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About Roll Call

Roll Call is a 501c3 grassroots organization that emerged from Chicago in 2006 to address unemployment, family alienation, and the various issues that offenders face in reentering the community when released from prison.

Our History

Roll Call was founded in 2006 where it took inspiration from a former organization called “Brotherhood” which was started by the executive director, Milton Golden, and other inmates while they were incarcerated. The goal of this former organization is to promote unity and positive change while incarcerated in hopes of changing one’s mindset before release; the Executive Director wanted Roll Call to share similar values. Through Roll Call, Mr. Golden was able to partner with like-minded organizations to "empower the ex offenders in order to prevent the next offenders".

WHO WE ARE

Roll Call is a 501c(3) community-based non-profit organization that deals with the universal needs of the family, primarily formerly incarcerated and at-risk youth. We encourage healthy lifestyles, foster independence, inclusion, and promote personal empowerment. Our primary location is in North Lawndale community; however, Roll Call has been servicing many communities throughout the Chicagoland area, communities such as Humboldt Park, East, and West Garfield, Near North Side, Near West Side, Englewood, Roseland, Dolton, etc.

WHAT WE DO

Roll Call provides one-on-one and group consultation mentoring, job readiness/employment information, housing resources, opportunities for healthy, safe recreation, social gatherings, outings, and group activities, where families are invited to be a part of transitional services offered to the Roll Call participant. We also serve youth ages 10 to 24 where we focus on “social capital” – social ties, networks, and support – which is associated with better community health and well-being. Increasing the focus on delinquency and violence prevention will help improve a community's health, quality of life, and prosperity and increase the likelihood that the youth lead productive lives.