Accompanying Women Experiencing Incarceration

It Takes a Village Collaborative

• Spring 2023
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•   3rd Grant

District of Columbia

Working with formerly incarcerated women, It Takes a Village Collaborative supports women in D.C. as they reintegrate into society. Their To Be Me Returning Citizens Program uses a holistic approach to encourage people to reach their full potential through wellness and healing. Core parts of the program include engaging participants in self-empowerment practices and participating […]

It Takes a Village Collaborative

• Spring 2022
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•   2nd Grant

District of Columbia

It Takes A Village Collaborative (ITAVcollab) cultivates thriving communities of color that focus on a holistic approach to wellness to encourage healing and the ability of people to reach their full potential. Their To Be Me Returning Citizens Program helps women navigate the challenges they face when exiting the prison system and reintegrating into society. […]

Families & Criminal Justice

• Spring 2021
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•   3rd Grant

California

Los Angeles

Families & Criminal Justice (FCJ) is a group of formerly incarcerated women of color who provide services and support through community building, healing, and restoration for justice-involved women and their families. FCJ’s third Mary’s Pence grant will support their MotherRight Project so that formerly incarcerated participants can become trained advocates for the reproductive health of justice-involved women, […]

It Takes a Village Collaborative

• Spring 2021
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•   1st Grant

District of Columbia

It Takes A Village Collaborative (ITAVcollab) aims to work with women on reentry from incarceration in the D.C. area. Their “To Be Me” program supports women as they reintegrate into society. ITAVcollab’s goal is to serve a diverse group of returning female citizens that will feel connected, empowered, and enabled to use the tool of […]

Families & Criminal Justice

• Spring 2020
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•   2nd Grant

CA

Families & Criminal Justice is a group of formerly incarcerated women of color who have organized to work in and around the justice system to serve justice-involved women and their families in Los Angeles County.

California Coalition for Women Prisoners

• Fall 2018
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• Fall 2019
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•   2nd Grant

The California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) is a grassroots advocacy organization for women in prison and those who have been released and are facing a difficult transition.

Families & Criminal Justice

• Fall 2018
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•   1st Grant

Families & Criminal Justice (FCJ) is a group of formerly incarcerated women of color who have organized to work in and around the justice system to serve justice-involved women and their families in Los Angeles County.

Clare of Assisi House

• Spring 2018
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•   1st Grant

Clare of Assisi House is the first facility in Berks County, Pennsylvania dedicated to the successful re-entry of women ex-offenders and the only one providing long-term transitional housing.

Center for Women in Transition

• Spring 2017
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•   2nd Grant

Little Rock, Arkansas

Founded by a Catholic sister, CWIT staff mentor the women personally, teaches life skills classes prior to release, and supports them in completing education and finding steady employment once they re-enter society.