Our Stories

From participant spotlights and news to special announcements and events, here’s where you can find out about what’s happening within the many aspects of our organization.

Participant Spotlight

Our participants are at the heart of everything we do here at Concordance. Hear some of their stories.

Meet Derrick

Participant Story

When Derrick went to prison, he felt like his life was over — until he was introduced to Concordance.

Meet Yvonne

Participant Story

Yvonne’s story serves as a reminder that it’s never too late to start a new way of life you’re excited about.

News and Announcements

Learn more about the exciting things our team and participants have been up to by reading up on our latest press releases.

Care Team Interview for National Recovery Month

St. Louis

Interview of five members of the Concordance care team, who in their different functions, serve our participants during their post-release journey

Wells Fargo to Provide up to $60 Million to Concordance National Expansion Efforts

News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is supporting a national expansion of Concordance, a nonprofit with a proven record of reducing repeat criminal offenses from individuals returning to the community. […]

Concordance Names Susan Stith to Its Board of Directors 

News Press Releases

Concordance, a CARF-accredited re-entry non-profit headquartered in St. Louis, announced that Susan Stith, former Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Cigna and President of the Cigna Foundation, has joined […]

Woman with long dark curly hair hands white box with red ribbon to small girl

Affordable Holiday Shopping Event

DECEMBER 2021

We know that the holidays can be an expensive time of year. To help offset some of the costs for our participants, Concordance hosted our annual Affordable Holiday Shopping Event in December Click below to read a recap of the event.

Join the First Chance Campaign.

Help us meet our $100 million fundraising effort to expand our re-entry model to 11 additional U.S. cities over the next five years.

Your support will change lives.

Investing in Concordance will directly influence the trajectory of our participants’ lives, creating a ripple of positive change through their families and communities.