About The Johnson-Shaw Foundation
“Empowering socioeconomically disadvantaged people transform their lives and positively impact their communities”
“We want to serve the men, women, and children that are affected by incarceration and the barriers during reentry to the community.”-Jeffrey and Shakira Johnson, The Johnson-Shaw Foundation
Our mission is to empower the socioeconomically disadvantaged people transform their lives and positively impact their communities after leaving incarceration.
IT’S WHAT WE DO!
We are based out of Charleroi, PA, but we serve Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette and Greene Counties.
501 McKean Ave.
Charleroi, PA 15022
Our Mission
“Empowering socioeconomically disadvantaged people transform their lives and positively impact their communities”
Our Vision
We want to serve the men, women, and children that are affected by incarceration and the barriers during reentry to the community.
Our Story
How We Got Started: The Story of Jeffrey Johnson
Jeffrey Johnson was born in July 1969. He was raised in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania. He was a multi-sport athlete and scholar throughout his childhood and graduated from Bentworth HS in 1987.
Jeffrey went on to continue his education and play football at Lafayette College. He transferred to Washington and Jefferson in 1990 to continue his education and to play football for the college as well. While in college he began to go down a path of using alcohol and drugs which led him to a dark and destructive pathway of addiction and incarceration. He spent 25 years in the throes of addiction and continuously in and out of Washington, Westmoreland, Allegheny County’s as well as the state prison system.
Jeffrey Johnson Today
During his last stint in prison, he went on a journey to change his ways and to utilize programs to help guide him to living a sober life. He completely changed his life around to reenter society with a structured discipline, plans, and goals.
Jeffrey maintained a very constructive community existence. He became a mentor through a local non-profit for youth who were being affected by their parent’s incarceration. He knew he wanted to start his own foundation to help men, women, and children overcome the many barriers that they face with incarceration and reentry.
Board Members
Jeffrey Johnson, Executive Director
Shakira Johnson, Director of Outreach and Partnerships
Alliey Stanis
Shannon Hemmingson
Jennifer Johnson
Abigail Shaw
Joyce Sed
Jim Sed
Danielle Lawrence
Charlynne Dicks
Become a Volunteer Today
Becoming a volunteer for The Johnson-Shaw Foundation is easy. Just contact us by phone or email and we can assess how you would like to help with our initiatives at the time.
What’s Wrong With The Picture?
2M
ARE CURRENTLY INCARCERATED IN THE USA
67%
OF PEOPLE REENTERING END UP INCARCERATED AGAIN WITHIN 3 YEARS OF THEIR RELEASE
500% Increase
OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN THE PAST 40 YEARS
Did You Know?
The state of Pennsylvania’s incarceration rate per capita is higher than any democracy on this Earth. 2019 statistics per the Prison Policy Initiative state that there were nearly 18,000 (2300 being female) released from state and federal prisons in Pennsylvania. There are over 200,000 (34,000 being female) being released from county institutions in Pennsylvania. The numbers of reentrants far exceed any resources available in our communities to offer assistance and guidance through the many barriers.
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“Empowering socioeconomically disadvantaged people transform their lives and positively impact their communities”