🥳𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆!!! We have spent the last week gearing up for #GivingTuesday
And this year, we are asking you to #JoinTheCircle, and reimagine what justice looks like in a world that sees shared humanity. We believe in a future where our communities heal, not harm, and that starts now!
𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 – 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 🔗 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙤 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙫𝙚!!!
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #ReentryWork #SeeSharedHumanity
🥳𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆!!! We have spent the last week gearing up for #GivingTuesday
And this year, we are asking you to #JoinTheCircle, and reimagine what justice looks like in a world that sees shared humanity. We believe in a future where our communities heal, not harm, and that starts now!
𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 – 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 🔗 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙤 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙫𝙚!!!
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #ReentryWork #SeeSharedHumanity
𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺! 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘣𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮…
One Family supports currently incarcerated parents in maintaining and strengthening family bonds with their children through contact visitation, therapy, and parenting education.
We facilitate special virtual visits where parents can “see” their children on their birthdays, some holidays, or other meaningful days.
𝗧𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼 𝗼𝗻 #𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪!!)
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #ReentryWork #JoinTheCircle
𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺! 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘣𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮…
One Family supports currently incarcerated parents in maintaining and strengthening family bonds with their children through contact visitation, therapy, and parenting education.
We facilitate special virtual visits where parents can “see” their children on their birthdays, some holidays, or other meaningful days.
𝗧𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼 𝗼𝗻 #𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪!!)
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #ReentryWork #JoinTheCircle
𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.
We offer a range of services to help them overcome crises and achieve stability, including child care, safety skills, family support, education, and support circles.
Participants receive therapeutic and peer support in both Spanish and English to assist them in their healing journey and self-advocacy.
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #ReentryWork #GivingTuesday
𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.
We offer a range of services to help them overcome crises and achieve stability, including child care, safety skills, family support, education, and support circles.
Participants receive therapeutic and peer support in both Spanish and English to assist them in their healing journey and self-advocacy.
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #ReentryWork #GivingTuesday
𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗘𝗣 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺?
Our Survivor Empowerment Program provides support circles, education, family support, and other services to survivors of domestic violence.
Many of the participants in our SEP program are survivors of the harm caused by men in our RSVP program. Participants learn safety skills, access resources to care for their basic needs and those of their children, and receive therapeutic and peer support to facilitate their healing.
𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘯 #𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #ReentryWork #JoinTheCircle
𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗘𝗣 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺?
Our Survivor Empowerment Program provides support circles, education, family support, and other services to survivors of domestic violence.
Many of the participants in our SEP program are survivors of the harm caused by men in our RSVP program. Participants learn safety skills, access resources to care for their basic needs and those of their children, and receive therapeutic and peer support to facilitate their healing.
𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘯 #𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #ReentryWork #JoinTheCircle
Women Rising is a restorative reentry program that offers gender responsive case management, resources, experiences, and groups for formerly incarcerated transitional aged youth (TAY).
The program also includes Rising Voices, an arts-based theater component that allows clients to express themselves for further healing and self-reflection.
𝘉𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴.
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #RisingVoices #GivingTuesday
Women Rising is a restorative reentry program that offers gender responsive case management, resources, experiences, and groups for formerly incarcerated transitional aged youth (TAY).
The program also includes Rising Voices, an arts-based theater component that allows clients to express themselves for further healing and self-reflection.
𝘉𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴.
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #RisingVoices #GivingTuesday
𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄??
In 2021, as part of the Restorative Reentry Fund, Community Works launched the country’s first guaranteed income pilot for people coming home after incarceration.
We understand that people can make better and more informed decisions when given the support, resources, and education.
𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺! (𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 🔗 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘰)
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #ReentryWork #GivingTuesday
𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄??
In 2021, as part of the Restorative Reentry Fund, Community Works launched the country’s first guaranteed income pilot for people coming home after incarceration.
We understand that people can make better and more informed decisions when given the support, resources, and education.
𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺! (𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 🔗 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘰)
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #ReentryWork #GivingTuesday
𝗧-4 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 #𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀!!
Incarceration goes far beyond the time spent in jails or prisons. We understand the barriers people face in finding housing and employment; our reentry programs support people navigating this process.
Our reentry programs pair expert case managers with clients to create a personalized plan for short/long-term goals such as education, employment, housing, family, and therapeutic support.
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #ReentryWork
𝗧-4 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 #𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀!!
Incarceration goes far beyond the time spent in jails or prisons. We understand the barriers people face in finding housing and employment; our reentry programs support people navigating this process.
Our reentry programs pair expert case managers with clients to create a personalized plan for short/long-term goals such as education, employment, housing, family, and therapeutic support.
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #ReentryWork
PW Youth Advocates are trained as facilitators, and eventually use their experiential expertise and leadership skills to provide training workshops for law enforcement, educators, lawmakers, and other community members on how to interact with, support, and advocate for children with incarcerated parents.
“𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴! 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘗𝘞” - 𝘓𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘢, 𝘗𝘞 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧
𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧! 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!!!
#CommunityWorks #JusticeDemandsHumanity #RestorativePractice #ReclaimingAgency #GivingTuesday
PW Youth Advocates are trained as facilitators, and eventually use their experiential expertise and leadership skills to provide training workshops for law enforcement, educators, lawmakers, and other community members on how to interact with, support, and advocate for children with incarcerated parents.
“𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴! 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘗𝘞” - 𝘓𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘢, 𝘗𝘞 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧
𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧! 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!!!
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Crime rates continue to drop significantly. In 2023, violent crime hit a historic low, marking the largest national decline on record in over 50 years. Discover the potential factors behind this trend via @germanrlopez: .
Crime on the Decline
Murders likely fell at record speed last year.
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“We could end up reverting back to supposedly “tough” policies that failed to tackle the root causes of criminal activity.”
Learn why Lanisha Edwards of @CSSjustice, a partner of CW, feels Repealing Prop. 47 won’t make California safer at .
Repealing Prop. 47 is a misguided battle cry. It won't make California safer
The wave of shoplifting suggests more crime prevention programs that address root causes are needed, not the repeal reforms like Prop. 47.
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Exciting News! Community Works was featured in @EJUSA’s short film, “Healing in Community: The Power of Restorative Justice Diversion,” showcasing the vital role restorative justice plays in building communities and keeping them safe.
The staggering rise of women incarcerated from 1980 to 2021 is a glaring sign of systemic failure. It's time we advocate for community-based alternatives.
Learn how Community Works is building a future where justice heals instead of harms at http://communityworkswest.org.
New polling proves that candidates have a clear opportunity to stand by meaningful reforms that make for good policy and good politics. 6 in 10 voters are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports criminal justice reform. Learn more: http://www.fwd.us/news/new-2024-polling-demonstrates-ongoing-support-for-criminal-justice-reform/.
Join Community Works and our friends at Shine With Purpose and @youngwomenfree for “Being Seen,” a 2-day event for BIPOC and trans men to find community. Learn more at: https://ow.ly/v2lf50R0LXa.
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