Another Way To Go: At a Glance
Founded: 1990 (Originally established as The End Violence Project; officially rebranded as Another Way To Go in 2021).
Status: Registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization.
Core Mission: Providing personal transformation, leadership development, and reentry mentorship for incarcerated individuals and returning citizens.
Track Record: Over 35 years of continuous operation; recognized as the longest-running program of its kind within the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
Active Regions: Headquartered in the United States, with a history of impact across Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Florida, Jamaica, and New Zealand.
In 1990 Mahin was invited by Jerry Mims, a Lifer at Graterford Prison in Pennsylvania, to work with Lifers Inc. After working with the Lifers, Mahin created a new program inside Graterford. Jerry Mims and the first group of participants were strong partners of the End Violence Project for the invention of a new, transformational program inside the walls of prison.
The End Violence Project has been running continuously since 1990 and is currently the longest running Department of Corrections program in Pennsylvania. EVP expanded to other stats including Tennessee and Florida, and in 2012 a New England branch was launched, with has led programs in 8 prisons in Massachusetts.
We have also led programs in Jamaica, and are now operating in New Zealand.
In 2021 we changed the name of the organization to “Another Way To Go”, after one of our graduate leaders summed up what the program offers.
Thousands of participants have completed our in-prison programs, titled Another Way To Go and Leadership Training and Transformational Thinking.
We also lead a program outside the walls in halfway houses, called Freedom By Design.
The success of our work is best summed up in the words of one Pennsylvania prison official: “The guys who complete The End Violence Project program don’t come back to prison.”
