We honor as expertise the lived experience of survivors, incarcerated people, and their communities. Our services are designed to meet the needs of people at any stage of justice system involvement.
We reduce the number of people coming into contact with justice systems and improve outcomes for those who do. We ensure that the people living within and in spite of these systems are the ones who will ultimately change them.
Community Works has over 25 years of experience implementing restorative justice programs in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are a leader in restorative-based program design and community solutions to incarceration.
Read more about the our latest news, events, and program updates.
Discover how our programs impact people’s lives.
Providing people with the opportunity to address the root causes of their behavior, make amends and forge a new path.
Supporting people in successfully returning home after incarceration with restorative justice, case management, artistic creation, and family systems work.
Encouraging children with incarcerated parents to use their voice, pride, and power. And diversion programs for young adults up to age 25.
Translating the lessons learned from our direct service work in pursuit of a future where justice heals rather than harms.
The Community Works (CW) mission is to transform justice through programs and policy rooted in humanity and healing. We aim to reduce the number of individuals entering and re-entering the criminal legal system and support communities of color disproportionately harmed by mass incarceration through direct programs and participant-led advocacy.
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Oakland, CA 94607
Through effective short-term goal setting, clients in our restorative reentry programs are reuniting with their families, achieveving their goals, and thriving.
Hear more of our their stories in our 2022 impact report - http://ow.ly/Hlx250MLjvJ.
Mental wellness and mentoring outside formal behavioral health systems are key to healthy reentry support. Our RISE program has reached 100 individuals needing support reentering the community after incarceration. Learn more about our #reentry programs at http://ow.ly/lF3h50MGc7V.
Our transformation programs offer people who are incarcerated and the survivors of their harm an opportunity to address the root causes of their behaviors, make amends, and forge a new path for their futures. Learn more about each program at http://ow.ly/sIeh50MGccR.
In order for the justice system to work for everyone, we must come to terms with its racist roots and work to create a system that heals instead of harms. This #BlackHistoryMonth, join us as we uplift Black voices and explore the ways in which #RestorativeJusticeisRacialJustice.
We're excited to have partnered with @WeAreUncuffed to offer storytelling workshops to formerly incarcerated adults that give them hands-on lessons in audio storytelling. Each class will also include a #restorativejustice style circle. Learn more at https://www.kalw.org/podcast/uncuffed.
People who are #incarcerated deserve to have a say in the laws in policies that affect them.
@DWigginsJ3 a #PrisonReform advocate and attorney, is working to ensure these individuals have the right to vote. Learn more about his work at https://woub.org/2023/01/12/prison-reform-should-include-the-right-to-vote-says-advocate/.
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