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Organization Profile
Better Decisions
http://www.betterdecisions.orgBetter Decisions is all about "women helping women." Twice a year at the Tennessee Prison for Women (TPFW), we offer an eight-week program that combines classroom instruction with 1-on-1 mentoring sessions. Students attend a weekly class during which they learn a 5-step decision-making process. Then later in the week they each meet with their trained volunteer partner for one hour in the afternoon or evening. These sessions provide a safe place for each student to practice her new skills and to learn how she can apply them to her own particular situation. A structured curriculum provides the framework for the eight weeks, and experienced volunteers share their wisdom with beginners. At graduation, community volunteers and inmate students alike celebrate each other and all we have learned about decision-making and self-empowerment.
