Rick Pendery

Santana - Recent Graduate of the Second Chance Program

noreply@blogger.com (Rick Pendery) — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:09:00 +0000

Click below to watch this video of a recent graduate of the Second Chance Program.

Enjoy!

Rick Pendery

Johnny Tapia to Enter Rehab at the Second Chance Center

noreply@blogger.com (Rick Pendery) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:26:00 +0000

Below is an article published in the Albuquerque Tribune on May 15, 2007 about Johnny Tapia entering the Second Chance Center rehabilitation facility in New Mexico. This facility was started and is run by Rick Pendery.

"Tapia pleads guilty; seeks treatment

"Beleaguered boxer Johnny Tapia has pleaded guilty to a felony drug possession charge for an incident in March that nearly cost him his life.

"Tapia's plea, reached at the last minute Monday morning before state District Judge Kenneth Martinez in Albuquerque, avoids the need to take the five-time world champion's case to a grand jury hearing, which was scheduled today.

"Under the plea, Tapia, 40, will receive no prison time but instead will serve 18 months of probation. Deputy District Attorney Mark Drebing will ask that Tapia undergo court-mandated substance-abuse treatment during that time.

"Tapia, however, is not waiting for the court. He has agreed to immediately enter Second Chance, a controversial inpatient treatment program with roots in Scientology.

"The court has agreed to postpone sentencing until Tapia completes the program, Drebing said.

"Tapia was taken to Presbyterian Hospital on March 12 after being found unresponsive in a room at the Country Inn and Suites in the Northeast Heights. His wife and manager, Teresa Tapia, called 911 and reported that he wasn't breathing.

"Tapia's condition was listed as critical for three days but improved dramatically after that.

"According to an Albuquerque Police Department report, three baggies containing a powdery substance, later determined to be cocaine, were found in the Tapias' hotel room.

"It was the latest bout with drug abuse in the boxer's career. He was suspended from boxing from October 1990 to March 1994 after testing positive for cocaine.

"Tapia's brother-in-law and nephew were killed in a one-car accident on U.S. 550 as they headed from Farmington to Albuquerque to visit Tapia in the hospital.

"Drebing said that in cases in which charges are for possession and not trafficking, when appropriate, the focus is on treatment and rehabilitation, not incarceration."

Albuquerque Tribune Article

Substance Abuse Expert is Co-Chair of Crime, Justice, Terrorism, & Substance Abuse Policy Committee in Group for Women Legislators

noreply@blogger.com (Rick Pendery) — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:58:00 +0000

Asked to support and assist these legislators, Rick Pendery brings his 30 years of expertise to the group, aiding with programs and activities that make a difference in legislation.

As a leader and executive in the field of substance abuse for over three decades, Rick Pendery was asked by the National Foundation of Women Legislators (NFWL) to co-chair the NFWL's Crime, Justice, Terrorism, & Substance Abuse Policy Committee. This faction of the group assists with that specific part of the NFWL’s undertaking, which is to provide strategic resources to women leaders for leadership development and effective governance through conferences, effective seminars, issue education materials, professional and personal relationships, and networking at both the state and federal levels.

The National Foundation of Women Legislators (originally called National Order of Women Legislators) was founded in 1938 and is a non-partisan organization whose membership is made up of women serving as current state legislators and former state legislators. Today, there are over 1600 women state legislators nationwide.

Needing assistance from professionals outside the political world, Pendery has been a co-chair of one of the most vital committees in the foundation since 2001. The Policy Committee on Crime, Justice, Terrorism, and Substance Abuse has been looking at a variety of substance abuse issues, including youth demand reduction programs, prison rehabilitation programs and medical treatments for abusers. The committee also works on human trafficking, child abuse, homeland security and other pressing issues. The Legislative Chair, Representative Phyllis Katsakiores of New Hampshire works closely with Pendery.

NFWL is based on the concept that the greatest rising force in American politics is not a political party, a lobbying community or an ethnic group. They feel it is women. Thirty years ago, women held a mere four percent of all state legislative seats in the country: Today they hold twenty-two percent—1652 seats! They also hold three Governorships, 19 Lt. Governorships and 65 seats in the US Congress, including nine Senators and 56 Representatives. Women chair numerous committees, influence policy, pass legislation and determine the outcome of elections.

The Foundation intellectually equips sitting women legislators to mold public opinion and for the legislative debates in their respective state houses, senates and assemblies. As a non-profit 501c3, the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) does not take ideological positions on any current issue, but rather exists to assist women leaders in the process of legislative debate, networking, re-elections, public opinion molding and leadership.

NFWL's Crime, Justice, Terrorism, & Substance Abuse Policy Committee has recently partnered with the U.S. Department of Justice on the Project Safe Childhood initiative where NFWL's Shoulder to Shoulder Team Leaders will work with the U.S. Attorneys in every state to create and implement plans to apprehend predators who target children. This Committee will also spend the year building on NFWL's Call to ACTION (Assign, Communicate, Train, Initiate, Oversee, Network) which was introduced last March and addresses the homeland security concerns facing the United States, including raising awareness about the importance of establishing a "culture of preparedness."

Article by Jean Ritter Dale

Second Chance Center Opens in Albuquerque

noreply@blogger.com (Rick Pendery) — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:18:00 +0000

Rick Pendery founded and has run the Second Chance Program for many years. This has been run in Ensenada and Tijuana, Mexico as well as Puerto Rico very successfully. Over 6000 inmates have been freed from their never ending life of drugs.

Rick has now successfully opened a facility in the United States. This facility is in New Mexico.

Welcome to Rick Penderys Official Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Rick Pendery) — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:27:00 +0000

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