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Nonprofit asks $1.5 million to expand 14‑week recidivism and workforce reentry program
Utah Legislature — Economic and Community Development Appropriation Subcommittee · February 2, 2026
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Summary
Lead with Light Foundation and partners presented a 14‑week cohort program for incarcerated and recently released Utahns and asked the subcommittee for $1.5 million to scale services and serve an estimated 825 people in the coming fiscal year.
Steve Shallenberger, presenting on behalf of the Lead with Light Foundation and Becoming Your Best Academy, told the committee their initiative uses a coordinated, three‑pillar design — programming inside corrections facilities, services for individuals reentering the community and supports for underemployed residents…
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