The Quilt Project began in early 2004 by Peggy Chandler, the mother of Truth Be Told founder Carol Waid. Carol interviewed her mom and asked what inspired her to want to make quilts for the women of our program. Peggy said, “I love them, even though I don’t know them, because Carol loves them.” She […]
Beyond
YWCA partnership brings counseling to graduates post-release
With an eye toward deepening the support offered to program graduates once they are released from prison, Truth Be Told has entered into a partnership with YWCA Greater Austin to bring low- and no-cost individual counseling to graduate peer facilitators and women enrolled in Truth Be Told’s virtual Healing Trauma program.
Graduates inspire community to raise more than $76K
Amidst a health and economic crisis and all the uncertainty and tragedy of 2020, Truth Be Told graduates shared their stories of hope, human resiliency and healing for a week-long campaign to raise awareness and funding for Truth Be Told.
Beyond prison walls, mentor program brings two TBT graduates together
When Lori agreed to be Samantha’s mentor, she knew they had more in common than their shared experience of incarceration. For starters, both women are graduates and former classroom mentors of Truth Be Told’s Talk to Me program at Lockhart Correctional. Lori went through the program in 2014 and was released from prison in 2015. […]
Graduates inspire community members to reimagine justice for women
In early June, about 100 guests gathered to witness the change that is possible when justice is reimagined for women. At the second annual Community of Changemakers: An Evening of Hope and Transformation, dinner guests heard the stories and witnessed the creativity of Truth Be Told program graduates who are now free and bravely living […]
Sandy Wolff joins Truth Be Told Board of Directors
At its May meeting, the Truth Be Told Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve Sandy Wolff’s application for board service. Since moving to Austin in June 2017, Sandy has been a familiar and regular face — and voice — in Truth Be Told volunteer community.
Truth Be Told welcomes graduate Laurie Pherigo to the team
We at Truth Be Told are thrilled to welcome Laurie Pherigo in her new role as administrative assistant, providing vital support to the organization’s programs, business operations and community relations.
Laurie’s career with Truth Be Told began in 2012, when she participated in and graduated from our Talk to Me program at TDCJ’s Hilltop Unit in Gatesville.
Carol Waid makes personal deliveries to two graduates celebrating three years of freedom
When a program graduate chooses to stay in regular communication with Truth Be Told after incarceration, she receives a handmade quilt upon her three-year anniversary of freedom. These one-of-a-kind quilts are part of Truth Be Told’s Quilt Project, which was started in 2004 by Peggy Chandler, the mother of Truth Be Told co-founder and Program […]
A closer look inside
I recently came across an essay on Quora.com. It was written by Tommy Winfrey, an inmate in San Quentin State Prison. His words were in response to the question: “What should everyone know about prison?” As someone who regularly goes behind bars as a Truth Be Told volunteer at Lockhart Prison, I found myself wondering what it would […]
My Name is Katherine
My name is Katherine now, but before that I was Boyett #877299. Before that I was Kathy and before that I can’t remember. I’ll be turning fifty this year and almost all of those years have been marked, no matter my name, by a state of loss – loss of my innocence to a stepfather […]