Building Promise USA

10/30/2026

We are blessed with such great community partners!

10/30/2026

10/22/2026

Thank you, Huntington Bank, for approving a grant supporting Building Promise USA and helping expand opportunity for people returning home from incarceration. 💙

A special thank-you to former board chair Jemerell Rogers for his continued support and tireless work for our community!

10/16/2026

Big news for Building Promise USA! 💙 We’re honored to receive a 2026 ViaPath Foundation Impact Grant.

This support will help us continue creating opportunities for people impacted by incarceration as they rebuild their lives and strengthen their communities.

Thank you, ViaPath Foundation, for investing in our work and believing in the power of second chances. Together, we’re building brighter futures. 🤝

10/12/2026

💙 Big news for Building Promise USA! We’re grateful to Glimmer Austin for awarding BPUSA a grant to help sustain our work supporting people returning home from incarceration. 🎉

This funding helps keep essential services moving—from peer support and reentry navigation to employment readiness, housing navigation, and basic-needs assistance. It also strengthens the foundation our team needs to provide consistent, reliable support. 🤝

Rebuilding a life takes time, resources, and people who believe in your future. Glimmer Austin’s investment helps us continue showing up for our participants as they work toward stability and independence.

Thank you, Glimmer Austin, for believing in our mission and the people we serve! 💙✨

10/10/2026

🍦💙 A sweet celebration with a powerful purpose!

A heartfelt THANK YOU to every sponsor who supported Building Promise USA’s recent Ice Cream Social fundraiser! Our Advocates for Second Chances and Supporters for Second Chances help make our work possible. 🤝✨

Your generosity supports our mission to help people impacted by incarceration build stability, find opportunity, and move forward with a community behind them.

To everyone named here: thank you for believing in second chances and investing in the people we serve. We’re grateful to have you in the BPUSA family! 💙👏

10/10/2026

🎤💙 We’re proud to share that Darla, one of our Peer Support Specialists at Building Promise USA, will be speaking at Travis County’s Reentry Appreciation lunch!

Hosted by Travis County Innovative Justice & Program Analysis, this gathering celebrates the partners, clients, and organizations helping people move forward after incarceration. 🤝

At BPUSA, we see the power of peer support, lived experience, and community every day. We’re excited to see Darla bring her voice to this celebration of hope and opportunity! ✨

📅 Wednesday, November 4, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM–2:00 PM CT
📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to RSVP through Partiful.

Help us show Darla some love! 👏💙

10/02/2026

🎉 OFF PAROLE. ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER! 🎉

Today, we’re celebrating Darla, one of our Peer Support Specialists at Building Promise USA, who is officially off parole! 💙

Darla helps others navigate reentry while bringing the understanding that comes from lived experience. Today, we get to celebrate a milestone in her own journey—and the work and perseverance it took to get here.

At BPUSA, we believe in people’s ability to grow, rebuild, and create a future they’re proud of. Darla’s milestone is a reminder that there is hope, progress is possible, and none of us should have to walk this road alone.

To everyone still navigating reentry: keep going. Your goals matter. Your progress matters. And there is a community rooting for you. 🙌

Join us in congratulating Darla—and help her celebrate at her “Off Parole” party! 🥳

Party details & RSVP:
https://partiful.com/e/0nzy3Q7HFcM9nonTVNp8?c=42wCyy8T

Come celebrate Darla getting off parole!!!! We are so proud of Darla and how far she has come and where she is now. It is so special to be part of her growth and journey and we want everyone to come celebrate at the Building Promise office Darla in all of her glory!! We will have some food and drink...

10/02/2026

Second chances grow when people have access to real opportunities. 💙

BPUSA is proud to share these upcoming training opportunities from our partners at RARE Academy:

👷 Construction & Infrastructure Pre-Apprenticeship — featuring NCCER Core and OSHA 10.
🚛 CDL Class A Permit Preparation — helping participants prepare for their commercial learner’s permit.

📅 Both programs begin Monday, October 5!
📍 Hosted at RARE Academy

Building skills can open doors to employment, stability, and a new chapter. Know someone ready to take that next step? Share this opportunity with them!

🔗 Complete the interest form: https://bit.ly/rareinterestform
📧 Questions: [email protected]

READY TO BUILD YOUR NEXT CAREER?

RARE Academy’s Construction & CDL Class starts Monday, October 5!

If you’re interested in getting into the skilled trades, construction, or earning your CDL, this is your opportunity to start preparing for your next career move.

Monday, October 5
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
RARE Academy
1212 East Anderson Lane, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78752

Come ready to learn, prepare, and take the next step toward a career with real earning potential.

Interested? Contact RARE Academy at 732-737-7018 or [email protected].

Please share with someone who is ready for a new opportunity!

09/25/2026

📅 SAVE THE DATE: November 18–20!

Building Promise USA is teaming up with RARE and the Austin-Travis County Reentry Roundtable for HIRE—Hiring Initiative for Reentry Empowerment. 🤝

Three days focused on connecting people impacted by the justice system with:
💼 Career readiness
🤝 Employer connections
🌱 Reentry resources

📍 Location TBA
⏰ Times TBA

More information and registration details coming soon! Share this post and help us spread the word. 💙