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2013

  • Kevin Gay Interview on First Coast Forum
  • Governor visits Operation New Hope
  • Gov. Rick Scott tours ex-offender assistance group in 3-stop Jacksonville visit 
  • Walking the walk with MLK’s influence 
  • The story beyond and effort to redevelop two core city communities

2012

  • LISC Jacksonville Visioning Day 
  • CBRE staff volunteers in Springfield 
  • Press Release- CBRE is closes its doors
  • Operation New Hope Pays Off for Employer
  • Press Release – CBRE and Operation New Hope team up
  • Operation New Hope Helps Ex-Offenders Find Jobs
  • Press Release – AT&T donation helps upgrade Operation New Hope Computer Lab
  • First Coast woman’s future on brighter path [1/24/12] Jacksonville.com
  • Operation New Hope gets $10,000 grant [1/10/12] Jacksonville.com
  • Press Release- Wells Fargo Donates Hope
  • Moments of Hope- Jan 2012

2011

  • Jacksonville Organizations Dedicate Refurbished Eastside PAL/Flossie Brunson Park
  • Rev. Richard Turk, known for prison ministry, dies at 72 [12/27/11] Florida Times Union
  • Rashean Mathis organizes clothing drive [12/23/11] Florida Times Union
  • Business mixer to benefit Operation New Hope at BlackFinn American Grille [12/1/11] Jacksonville.com
  • Moments of Hope- Oct 2011 Newsletter
  • The angel behind local developments [10/5/2011] Florida Times-Union
  • Jags Inagurate Community Football Fields [10/3/2011] News4Jax.com 
  • One Individual…One Home…One Neighborhood [3/19/11] Florida Times-Union
  • Jacksonville’s inadequate bus system impacts job seekers [3/01/11] Jacksonville.com
  • Onetime firefighter embraces chance to clean up [1/30/2011] USA Today
  • Onetime Jacksonville firefighter embraces chance to clean up [01/19/2011] Jacksonville.com

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2010

  • Nonprofit CEO Showcase: Kevin T. Gay [12/28/2010] Daily Record
  • The Diocesan Christmastide A.D. 2010
  • Blessing of building [09/29/2010] Florida Times Union
  • Homeless mother of three [09/03/2010] Jacksonville Business Journal
  • Gulf oil spill: Hope is shining [06/30/2010] Florida Times Union
  • Jacksonville nonprofit pledges to place hundreds in oil cleanup jobs [06/25/2010] Jacksonville.com
  • Local Ex-Convicts Can Help Clean Up Oil [06/25/2010] News4Jax.com
  • Ex-Felon Programs Excited About City’s New Initiatives, FirstCoastNews.com

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2009

  • Kevin Gay On attending 2009 inaguration of President Barack Obama
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Green Partners Special Issue Volume 19, [Number 2, 2009]
  • Operation Helps Ex-Offenders Find Work [11/17/2009] News4Jax.com
  • A Look to the Future And How We Get There Justice Summit 2009, Tampa [11/17/2009]
  • Time Magazine 21 WAYS TO FIX UP AMERICA [09/22/2009]
  • Daily Record Nonprofit News [08/11/2009]
  • Crenshaw Secures $790,000 for Jacksonville’s Operation New Hope [07/17/2009] Press Releases – Press – United States Congressman Ander Crenshaw – Florida’s 4th District
  • Former inmates need help in getting a second chance [06/10/2009] Jacksonville.com
  • Florida Trend Prison Reform: A Course Correction [05/01/2009]
  • Health Source Magazine Green your space to improve your health [April 2009]
  • Jacksonville.com Nonprofits get their chance to shine in Parade of Homes [04/15/2009]
  • Urban Garden Renewal [04/12/2009] Jacksonville.com
  • Reforms would slow recidivism rate [02/16/2009] Jacksonville.com
  • Politics Daily Obama To Expand Bush’s Faith Based Funding [02/05/2009]
  • Florida Issues Obama singles out Duval man for faith based initiative [02/05/2009]
  • firstcoastnews.com A Jacksonville Voice Goes to the White House [02/02/2009]

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2008

  • Jacksonville.com Bill touts ex-offenders to cut crime rate [10/21/2008]
  • On the move to Springfield [09/27/2008] Jacksonville.com
  • news4jax.com Businesses Surveyed About Hiring Ex-Cons [07/17/2008]
  • VIDEO Barack Speaks About Faith in Zanesville, OHIO [07/01/2008] Organizingforamerica.com
  • PRINT Barack Speaks About Faith in Zanesville, OHIO [07/01/2008] Organizingforamerica.com
  • Ex-Felon Programs Excited About City’s New Initiatives [06/26/2008] FirstCoastNews.com
  • Did this worker’s past cause his firing? [06/09/2008] Jacksonville.com
  • Help brings hope [06/02/2008] Jacksonville Business Journal
  • Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition Think Outside the Cage [05/31/2008]
  • Jacksonville Business Journal Ex-Offenders Move From Prisons to Jobs [05/30/2008]
  • Jacksonville Business Journal Former dealer finds brighter path [05/30/2008]
  • Redevelopment efforts are taking hold on the Eastside [05/20/2008] Jacksonville.com
  • Businesses can support community program [05/19/2008] Jacksonville Business Journal
  • Home Green Home [04/26/2008] Jacksonville.com
  • 2nd Chance Act signed into law to help former prisoners get jobs [04/09/2008] News4Jax.com
  • Program Uses Job Training to Slow Prison’s Revolving Door [03/13/2008] News4Jax.com
  • Hope, not hammer [02/07/08 Jacksonville.com

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2007

  • Jobs are the best way to stop murder [11/03/2007] Jacksonville.com
  • firstcoastnews.com President Clinton Gives Local Program Props in New Book [10/11/2007]
  • news4jax.com Local Programs Put Ex-Cons Back to Work [09/07/2007]
  • Operation New Hope helps former felons be ‘Ready4Work’ [08/24/2007] Daily Record
  • Forum reveals reality is tough for ex-convicts [08/04/2007] Jacksonville.com
  • Jacksonville.com Getting back to work after jail time isn’t easy [07/18/2007]
  • Weavers dig into own pockets for nonprofit agencies Daily Record [06/25/2007]
  • Making a Difference [06/22/2007] Jacksonville Jaguars Press Release
  • Things are looking up for Ready4Work [06/18/2007] Jacksonville.com
  • Operation New Hope to finish homes, help resurrect Eastside [04/05/2007] News4Jax.com
  • Jacksonville Business Journal Job-training program gives convicts, work force new hope [03/26/2007]
  • COMPASSION IN ACTION, Improving Prisoner Re-Entry Services Through Faith and Community-Based Partnerships [03/22/2007] The White House
  • Compassion in Action Roundtable on Prisoner Reentry, Keynote Address: Fred Davie [03/22/2007]
  • Remarks Prepared for U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Compassion in Action: Prisoner Reentry The White House, Washington, D.C. [03/22/2007]
  • Orlando Sentinel 2nd chance for ex-cons [02/20/2007]

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2006

  • Slowing prisons revolving door [09/25/2006] Jacksonville.com
  • Post-jail jobs program gets $375,000 in funding [07/19/2006] Jacksonville.com
  • SOCIAL SERVICE: Reward Success [06/01/2006] Jacksonville.com
  • City Sojourn: A second chance can fight crime [05/31/2006] Jacksonville.com
  • CRIME REDUCTION: Help former inmates rebuild lives [02/27/2006] Jacksonville.com

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2005

  • Program helps ex-offenders get on feet [12/16/2005] Jacksonville.com
  • First Coast Chronicles: His life took on new meaning [05/14/2005] Jacksonville.com
  • VOICES: Springfield’s rebirth realized through the efforts of many [02/02/2005] Jacksonville.com

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2003

  • President Bush Discusses Faith-Based Initiative with Urban Leaders-Room 450-Dwight DC Eisenhower Executive Office Building [07/16/2003]
  • George Bush, Labor Secretary Chao, Attorney General John Ashcroft for Discussion on Job Training Programs for Ex-Offenders Science Blog [06/18/2003]
  • Jacksonville.com Program readies inmates for life [05/31/2003]
  • Springfield’s a hot spot to out-of-town investors [01/14/2003] Jacksonville.com

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2002

  • Mayor plans broad panel for housing [12/08/2002] Jacksonville.com
  • Springfield open house today [08/24/2002] Jacksonville.com
  • Operation New Hope gave desperate man new chance [08/07/2002] Jacksonville.com
  • First Coast hears about new Ready4Work program [07/27/2002] Jacksonville.com
  • President taps Duval effort as national model [06/29/2002] Jacksonville.com
  • Local ministries selected for president’s program [06/28/2002] Jacksonville.com
  • CITY SOJOURN: Homes renews hope [01/09/2002] Jacksonville.com

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2001

  • Operation New Hope helps start new lives [11/07/2001] Jacksonville.com
  • Steamboat House gets new address [02/03/2001] Jacksonville.com

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2000

  • More than homes repaired [09/23/2000] Jacksonville.com
  • Historic housing gets help [07/29/2000] Jacksonville.com
  • Homes spring anew [07/26/2000] Jacksonville.com
  • Restoring homes, lives [05/27/2000] Jacksonville.com
  • New home construction started in Springfield [04/24/2000] Jacksonville.com

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1999

  • Buying into Springfield [11/07/1999] Jacksonville.com

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