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Shifting Into New Gear (SING) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization based in Springfield, Illinois, providing mentoring and resource navigation services to formerly incarcerated citizens returning to community and family life.

SING’s founder and CEO, Lynard Joiner — himself a returned citizen — has enabled hundreds of returning citizens to successfully navigate reentry without returning to prison for new criminal offenses.

SING’s proven track record in reducing recidivism has led Sangamon County to adopt it as a reentry hub for community services, coordinated by an independent Reentry Community Resource Council, chaired by Sangamon County State’s Attorney Dan Wright.