Welcome to The Circle: Community Works January 2026 Newsletter! This edition celebrates a milestone year of growth and resilience. We are reflecting on the transformative power of lived experiences while gearing up for the bold new opportunities ahead in 2026. Restorative Hub Revamped: Our San Francisco Hub is now a vibrant, community-designed space for healing...
Welcome to The Circle: Community Works Happy Holidays 2025 Newsletter! This edition reflects on a year of collective achievement and cautious reflection as we close 2025. We are celebrating our progress while gearing up for renewed purpose in the year ahead. Youth Power in Action: Young people are “blossoming” through our affinity groups. Your support...
Welcome to The Circle: Explore the Community Works Fall 2025 Newsletter! This edition showcases growth and strength through lived experiences, celebrating recent achievements while gearing up for new opportunities ahead. Youth Power in Action: Our ProjectWHAT! “See Us Support Us” (SUSU) campaign centered the voices of children with incarcerated parents, empowering youth advocates to take...
Welcome to The Circle, explore the Community Works September 2025 Newsletter! This newsletter showcases growth and strength through lived experiences, celebrating recent achievements while gearing up for new opportunities ahead. It features a detailed look at the 2025 Annual All Staff Gathering, highlighting restorative activities like the Mandala project, designed to build deeper connections and...
Inside a new space completely designed for restorative justice, no detail is too small. Even the chairs matter. “The contrast of furniture in incarceration settings is that it’s bolted down. The environment itself speaks to we don’t trust you,” said Garrett Jacobs, director of research and evaluation for Designing Justice + Designing Spaces, the architecture firm...
Every inch of San Francisco’s first restorative justice center is designed for healing — from the cozy reading nooks and colorful communal spaces to the comfy lounge-style chairs and art displays telling stories of survival. Nadia Lopez Aug 4, 2025 – News...Read More →
“An Oakland nonprofit that has long worked in county jails now has a space of its own in San Francisco. Community Works West, a restorative-justice organization that assists incarcerated children and adults, founded in 1997, opened its “Restorative Hub” at 986 Mission St. in December. The 6,000-square-foot SoMa facility is the organization’s first in The City, providing...
Spreading the Word: A Community Works Town Hall Event In June 2025, Community Works recently hosted its first in-person town hall event, “Leading with Humanity,” marking the first of a series of events planned for the next 12 months. The town hall discussion focused on the diverse effects of maintaining family connections when a parent is incarcerated....
Welcome to The Circle, explore Community Works August 2025 Newsletter! This newsletter features activities and upcoming events for August 2025. It features an invitation for community feedback via a survey. The newsletter highlights a Youth Media Training session led by Norma from the Ella Baker Center and features several articles from the SF Examiner, KQED,...
Welcome to The Circle, catch up on Community Works Spring + Summer 2024 Newsletter! Highlights include receiving the prestigious Yield Giving grant, a recap of our 3rd Annual Spring Social, and updates on Project WHAT!’s partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters…Read More
