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FOX 7 Austin TBT News Story
Fox 7 News Austin highlights Truth Be Told in a recent news piece. Watch Video
September 26, 2023
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KUT 90.5 Get Involved Spotlight
Each month KUT 90.5, Austin’s NPR radio station, spotlights a local nonprofit that’s in need of help, in an effort to connect listeners with charities that
August 4, 2023
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Spectrum News Interview With Truth Be Told
In an interview with Spectrum News, executive director Jocelyn De La Rosa explains what Truth Be Told is doing to help women in Texas prisons.
August 26, 2022
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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. “Learning to heal from past trauma can stir up a lot,” said Executive Director Katie Ford.
April 8, 2021
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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.
September 28, 2020
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Our Commitment to Anti-Racist Work
We are outraged and deeply saddened by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others, and we stand against the systemic
June 3, 2020
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Truth Be Told continues to fulfill its mission amidst a pandemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OleuYxkK1J0 On June 10, 2020, Truth Be Told community gathered together virtually for an evening of poetry and essays by women behind and beyond the
May 12, 2020
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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
September 5, 2019
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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
July 1, 2019
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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.
May 22, 2019
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