When I began with Free To Succeed, I didn’t know what prison life was like and I didn’t enter San Quentin with any preconceived notions. My heartfelt intention was to let those I would...
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A Success Story
In our 20 years working with students at San Quentin, Free To Succeed has smiled over thousands of success stories. We’re in the middle of a heart-warming success story today. Eli came to us...
A Path to a Better Life
Our mission is to empower San Quentin inmates through literacy. Proficiency in reading and writing enriches the lives of inmates as well as their families. It also gives them a greater chance of...
San Quentin Program
Free to Succeed is a tutoring and educational help program, where outside volunteers help inmates in San Quentin get the help they need in reading, writing and other subjects. Open five nights a...
Manali, Philippines
The Philippines' location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons, but also endows it with abundant natural resources and some...
About our Founder
Clarissa Harlowe Barton was a pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She worked as a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, and as a teacher and patent clerk. Barton is noteworthy...