The Pathways for Change program gives incarcerated individuals the chance to live positive, substance-free lives and stay out of prison for good, resulting in a reduced crime rate and significant taxpayer savings for citizens in Northwest Florida. The intensive six-month program offers inmates job and life skills training and substance-abuse rehabilitation, so that after their prison sentence ends, they’re more likely to become functioning, contributing members of the Pensacola community. The program has seen an 82 percent success rate in keeping offenders out of jail, versus 68 percent of those who complete their sentences in jails or prisons alone.