The Re-Entry Journey: Episode 64 - Jay Dan Gumm(Forgiven Felons)

Jay Dan Gumm is the founder and President of Forgiven Felons, a non-profit that serves the formerly incarcerated. This ministry was birthed in the heart of Jay Dan while still incarcerated. He saw first hand how recidivism is a vicious and generational cycle and wanted to be a part of the solution. Jay Dan is also the host of top-ranked Background Check Podcast, where he interviews, people who have risen above their backgrounds including CEO’s, reality TV stars, as well as people who help people with backgrounds like Judges, lawyers, and State Representatives. Going back into the prisons is also a part of the mission of Forgiven Felons. Jay Dan also owns a small business called Whatever You Need Done in which he helps men with jobs right out of prison. While Forgiven Felons is only a reentry housing program currently, the vision being planned out right now will have vocational trades, social enterprise, social services, leadership classes, and permanent housing for persons and families with felony backgrounds. The mission of Forgiven Felons is to help people with a past realize their future. When he’s not mentoring men who live in the Forgiven Felons transitional house, sharing his story in prisons, or on the phone assisting families with the intricacies of the Texas parole system, Jay Dan spends his days running Whatever You Need Done, being a chaplain for an Amazon Delivery Company, engaging in activities with his wife Jessamy and two daughters, Jessa and Jemma, or cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers to the demise of his Dallas Cowboys loving wife. Jay Dan has also been featured on the Mike Huckabee Show and Forgiven Felons has a documentary playing on Roku and Tubi TV. Social Media: Facebook.com/forgivenfelon Instagram @forgivenfelons Twitter @forgivenfelon LinkedIn Jay Dan Gumm Website: forgivenfelons.org Podcast: Background Check Podcast. Available on Apple, Spotify, Google, Audible, Amazon Music, and Edifi TV: Featured on Mike Huckabee Show Forgiven Felons: A Documentary Series. On Roku and Tubi TV