Franklyn Smith Email and Phone Number

Franklyn R. Smith is well-known for his work of more than 15 years in developing productive pathways for adults in transition from homelessness, incarceration, and treatment programs. He was born and raised in Seattle, WA, graduated from Seattle Public Schools, and holds a degree in Business/Accounting with certificates in Supervisory Management, Leadership, Advance Corrections, Case Management, Workforce Development, WA/DBHA Peer Support Counseling, and Credible Messenger Trainings.Franklyn is currently the Director of Community/Housing Resources at Freedom Project WA and is Co-Founder of Fresh Start Professional Service (NPPSC) in Seattle, WA. In 2012, he developed a supportive transitional reentry model (Successful Reentry) that was focus on developing of continuum of care process for individuals transition back into the community following their period of incarceration and was presented to the BJA/WA-DOC Second Chance Re-Entry Pilot Project Steering Committee in 2014. In 2015, he became the first formerly justice-involved individual to be hired by the WA/DOC as a Community Resources Program Manager to support the demonstration phase of the BJA/WA-DOC Second Chance Re-Entry Pilot Project and move on into becoming an WA/DOC Correction Specialist 3 / Re-Entry Navigator. Franklyn Smith has received awards and recognition from different community leaders and organizations for his work in areas of homelessness intervention / prevention, mentoring and successfully reintegrating people back into the community. He is a boundary spanner who understands that how connecting essential needed resources and pro-social support to individuals in transition into the community prior to their return is a key to achieving a successful transition and reducing recidivism.