Author: New Leash On Life USA
-
These dogs get second chances. Just like their inmate caretakers.
Categories: PRESSA stray dog started Norberto “Rob” Rosa on his path to recovery. Mr. Rosa had begun using drugs at age 9. He was labeled a career criminal by 16. “I remember the judge telling me that there was no rehabilitation for me,” he says. After a beloved family member died in 2002 while Mr. Rosa…
-
Made in America highlights Philadelphia’s philanthropic organizations
Categories: PRESSFollowing this year’s focus, another organization called New Leash On Life offers a unique way to combat recidivism, the tendency to land back in the system, among Philadelphia inmates. The organization takes dogs scheduled to be euthanized and pairs them with inmates of Philadelphia’s prisons in hopes of giving both parties a better life with…
-
PAWCULTURE: GIVING DOGS, INMATES A NEW LEASH ON LIFE
Categories: PRESSTamar Paltin isn’t just looking for any dog when she visits shelters in Pennsylvania. She’s looking for the dog cowering in his kennel, afraid to make eye contact with visitors. For the dog with a medical condition that’s too expensive to treat in an underfunded, overcrowded system. For the dog who, through no fault of…
-
JEVS 19th Annual “Strictly Business” Inspiration Award
Categories: PRESSInspiration Award: Steven Morales Selling drugs was a distraction from a life without focus that Steven knew was a dead end — literally. While serving time, Steven enrolled in New Leash on Life – USA, a training program run in partnership with JEVS Human Services behind the walls of the county jail in Philadelphia. Steven…
-
The Philadelphia Citizen-Training for a Better Life
Categories: PRESSNew Leash on Life USA teaches inmates to train unadoptable dogs, giving both a better future “Prison rarely changes one’s life for the better. That much we know to be true. The Bureau of Justice Statistics found that about three quarters of former inmates are re-arrested within … continue reading …
-
ASPCA: 2016 Henry Bergh Award
Categories: PRESS“While I was in solitary, I reflected on who I was. I was in prison because of how I lived my life. I promised myself I was going to work be a different person and do things different.” Watch the whole video here.
-
Philadelphia Business Journal – People on the Move
Categories: PRESSOn April 11th 2016, four new members of the New Leash on Life USA board of directors were featured in the Philadelphia Business Journal under their “People on the Move” section. For more information, please check out each of their individual features at the links below: Fred Catona: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/potmsearch/reprint/submission/5760462 Lou Giorla: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/potmsearch/reprint/submission/5760562 John Melcher: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/potmsearch/reprint/submission/5760632 Jill Schubert: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/potmsearch/reprint/submission/5760542
-
PHL17 – Second chances for Philadelphia inmates & shelter dogs
Categories: PRESS“New Leash on Life USA is an organization dedicated to rehabilitating inmates and rescue dogs. Now for the first time the program is being made available for women who are incarcerated in Philadelphia.” Click here for the full article and video.
-
CHL – Mt. Airy judge helps wag-nificent program with prisoners
Categories: PRESS“New Leash has an impressive track record of providing opportunities for inmates to turn their lives around while helping to rescue shelter dogs who are in danger of being put down,” Judge Ceisler said recently. “I know firsthand how important programs like New Leash on Life USA are to reducing recidivism and preparing inmates to…