Straight Talk Support Group | Durham transitional home that helps formerly incarcerated individuals in dire need of funds [Video]

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — Edward Scott is a changed man and has Straight Talk Support Group transitional home to thank. After serving 30 years in prison, the transitional home helped him adjust back into society. It’s been three years since he left the program but is now considered a success story.

Scott is working part-time to support the mission by maintaining the lawn through Community-Based Landscapers, a business he and his business partner started to give formerly incarcerated people jobs.

“It’s just hard because they don’t want to hire people coming out of prison because of their record, background and charges,” said Scott.

The transitional homelaunched in 2018 under the direction of Bessie Elmore who said it started as a pilot program under the Department of Public Safety. Most of the clients come from Central Prison. According to Elmore, in March of this year, all of their state funding was cut because they were no longer …