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Prison Education | Re-Entry Resources | Florida Based | Higher Education | Prison Reform | End Mass Incarceration
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☀️FCHEP Info Page☀️

➡➡Go through the slideshow to learn more about who we collaborate with, how far we've come, and our goals for the future!

🔗🔗You can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Bluesky here.
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☀️💫 Happy Holidays from all of us here at FCHEP 💫☀️

We made connections with many new partners this year and thanks to you, we donated thousands of books to over 20 prisons.

We’re looking forward to 2026 and continuing to expand access to higher education for justice-impacted individuals across FL!
December 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
☀️Reminder! Symposium Tickets & Hotel Rooms Still Available☀️



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🎟️🎟️Don’t forget to secure your seat at FCHEP's March Symposium, so that you can gain access to the event and deluxe hotel rooms. We hope to see you there!

#fchep #massincarceration #highereducationinprison #florida
December 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🏠☀️ FCHEP Partner Spotlight ☀️🏠

🔗🔗 www.thehouseofgracenonprofit.com

💡💡 We are spotlighting our partner The House of Grace this week! Reach out to them if you'd like to support their great work.

#fchep #endmassincarceration #HigherEducationInPrison #incarceration #florida #secondchances #reentry
December 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What part of FCHEP speaks the most to you?

☀️☀️ Reentry?
📝📝 College classes in prisons?
📚📚 Books Behind Bars?
📣📣 Community/Connection for Justice Impacted Individuals?

Make your voice heard and let us know in the comments!
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
☀️📗 Book Donor Shoutout 📗☀️

🚛🚛 As we deliver to South Florida Prisons, we want to show our gratitude to the many K-12 and college students that helped with our book donations.

📦📦 Thank you to @FPEP and Criminal Justice Professor Malendevych for providing this opportunity for students to help
November 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
☀️💻FCHEP Bi-Monthly Coalition Meeting 💻☀️

👋👋 Thank you for attending our meeting yesterday! Here's a recap of what happened

⏪⏪We shared updates on the Tampa Bay Criminal Justice Summit and the Justice Hub grand opening! FCHEP Symposium tickets continue to be sold,
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
☀️📖 Books Behind Bars Update 📖☀️

🚛🚛 Our Quarter 4 Book Delivery is happening very soon! Thank you to all of our donors for their help.

📱📱We'll be sure to record our journey and update you on our social media.
November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
☀️🎓FPEP Academic Spotlight 🎓☀️

📣📣 Congratulations to the students at Central Florida Reception Center for completing their Electronic Journalism class, taught by Rick Brunson and Claire Macchiarola!
November 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
☀️📖FCHEP Books Behind Bars Vlog📖☀️

📷📷 This August, we recorded our journey through North Florida delivering books to thousands of inmates.

📢📢We still need help for our Q4 and Q1 deliveries! Donate today by contacting michael.kostis@ucf.edu
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
☀️⚖️ Justice Hub Opening! ⚖️☀️

⭐️⭐️ FCHEP will be attending @inctoinc's grand opening in Tampa, FL!

📍📍9000 N 18th St., Suite B

🎃🎃 Kids Halloween events this Friday, and ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday.
October 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
☀️Symposium Tickets/Hotel Room☀️

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🎟️🎟️Make sure to secure your seat at FCHEP's March Symposium, so that you can gain access to the event and deluxe hotel rooms.
October 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
☀️🧳 FCHEP Partner Conference 🧳☀️

🔗🔗 floridarestorativejustice.org

👩‍⚖️👩‍⚖️ The Florida Restorative Justice Association has a conference this weekend in Tallahassee Florida

⚖️⚖️The 2025 Down South Conference includes discussions about healing from solitary confinement, restorative practices,
October 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
☀️🗺️ FCHEP Map Released! 🗺️ ☀️

🔗🔗 cah.ucf.edu/fchep/partners

📍📍You can now see all of our partner organizations, their locations, and their website details on our cumulative FCHEP Map!
Partners - FCHEP
FCHEP includes the Florida Prison Education Project at the University of Central Florida, the Community Education Project at Stetson University, the Entrepreneurial Business in Prison Program at the U...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
☀️📖 Partner Spotlight 📖☀️

🔗🔗openbookspcola.org

📝📝 Open Books Bookstore is located in Pensacola and donates thousands of books to inmates a year, funded by their $1 Book Sales and the community.

👋👋 They provide volunteering opportunities and a wide selection of poetry, books, and CDs.
October 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
☀️📗 Book Donor Shoutout 📗☀️

🚛🚛 Over the past 2 weeks, we’ve recieved tons of book donations that are helping bring us closer to our mid-November delivery to South Florida Prisons
October 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
💻FCHEP Bi-Monthly Coalition Meeting 💻☀️

👋👋 Thank you for visiting our meeting and listening session. Here’s a recap of some of the info!

📝 📝 Books Behind Bars will be going to South Florida in November, Symposium is on March 5th and you can sign up soon,
October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
☀️ FCHEP Bi-Monthly Newsletter ☀️

📰📰 Our premiere post for our Bi-Monthly newsletter has just dropped!

📣📣 Featuring partner highlights, teacher experience, events, and updates on books behind bars.
October 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
☀️🎓FPEP Academic Spotlight 🎓☀️

📣📣 Congratulations to the students at Polk CI for completing their Creative Writing Class, taught by Georg Koszulinski and Heather Vazquez!
September 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
☀️💻FCHEP Bi- Monthly Coalition Meeting 💻☀️

🔗🔗 ucf.zoom.us/j/92473764098

👋👋 Join us tomorrow for our bi-monthly coalition meeting! This session will be hosted as a Listening Session w/ Tanaine Jenkins of REFORM Alliance
September 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
☀️🟦 Academic Spotlight 🟦☀️

🎨🎨 The AATI runs out of FSU’s College of Fine Arts to help incarcerated people engage with the Arts.

📓📓 Run by David Gussak, they will also be publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly research and curated, insightful perspectives related to artistic,
September 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
📚☀️FCHEP Books Behind Bars☀️📚

🚚🚚 As we prepare for our Q4 Book Delivery to South Florida, we need your book donations! We accept books of any genre and size.

✉️ ✉️ Contact Michael.kostis@edu to donate today.

#fchep2025 #booksbehindbars
#endmassincarceration #HigherEducationInPrison
September 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🐦☀️ FCHEP Partner Showcase ☀️🐦

🔗🔗 carrierpigeonpost.org

🗞️🗞️ We are showcasing our partner @thecarrierpigeonpost for their great work in bringing education to prisons.

📢📢 Reach out to them if you want your organization’s voice amplified to prisons across Florida.
September 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
☀️◼️REFORM in Person Listening Session◼️☀️

🔗🔗 Signup Form
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⚖️⚖️ After REFORM’s Zoom Session with FCHEP on the 25th (Link in Bio), you can attend their in person session at SPC Midtown.

📢📢 Join us on September 25th to help shape future reforms to the prison system.
September 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
☀️◼️REFORM + FCHEP◼️☀️

🔗🔗 Signup Form/Zoom Link
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⚖️⚖️ REFORM and FCHEP are providing a safe space for community members to share about how probation and parole have affected you and your communities!

📢📢 Join us on September 25th to help shape future reforms to the prison system.
September 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
☀️📖Books Behind Bars Delivery📖☀️

🚚🚚Thanks to your help, we were able to deliver thousands of books to 7 institutions across Northern Florida.

👀👀Keep a look out for a vlog showcasing our 700 mile journey to these Florida prisons.
August 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM