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“My organization, Impact Justice (IJ), is one of many working to shrink the numbers of people we incarcerate in the US, to mitigate the harms that prisons cause to those incarcerated, and to help people return to their communities. One of our initiatives has been to lead groups of advocates, allies, and philanthropic leaders to Norway… Continue Reading Impact Justice’s work in US prisons
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People face many challenges after a period of incarceration, especially after a long prison sentence. Lack of stable and affordable housing is often the first stumbling block and one that can trigger a cascade of other problems. It’s hard to find and hold a job, for example, without a reliable safe place to live. The… Continue Reading Homecoming Project Feels Like a Journey Toward Freedom
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“The Homecoming Project, an initiative from the nonprofit Impact Justice, addresses housing challenges for formerly incarcerated individuals by matching participants with a homeowner who has a spare room for six months. The program launched in 2018 in the Bay Area, in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Host homeowners are paid a stipend of $45 per day… Continue Reading Everyone’s tired of homelessness in California. Are you willing to rent your extra room to help?
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We’re fortunate here in California, where fresh fruits and vegetables, essential to a nutritious diet, are relatively accessible. Soon more of this healthy, locally-grown produce will make its way to incarcerated Californians through a Harvest of the Month initiative that begins this July. The pilot project features a tasty seasonal produce item along with information… Continue Reading From Farm to Corrections, One Harvest at a Time
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“When people leave prison after many years, it can be difficult to transition back into society, with steep barriers to securing housing, banking and even straightforward government services like identification. Many end up back in the criminal justice system. To ease their transition, the Homecoming Project pairs the formerly incarcerated with homeowners who have extra… Continue Reading 6 strategies for getting affordable housing built
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With millions of people in the United States unable to find housing or at risk of losing the home they have, new approaches to affordable housing are urgently needed. “A Better Way Home,” which opened at the National Building Museum on October 21, features the Homecoming Project and five other winners of the Enterprise Housing… Continue Reading National Building Museum Features Homecoming Project as Breakthrough Housing Innovation
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Dear Reader, My name is Abdul AliAkbar, and I have been a Community Navigator for the Homecoming Project (THP) at Impact Justice (IJ) for about a year and a half. Since I joined THP, it has been a great pleasure meeting such gifted and talented people who have made changes in their lives. I love… Continue Reading The Homecoming Project success stories
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The first time I had a weapon pointed at me, it was by a police officer. I was 8 years old. The first time I was arrested, I was on my way to pick up video game controllers. Who knew it was then that I would feel like I never really had control of my… Continue Reading It’s my duty to help system-involved people like me