Raymond Pawlicki is a Getting Ahead While Getting Out champion. He was recently recognized by the Tampa Bay Lightning professional hockey team for his work providing prison reentry along with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.

The NHL team made a celebratory video about Pawlicki, and they gifted him $50,000 to give to his favorite charity. The money will go to the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and will help fund more Getting Out groups that will give incarcerated people a supported chance for staying out of prison once released.

Thank you to Raymond Pawlicki for all his good work, and thank you to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the generous gift that will forward this important program for returning citizens. If you’d like to learn more about providing Getting Ahead While Getting Out in a your local jail or prison, we would be glad to help.