Re-Claim and Rise Foundation and Tackling Crime in the Red Zone Unite to Advance Second-Chance Opportunities Across Texas

Houston, TX—October 2025. A powerful new alliance is emerging in the fight to expand opportunity for justice-impacted Texans. The Re-Claim and Rise Foundation and Tackling Crime in the Red Zone (TCRZ) have formally joined forces as part of the Texas Fair Chance to Advance (FC2A) State Action Network, a statewide initiative designed to dismantle barriers to education, employment, and economic mobility for individuals returning from incarceration.

The collaboration is being cemented through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed among seven leading organizations: Northeast Training Center (NTC), Texas Tool Belt LLC (TTB), Urban Community Network (UCN), Tackling Crime in the Red Zone (TCRZ), Center for Justice Research (CJR), Gateway Foundation, and 8 Million Stories (8MS). Each partner brings a distinctive strength to the table, ensuring a comprehensive approach to reintegration and workforce readiness across the state.

A Framework for Transformation: The RPM Experience™

At the heart of this partnership is the Re-Claim and Rise Foundation’s proprietary framework—the RPM Experience™ (React, Pace, Motivate)—developed by mindset-performance expert Jason Medlock. This neuroscience-driven model provides the mental and behavioral tools necessary to build resilience, purpose, and self-leadership among justice-involved individuals.

Through this collaboration, TCRZ will integrate the RPM Experience™ into its community-based reentry programs and workforce training cohorts, helping participants develop elite mindset habits that support consistency, discipline, and emotional control—skills essential for both career advancement and sustainable personal change.

“The RPM Experience™ gives participants a clear pathway to reclaim their identity, reframe their thinking, and rise into leadership within their own lives,” said Jason Medlock, founder

of the Re-Claim and Rise Foundation. “By combining evidence-based mental performance training with the community reach of TCRZ, we’re not just preparing people for jobs—we’re preparing them for life.”

Collective Impact for Justice-Impacted Communities

The TCRZ initiative—a data-informed community collaboration—focuses on reducing recidivism and expanding opportunity within high-risk neighborhoods, also known as “red zones.” By leveraging partnerships like the Re-Claim and Rise Foundation, TCRZ is expanding its impact from intervention to transformation, ensuring that participants are equipped mentally, emotionally, and professionally to sustain success after release.

The FC2A State Action Network, facilitated by Jobs for the Future (JFF), supports initiatives that advance equitable pathways for justice-impacted individuals throughout Texas. Through this MOU, all seven organizations will align resources, expertise, and program models to build a scalable system of change that addresses the full spectrum of reentry—education, workforce development, mental performance, and policy advocacy.

A New Era of Collaboration

This partnership underscores a growing recognition that reentry success requires more than technical skills—it requires mindset transformation, community support, and systemic coordination. The Re-Claim and Rise Foundation and TCRZ represent a model of what’s possible when innovative frameworks and grassroots leadership intersect.

Together, they are setting a new standard for how Texas approaches second chances—turning reentry into empowerment and rehabilitation into leadership.