• Strong Voices / Strong Subjects

    Please join us for the 2026 Luncheon Lecture celebrating community, healing, and
    transformation.

Project 180

to present the

2026 Strong Voices/Strong Subjects Luncheon Lecture

The Power of Healing and Resilience

Our 2026 season explores Project 180’s work as a prisoner reentry nonprofit where we turn dreams of a purposeful life into reality.

March 27, 2026. HEALING INDIVIDUALS. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES.

Join Project 180 for a powerful and inspiring luncheon that brings our Strong Voices/Strong Subjects Lecture Series to life.

This event is designed to deepen understanding, elevate lived experience, and highlight how trauma-informed care, education, and consistent support are creating lasting change for individuals and families in our community. The conversation will be thoughtfully guided by Kathryn Greenberg, a respected Certified Life Coach and mental health advocate known for her compassionate work supporting individuals facing trauma, addiction, and emotional challenge. She leads with lived insight and professional experience, helping people and communities access healing through mindful awareness and trauma-informed support. Kathryn’s approach is deeply rooted in real-world service, as she has worked directly with individuals in courts, jails, homeless shelters, treatment centers, and human service agencies, where she advocates for dignity, understanding, and treatment rather than judgment.

At the heart of the luncheon are Project 180 program residents, who will courageously share their personal journeys of recovery, accountability, and growth. Their stories illustrate the transformative impact of love, structure, and sustained community support in breaking cycles of addiction and recidivism.

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The Light They Cast

The Light They Cast provides an unflinching and poignant look at the human spirit’s capacity for change. Produced by Miles Larsen and Janice Shelton, with executive production by Project 180 founder Barbara Richards, this documentary chronicles the transformative journeys of men in the Sarasota area as they navigate the complex, often-overlooked realities of returning to society after incarceration.

The film captures the raw honesty of their experiences—from the high-stakes vulnerability of their first week out of prison to the hard-won triumphs of achieving sobriety, securing employment, and rebuilding their lives. More than just a documentary, The Light They Cast is a testament to the power of community support and a call to challenge societal perceptions. We invite you to watch the trailer below to see the faces and hear the voices of those proving that, with the right resources and a network of people who believe in them, a “180” is always possible.

With continued thanks to our generous 2025 sponsors listed below



Breaker of Chains

   

The Koski Family Foundation



To become a sponsor, please contact theresa@project180reentry.org.

Presenting Sponsor


Game Changer


Wendy & Jim Cox


Monica Waterman, LLC. REALTOR

Change Agent


The Gore Meade Family


Kenneth & Kathleen Richmond


The Creede Family



Futurist

Steven & Kelly Conry


Innovator

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