The ROC & Connections to Success in Columbia, MO

Connections to Success (CtS) Peer Support Specialist Michael Eanes, Director of the MO Department of Corrections, Anne Precythe, MO Governor Mike Parson, and CtS Central MO Project Director, Chelsea Zabski.

COLUMBIA, MO — The Connections to Success (CtS) Central Missouri team attended the celebratory grand opening of the new The Reentry Opportunity Center (The ROC) location in Columbia, MO on Tuesday, September 7. The ROC is a source of educational and health resources for those formerly incarcerated.

CtS will continue its established partnership with The ROC by monthly hosting its in-person Pathways to Success Program there, and Michael Eanes, a CtS Peer Support Specialist, will have a workspace in this facility, to inform, register, and connect with program participants.

During the event, Eanes gave a speech about Trauma Informed Care, plus he and CtS Central MO Project Director, Chelsea Zabski, met MO Governor Mike Parson, and the Director of the MO Department of Corrections, Anne Precythe, who both spoke of supporting and providing hope to justice involved individuals, and the organizations that serve them.

For more information about the CtS Pathways to Success Program in the Central MO region, send an email to Chelsea at czabski@connectionstosuccess.org.

By: Sylvia Petty, Connections to Success – Marketing and Communications Manager