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Personal & Financial Readiness
Equipping individuals with tools, knowledge, and support to build financial stability and successful futures.
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Three pillars.
One purpose.
A person is more than a number — and reintegration is more than a release date. We connect preparation, financial capability, creativity, civic voice, and lived-experience leadership.
Our foundation
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Creative Expression & Development
Using art, fashion, and creativity as pathways to healing, self-discovery, and economic opportunity.
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Civic Leadership & Engagement
Empowering justice-impacted individuals to be active participants in their communities and the policies that impact their lives.
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Preparing Individuals for Life Beyond Incarceration
At More Than a Number- Behind Bars, Inc. (MTN-BB), we believe successful reintegration begins with preparation. We equip justice-impacted individuals with the financial knowledge, personal development skills, and confidence needed to build stable, independent, and meaningful lives.
Our Areas of Focus
- Financial Education: Budgeting, banking, credit, saving, and responsible money management.
- Personal Development: Self-awareness, accountability, decision-making, and confidence.
- Reintegration Preparation: Developing practical skills to navigate life after incarceration.
- Leadership Development: Strengthening communication, problem-solving, and personal responsibility.
Programs Supporting This Pillar
T.U.B.E. Financial Readiness Program — Expanding access to practical financial education, including through the Edovo platform.
Foundational Leadership Program — An eight-week curriculum focused on personal growth, leadership, accountability, and preparation for reintegration.
Our Goal
To help individuals build the knowledge, skills, and financial foundation needed to move beyond incarceration and create lasting opportunities.
02 / Creative Expression & Development
Turning Creativity Into Opportunity
We believe creativity can be a pathway to healing, self-discovery, personal growth, and economic opportunity. MTN-BB recognizes the talents and artistic abilities of justice-impacted individuals and seeks to create opportunities for those talents to be developed and shared.
Our Areas of Focus
- Art & Creative Expression: Using creativity to encourage personal growth and self-expression.
- Fashion & Design: Exploring artistic talents through apparel, design, and creative production.
- Storytelling & Media: Amplifying lived experiences and challenging stereotypes.
- Creative Skill Development: Building confidence, practical skills, and pathways toward opportunity.
Initiatives Supporting This Pillar
Art From Inside — Recognizing and amplifying the creativity and perspectives of incarcerated individuals.
Future Vision: Transitional House of the Arts and the More Than a Number Documentary Series. These initiatives are in development and have not launched.
Our Goal
To help individuals discover the value of their creativity, recognize their potential, and turn their talents into meaningful opportunities.
03 / Civic Leadership & Engagement
Empowering Voices. Developing Leaders. Creating Change.
At MTN-BB, we believe leadership and civic engagement should begin during incarceration, not only after release. We work to educate and empower justice-impacted individuals to understand the systems affecting their lives, develop leadership skills, and become informed participants in their communities.
Our Areas of Focus
- Civic Education Behind Bars: Teaching incarcerated individuals about government, public policy, civic responsibilities, and the legislative process.
- Leadership Development: Strengthening communication, accountability, critical thinking, and decision-making.
- Policy Awareness & Advocacy: Educating individuals about policies affecting incarceration, parole, reintegration, and access to opportunity.
- Community Engagement: Encouraging collaboration, constructive advocacy, and civic participation both inside correctional facilities and after release.
- Lived-Experience Leadership: Ensuring directly impacted individuals have opportunities to contribute their knowledge and perspectives.
Our Approach
Leadership Begins Inside.
We believe individuals do not have to wait until they return home to develop as leaders. Through civic education and leadership development, we seek to prepare individuals to advocate constructively, engage with their communities, and contribute to meaningful change.
Our Goal
To develop informed, confident leaders who understand the power of their voices and are prepared to create positive change during incarceration and beyond.
Programs in development & delivery planning
Our programs put purpose into practice.
Leadership & reintegration
Foundational Leadership Program
An eight-week leadership development experience focused on identity, accountability, listening, decision-making, relationships, and purposeful action. An optional 90-day Leadership in Action phase supports applying these lessons.
- 8-week foundation
- Optional 90-day phase
- Adaptable delivery
T.U.B.E.™ Financial Readiness Program
T.U.B.E.™ Financial Readiness Program
Through our collaboration with T.U.B.E., individuals inside correctional facilities can access financial education on the Edovo platform, helping them prepare for a stronger future.
1,300+
Unique learners engaged
510+
Facilities with engagement
46
States represented
1,190+
Hours of learning
356+
Course completions
Available on the Edovo platform · Figures await final verification.
A continuing journey
Prepare. Transition. Flourish.
Prepare
Begin before release: identity, mindset, practical readiness, planning, and leadership development.
Transition
Apply these skills while navigating community responsibilities, relationships, goals, and day-to-day decisions.
Flourish
Build long-term purpose, stability, financial well-being, community engagement, and leadership.
Flexible delivery
Meeting people where they are.
Delivery settings are being explored with qualified partners.
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Correctional Facilities
Self-awareness, accountability, communication, and leadership development during incarceration.
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Transitional Housing
Skills for everyday decision-making, relationships, independence, and community reintegration.
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Diversion Programs
Practical decision-making, responsibility, and constructive pathways forward.
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Youth Programs
Age-appropriate confidence, communication, leadership, and future planning.