It’s Spooky Season with the Homecoming Project! Are you a host 🧡 or a 👻 ghost? Our team hit the streets in Long Beach to knock on doors and connect with people willing to open their homes to the program — and handed out some Halloween candy along the way. 🎃 The Homecoming Project pairs people leaving prison after long sentences with hosts in the community who have a spare bedroom and want to help someone get back on their feet. Participants get a warm, welcoming place to live while they focus on their reentry, and hosts receive a monthly stipend of up to $1,550. If you’re interested in opening your home to the Homecoming Project, reach out to us!
Impact Justice
Non-profit Organizations
Oakland, CA 18,147 followers
A National Innovation and Research Center
About us
With enough imagination, even the toughest problems have solutions. Impact Justice is a group of researchers and innovators who think outside the box about scalable justice solutions. Join us at impactjustice.org.
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http://impactjustice.org
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 51-200 employees
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- Oakland, CA
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- 2015
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Oakland, CA 94610, US
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Washington, District of Columbia 20036, US
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Nora Ranney
Social and economic justice strategist, philanthropic advisor, democracy advocate and state legislative/policy specialist.
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Jennifer Trone
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Emily (Niedzwiecki) Chonde
Social Impact Leader | Government and Tech Policy Strategist | ex-Meta
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Michele Luecking-Sunman
Program Director and Legal Counsel at Impact Justice
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Senior Program Manager @ Impact Justice | Advisory Board Member @ California Interagency on Homelessness | Board of Directors @ A New Way of Life, Housing Solutions Expert, Lived-Experience Professional
Earlier this week, I had the honor of moderating a powerful conversation for the JustUS Coordinating Council’s Speaker Series — “Pathways in Action: Housing Models That Move with People.” The discussion brought together leaders working at the intersections of housing, justice, and community healing — including Steven Medeiros (Kanani) and Terri Power from the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH Housing Solutions) and Daniel Howe, founder of The Howe Project and Earnest House. Together, we explored what it really takes to create housing solutions that move with people — models that honor dignity, meet people where they are, and bridge reentry, health, and housing systems. From Impact Justice's Homecoming Project, which reimagines reentry housing through shared economy models and community partnership, to CSH’s policy and advocacy work shaping permanent supportive housing nationwide, to The Howe Project’s grassroots leadership in Arizona—each example reaffirmed a truth we all know deeply: Housing isn’t one-size-fits-all. Partnerships—both likely and unlikely—are what make an ecosystem where no one falls through the cracks.
A JCC Speaker Series on partnerships, funding, and implementation that work.
Pathways in Action: Housing models that move with people
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If you're in Los Angeles this Sunday (November 2nd), come join us at Village Well in Culver City as we discuss the hidden punishment of food in prison with Susan Burton from A New Way of Life Reentry Project. Discover how America's prisons became hidden food deserts — and how we can turn things around. This conversation is not to be missed! Save your spot now: https://lnkd.in/eYsDzEYs
Food is love. Food is culture. Food is power. But in our nation’s jails and prisons, food is punishment. LOS ANGELES: Join Impact Justice and special guest Susan Burton (from A New Way of Life Reentry Project) at Village Well in Culver City on November 2nd for a powerful conversation about our new book “Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison.” Discover how America’s prisons became hidden food deserts — and how reimagining what’s on the plate can become a true recipe for justice, dignity, and change. https://lnkd.in/eYsDzEYs
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"Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison" launched to a full house at Busboys and Poets earlier this week, and we couldn't be more grateful to everyone who came out to support both the book and the powerful work behind it. An extra big thank-you to our speakers Alexander Busansky, Aishatu R. Yusuf, Ed.D., MPA, Heile Gantan, and author Leslie Soble — as well as special guest Daniel Rosen from Coalition for Carceral Nutrition — and to The New Press for championing books like ours. You can get your copy of Eating Behind Bars online, or at another book event near you! Visit eatingbehindbars.org to learn more.
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HAPPENING TONIGHT at Busboys and Poets (450 K Street NW). Join us for the launch of "Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prisons" and hear from co-author Leslie Soble, Heile Gantan, Vice President of Innovation Programs Aishatu R. Yusuf, Ed.D., MPA, and Daniel Rosen from the Coalition for Carceral Nutrition. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gssF4Q6y
Attention, Washington, DC! Join us at Busboys and Poets (450 K Street NW) on October 28th for food, drinks, and powerful conversation with co-author Leslie Soble, Heile Gantan, Vice President of Innovation Programs Aishatu R. Yusuf, Ed.D., MPA, and Daniel Rosen from the Coalition for Carceral Nutrition as we kick off our forthcoming book tour. Tickets available at the link below. Not on the East Coast? Don't worry - more dates and locations coming SOON. Stay tuned... https://lnkd.in/gssF4Q6y
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IT’S BOOK LAUNCH DAY. 🚀 “Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison” is now available online and in stores. Whether you’re one of the 1 in 2 Americans who’s had an incarcerated loved one or not, this book will change the way you view the power — and peril — of what’s on your plate. Get your copy today at eatingbehindbars.org, or at an upcoming book event near you.
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“It is the [California Justice Leaders] program that got me here. My education alone would not have done it. For the first time in a really long time, I felt included and believed in — and learned how to believe in myself.” Our California Justice Leaders program is mobilizing formerly incarcerated young people to redefine their roles as leaders in their communities for the next generation and beyond. We’re so proud to see California Justice Leader Crystal highlighted in this most recent impact report from National Football League (NFL) and Inspire Change. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gSmCnMde
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Food is love. Food is culture. Food is power. But in our nation’s jails and prisons, food is punishment. LOS ANGELES: Join Impact Justice and special guest Susan Burton (from A New Way of Life Reentry Project) at Village Well in Culver City on November 2nd for a powerful conversation about our new book “Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison.” Discover how America’s prisons became hidden food deserts — and how reimagining what’s on the plate can become a true recipe for justice, dignity, and change. https://lnkd.in/eYsDzEYs
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“Food is so much more than what is on the tray". Start your week off with this powerful piece from Liz Susman Karp and Offrange uplifting the critical role local farms can play in transforming prison food — featuring our own Leslie Soble! https://lnkd.in/g7vHPMfS
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This was profoundly impacting! As a country we must do better!
We need to talk about prison food. Here’s why: Roughly half of American adults have had an incarcerated loved one — and nearly 2 million people eat behind bars every day. So why aren’t more people talking about this? We hit the streets of Oakland to talk to real people about the hidden food crisis in jails and prisons. Our new book Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison will change the way you view the power — and peril — of what’s on your plate. Grab your copy today at eatingbehindbars.org.