Minister Teresa Ervin, AS Biblical Studies and Theology. Founder/President of Hope City Center a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization which both advocates for and provide direct services to individuals affected by the criminal justice system for over 25 years.
Teresa began volunteering with Kairos Prison Ministry in 2010, LEAP (Ladies Empowerment Action Program) at Homestead Correctional Institution in 2011, and Hollywood Work Release in 2013, Hernando Correctional Institution in 2014 Brooksville and Lowell Correctional Institution 2015 eventually expanding services to assisting men in Everglades Correctional Institution.
Teresa has experience mentoring and counseling both inside and outside prison. Her goal is to empower men and women to reach their destiny.
She has spoken at the South Florida Reenter Task Force deletions in 2016 and the 2017 South Florida Women in Leadership Symposium. She is certified by the OFDA to teach farm food safety
Teresa currently co-owners and operators of TKO Farming LLC., a fully integrated farming operation and Project Manager of Ancestral Be-Kin LLC where she instructs and advise individuals and families engaged in agricultural-related processes and techniques such as:, farm food safety issues, budgeting, pest management, nutrition, farming management procedures, and develop educational outreach programs
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Tamika Jones, AA Degree in General Studies from North Florida Community College located in Madison and her BA degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Ga
Tamika Jones is a lifetime resident in Greenville, Fl. (which is a small rural city about forty-five minutes away from our state capital, Tallahassee, FL). She completed her Master's Degree in Psychology from Kaiser University in February, 2016.
Tamika currently employed with MHM Services Inc. (Centurion) (which is a contract agency with the Florida Department of Corrections) as an Activity Technician.
Her goal is to eventually become a licensed mental health specialist with MHM Services Inc.Tamika’s passion comes from a lifetime encountering individual; men and women in her unity and in her community, needing resources and or coaching. Her goal is to provide shelter in there time of need.