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Volume 52 Num. 37
September 28 - October 4, 2017
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Reimagine Brings Outreach to Montclair Community
A Kid enjoying face painting
By Charles Davis
This past Saturday September 23, 2017 The
Montclair community experienced a very special
day of hope thanks to a very special outgoing
and generous organization called “Reimagine
Pensacola”. The organization brought not only
hope but brought hope in very tangible ways
by providing free groceries for the Montclair
community to take home, having a free clothing
giveaway, haircuts, diapers, lunches, blood pressure
Kid playing with Horse at Re-Imagin
checks, and much more.
It was very inspiring to see the children in the
Montclair community smile and play and feel
they appreciated and loved. There was a great
turn out of Montclair residents and a lot of
community agencies showed up to support this
heartfelt community event. It not only inspired
people in the community but offered hope and
inspiration to go forth.
Linda English, Director of Reimagine Pensac-
ola says that “Reimagine goes through the more
impoverished areas of Pensacola and it’s our
desire just to bring a day of hope that’s totally
free to the family. There was 15,000 pounds of
food given away today so it is also our desire
to fill someone’s pantry.” The families also get
free clothes. There were also games and bounce
house houses for the children to enjoy.
George Stone Vocational School was there for
people interested in furthering their education.
Mission Fishin’
SEE ReImagined CONTINUE PG 2
W W W . G U L F C O A S T V O I C E . C O M
Studer Leads Conversation on Pensacola’s Future
Marohn, a Professional Engineer licensed in
Minnnesota. Marohn, who also has a Master’s
degree in Urban Planning, will provide their
expertise and ideas on the path for a greater
Pensacola and Escambia County.
The project is planned to be a year long experience
of conversations and presentations by speakers
that have possible solutions to offer our area.
The Studer Community Institute is serving as the
principal organizer to present CivicCon.
According to the Quint Studer he was given
Speaker Chuck Marohn
a list of potential national speakers by “Smart
by Tony McCray
Growth” expert Christian Wagley. The list has
Quint Studer, the health consultant turned entre- provided the Studer Community Institute with
preneurial consultant-baseball team owner-com- a slate of speakers that will take our community
munity philanthropist, is at change making once through a year of thought provoking dialogue,
more. However, this time in partnership with the ideas, and potential solutions.
Pensacola News Journal, the stakes are much Downtown Pensacola is booming, housing
higher. The project is called CivicCon and will construction is very strong, Triumph Gulf Coast,
be featuring national speakers such as Chuck the BP Oil Spill non-profit economic settlement
Quint Studer
manager has $300,000,000 to award to Northwest
Florida communities through 2018. The positive
upswing in the economy only strengthens our
tourism and economic benefits. A Black business
owner that asked to remain anonymous told the
See Studer Leads Conversation on Pensacola’s
Future CONTINUED pg 4
The Pensacola Neighborhood Justice Board forms ‘Bail Out’ Program
Omar Neal
“Universally, people are in jail not because
they need to be in jail or because they merit
that, it’s because they are poor. A society that is
compassionate to the poor has to come up with
mechanisms, safeguards, safety nets to assist
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people who are less fortunate. That’s where the
impetus of this [program] came from, especially
with the necessity of trying to help people who
were in jail if for no other reason, of their financial
or economic status,” stated Omar Oneal, former
mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama.
The criteria to determine eligibility of the pro-
gram is that you meet the prerequisite for getting
to court. “We are going to look at people who
first of all, can get to court. We will look at in-
tegrity, family support, and things like that. More
importantly, we need to ask ourselves why you
are in this position. And so, we need to look at
programs and other services that can help people
who are experiencing challenges that have put
them into situations that require them to be in
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incarcerated.”
The program is designed not only to help people
with bail issues, it is about helping people put
their lives back together and give them support
in staying out of jail. “Addiction, homelessness,
unemployment, lack of education and job skills
are prerequisites often times that make people
vulnerable to incarceration. We are not only
going to assist people in getting out of jail, we
are going to assist them in human capital devel-
opment as well,” he said.
The program is in its beginning state. “However,
A Board has been formed. We’ve not finished the
process but we have commenced it. Obviously,
See The Pensacola Neighborhood Justice Board-
forms Bail Out Program CONTINUED pg 4