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Raw Executive Director
So, in the past I didn’t make the best of decisions. Many of those decisions affected my kids. For starters I would go from job to job and never pay my child support. I racked up huge arrears due to being a crappy dad and not taking care of my own kiddos. At one point … Read More
Chiseled Grace
Full transparency, this may piss people off. But it’s on my heart. I have a guy that I am mentoring that got two DUIs this week. I met him a while back when he came to us looking for a place to live and we obviously took a chance. (I always think it’s funny that … Read More
Criminal Record Seal Law North Dakota
Until recently, there has been no process in North Dakota for citizens who have been convicted of non-violent and/or non-sexual offenses to have their convictions sealed from public viewing regardless of how long ago the offenses happened or how minor they were. However, a new law that becomes effective on August 1, 2019, fixes that … Read More
Can I vote or have my felonies removed? Am I truly free?
There has been a ton of new laws added in a variety of states. Especially North Dakota as it relates to the restoration of rights to those formerly incarcerated. Below you will find what the Federal, and a few state guidelines for that. Support F5 Project by wearing our gear!! Federal: Loss & restoration of … Read More
Response to Dickinson Press article
Prison candy… See I can do clickbait titles too.. This is in response to the recent article “ From pizza parties to game nights: Internal documents, statements reveal allegations of reform failure at North Dakota state prison” “Internal documents, surveys, and statements suggest otherwise” this is the first comment made by a reporter that is … Read More
Awesome F*&$ing Story – F5 Project
A raw inside look at F5 Project. Please share this video. Felons helping felons return to the city they came from. Our staff is the lived expereince that is so badly needed with re-entry. Awesome F*$%king Story Credits: Notion Media F5 Project Folks in Doc: Kristy Johnson, Ben Stechmann, Braden Sipe, Adam Martin, David … Read More
Local Fargo companies willing to take a chance *formally incarcerated*
We partnered with the other side of the house (F5 Venture), and had the guys call companies around town and see if they would take a chance on people we would refer to them. We found quite a few. If you are a felon that wants to get a new chance, please send an email … Read More
How to support F5 for GHD 2018
Video contest, go to the VISIONBank website (https://www.visionbanks.com/f5-project/) and vote for us! Please share after you vote! Hustling to get kids back, hustling to get a great job, hustling to get your own safe place to call home, hustling to stay clean and sober, hustling to be better to your ex, hustling to be an … Read More
Erasing Stigma- Giving Hearts Day 2018
Here is the new video! Please watch and let me know what you think! Share the heck out of this and it will help us for the upcoming Giving Hearts Day campaign. Its our first year, so we are going to need all the help we can get. Our goal is to become sustainable and … Read More
Giving Hearts Day for F5
We compiled the data for the last 12 months. We have a 7% recidivism rate. The national rate is around 67%… Our definition of recidivism is this: Going back to jail for a new crime or for probation revocation(no one adds anything to this number except new crimes), while ever living at the F5 house. … Read More