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Latest News
Welcome to the Latest News page of FLTA! Here, you’ll find updates on our programs, partnerships, and the impact we’re making in providing financial wellness, business education, and reentry support for underserved communities in California.
FLTA Featured on Daymond John’s Next Level CEO
Executive Director Clinton Drummer Shares His Vision For Financial Liberation With Producers.
Founder/Executive Director Shares How His Journey With Entreprenourship During Incarceration Changed His Life, Scaling Previous Businesses Nationally While Still Incarcerated.
Clinton Drummer, Founder of Financial Liberation Training Academy (FLTA), was recently featured on Next Level CEO with Daymond John, spotlighting his leadership and the organization’s growing impact in financial reentry and youth stabilization. Drummer flew to South Beach, Miami for a one-day production shoot, where he shared FLTA’s model of addressing financial triggers that often lead to system involvement and instability. Accompanying him was FLTA Youth Programs Director, Anthony Nickles, who was also interviewed for his leadership and direct work serving justice-impacted youth within juvenile facilities and the foster care system. Together, they represented FLTA’s commitment to equipping young people and returning citizens with the financial tools, structure, and guidance needed to build stable and independent futures.
During the interview, Drummer also shared the deeply personal origins of Financial Liberation Training Academy, reflecting on his own experience growing up in incarceration and the financial instability that shaped many of his early decisions. He spoke candidly about how a lack of financial awareness, structure, and guidance contributed to survival-based choices during his youth, and how discovering financial education became a turning point in rebuilding his life. What began as a personal transformation evolved into a mission-driven organization committed to ensuring that others do not repeat the same patterns. With a clear vision for expansion, housing stabilization, youth economic empowerment, and national impact, Drummer expressed his unwavering passion for the future of Financial Liberation Training Academy and its role in changing the trajectory of system-impacted communities. Follow our story on the next season of Daymond John’s Next Level CEO.
If you’re interested in partnering with FLTA within the California State Prison, juvinile or foster system, please contact us at the following info:
Phone: (213)-423-1047 (Ext 1048) Reentry@financialliberationtrainingacademy.org
FLTA Financial Reetry Graduates Of Facility A At Avenal State Prison, Class of 2025
Founder, Clinton Drummer, Shares his childhood of growing up without financial awareness in Inglewood California. He Highlights What Life Was Like Before FLTA And Incarceration.
FLTA Financial Reetry Graduates Of Facility B At Avenal State Prison, Class of 2025
FLTA and multiple organizations latest impact in the state of California’s prison system
Latest CDCR Recidivism Reports Major Reduction In Recidivism
The latest CDCR report on recidivism rates highlights the significant impact that rehabilitative programs are having within California’s prison system, with participants in community-based programs showing a recidivism rate of just 21%, compared to the state average of 42%. This underscores the importance of programs like Financial Liberation Training Academy, which help reduce financial triggers and provide essential skills for successful reentry.
Financial Liberation Featured on 102.3 KJLH
FLTA Executive Director Clinton Drummer was recently featured on 102.3 KJLH Radio Free, where he passionately spoke about the importance of financial literacy and the urgent need for financial awareness within underserved communities. His message highlighted how empowering individuals with knowledge about credit, budgeting, and emotional spending can lead to lasting change—reducing cycles of poverty, incarceration, and homelessness. A huge thank you to 102.3 KJLH, our friend Danny Morrison, and the incredible Dara Starr Tucker for the invitation and continued support. We’re honored to share our mission on platforms that amplify impact and promote financial liberation for all.
FLTA Joins Statewide Organizations For TPW’s Directors Retreat At Big Bear
TPW State Directors Retreat
Financial Liberation Training Academy recently joined the statewide TPW Directors Retreat at the Big Bear Retreat Center, where FLTA’s leadership gathered alongside rehabilitation providers from across California to strengthen relationships, align strategies, and improve collaboration within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The retreat created valuable space for directors to build stronger partnerships, share best practices, and develop more effective ways to work together across the prison system—ensuring rehabilitative programs remain impactful, coordinated, and better equipped to support long-term success for the individuals they serve.
Organization Directors Statewide Gather To Strenthen Relationships In Nature
The retreat also served as a powerful reminder of the importance of unity in rehabilitation work across California. Directors returned from Big Bear feeling reenergized, more connected, and increasingly motivated to strengthen the quality and consistency of programming delivered throughout the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. With renewed momentum and stronger statewide relationships, providers are moving forward with a greater sense of purpose and collaboration to ensure rehabilitative services remain effective, impactful, and accessible across the prison system.
Pathway Program- Foster Care Youth
The Pathway Youth Employment Program
FLTA is partnering with youth foster care providers in Los Angeles County to expand our Pathway Youth Employment Training for those aging out of the foster care system. Our goal is to prevent homelessness and incarceration by providing these youth with the skills and resources they need to secure immediate employment upon graduation. By equipping them with financial literacy, job readiness training, and emotional intelligence, we aim to empower these young adults to build stable and successful futures.
Latest Events Involving FLTA
In a recent feature with CanvasRebel, FLTA Executive Director Clinton Drummer shared his personal journey from incarceration to leadership, highlighting how lived experience, financial awareness, and purpose became the foundation for Financial Liberation Training Academy. The article offers a closer look at Clinton’s story, the vision behind FLTA, and the organization’s commitment to helping justice-impacted individuals build stability, ownership, and a new path forward.
Financial Liberation Training Academy Partners With CDCR And JCOD To Provide The Women’s Financial Reentry Training For Women Fire Fighter Camp 13 In Malibu Ca. FLTA Is Dedicated To Expanding Women Led Programs Across California
Financial Liberation Training Academy is proud to announce the launch of Youth Financial Reentry Training at Dorothy Kirby Center, expanding FLTA’s commitment to equipping system-impacted youth with the financial tools, emotional awareness, and life skills needed for a stronger future. We are excited to work alongside the youth at Dorothy Kirby and help create a space where financial education, accountability, and personal growth can become the foundation for long-term success.
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