Tag Archives: PEACE Pilot Grant

How one man’s past led him to create a brighter future for others coming home from prison

Ex-offender wants to rebuild trust in himself

The Stand’s Summer print issue features Charles Rivers on the cover, who after serving 19 years, 9 months and 4 days in prison, returned to Syracuse in 2012. He now runs PEACE, Inc.’s South Side center and has helped parolees reunite with their families in Syracuse under a $95,000 pilot grant. Currently, PEACE is waiting to see if the grant …