish-speaking anger management graduation was held in San Quentin’s Catholic chapel. The ceremony is one of only a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: TRUST

TRUST Graduation Honors 88 Prisoners

March 1, 2016 by Rahsaan Thomas

Eighty-eight San Quentin men completed the TRUST (Teaching Responsibility Utilizing Sociological Training) program which help prisoners prepare for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Project LA, TRUST

TRUST and Centerforce 12th Annual Health Fair

October 1, 2015 by Kevin Sawyer

 For the 12th consecutive year, San Quentin, California’s oldest state prison, hosted the largest health fair to date by any correctional facility in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Health and Wellness Tagged With: CENTERFORCE, TRUST

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