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...
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....
Our Rising Voices theater group is gearing up to attend and participate in performances across the Bay Area! As part of our Women Rising Program, members of Rising Voices develop their performance skills while building community, confidence, and empowering one another. We’re currently recruiting more formerly incarcerated TAY women to join us – please help...
Join us for a Spring Event featuring CW’s 25+ years of restorative justice and the arts. We’ll be honoring our founder Ruth Morgan’s legacy and looking ahead to what’s ahead for CW. Thursday, May 26 from 5:30-7:30 pm at 95 Linden Street. RSVP here.
On June 25th, Rising Voices will be performed with the Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project at PianoFight Theater in Oakland. The theme of Rising Voices’ set is “What You Don’t See When You Look at Me”, a theme the women selected because it speaks to the pre-judgements, bias and misconceptions people hold about individuals who...
On June 25th, Rising Voices will be performed with the Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project at PianoFight Theater in Oakland. The theme of Rising Voices’ set is “What You Don’t See When You Look at Me”, a theme the women selected because it speaks to the pre-judgements, bias and misconceptions people hold about individuals who...
Project WHAT! will host the first ever summit for Bay Area youth impacted by incarceration on March 30, 2019. Find out more, including how you can support this awesome event, here!
Hosted by our One Family program and led by facilitator Khaledah Wright, we are pleased to share news of our weekly parenting classes for justice-involved parents. More information can be found on the flyer below:
The Welcome Home Project is a collection of stories and photographs of formerly incarcerated Alameda County residents who turned their lives around after years in prisons and jails. Their stories are testimony to the power of resilience and determination in the face of the barriers that most formerly incarcerated individuals face. Opening Night Reception: Friday, June...
