How Life Skills Can Help Returning Citizens?  Life.Skills blog series – LISTENING


We spend 70% of our day communicating in one way or another. Reading, writing, talking, or listening. 45% of that time is used for listening. So having effective listening skills […]

How Life Skills Can Help Returning Citizens?  Life Skills blog series – CONFLICT RESOLUTION


No matter who you are or what you do you will encounter conflict. Whether it is at work, with friends, family, or strangers, conflict resolution is a valuable tool that […]

How Life Skills Can Help Returning Citizens?  Life.Skills blog series – NEGOTIATION


Life skills are necessary for full and successful participation in everyday life. So what are “Life Skills”? Life Skills are all the things that enable us to interact socially with […]

County commissioners hear of state funding to benefit inmate reentry program


avid Powell, director of the Robeson County Offender Resource Center, displays a check Monday during a meeting of the Robeson County Board of Commissioners that denotes $250,000 in state funding coming to the inmate reentry program.