Impact Justice

We’re proud and honored to be among the twelve innovative programs to partner with AmeriCorps and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention! This support is vital to our California Justice Leaders program, a first-of-it’s-kind partnership with AmeriCorps that trains and places justice-impacted young adults in service years with community-based organizations across the state. “Our members don’t take this commitment lightly,” said Kriss Goss-Marr, Director of Leadership Programs at Impact Justice. “Since launching California Justice Leaders in February 2020, we’ve seen our members provide essential support to hundreds of young people throughout their reentry journeys and on to bright and successful futures. They know that their service as credible messengers creates ripple effects, touching the lives of young people who face the same challenges they once did, making it possible for those same young people to pay it forward in their own communities.”

Long Beach, CA: the Homecoming Project is now in YOUR neighborhood! Join us tomorrow evening at Page Against the Machine (2714 E 4th Street) for a community info session on the program and how to get involved. Link to register: https://lnkd.in/g5mz--_y

"It's one thing to hear about excessive force incidents inflicted upon LA County jail residents at the hands of Sheriff's Department personnel. It's another thing to see them." Last year, Impact Justice's Alexander Busansky and Fair and Just Prosecution's Miriam Krinsky co-authored a powerful demand for accountability at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department following the release of video footage documenting staff assaults on incarcerated people. This week, a new piece in WitnessLA lays out the road ahead, and highlights how much work remains to be done. https://lnkd.in/d_CjUq35

Proposals for the National Housing Incubator are due TODAY by 11:59 pm EST/8:59 pm PST! Visit https://lnkd.in/guut4Ka8 to learn more.

We’re creating a more humane, responsive, and restorative system of justice in the United States, and we won’t stop until it’s done. #NelsonMandelaInternationalDay

With the recent ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson, cities across the country can now legally penalize people for sleeping outside, even in cases where there is no other option available to them. Far too many people impacted by this SCOTUS decision are caught in a cycle of criminalization – a prison to homelessness pipeline that can be virtually inescapable. The Homecoming Project provides an example for anyone hoping to choose compassion and kindness over cruelty and disengagement in the face of California's ongoing housing crisis. Learn more and get involved at https://lnkd.in/gZB4R6wp.

Have you heard about The Center from Impact Justice? Part of Impact Justice’s Housing Lab, The Center is a supportive network for formerly incarcerated community members, run by formerly incarcerated community members. Through The Center, we take a holistic approach to reentry, supporting individual wellness, personal growth, and community integration through trauma-informed reentry and care training, 1:1 reentry coaching, digital literacy workshops, and peer support groups. If you or a loved one would benefit from working with The Center, sign up today at https://lnkd.in/gfqRkG9E!

California women’s prisons have now reached deadly temperatures inside. And while incarcerated women are desperately trying to stay cool, as many as 40% are experiencing menopause symptoms at the same time. Going through menopause in prison is too often an excruciating experience, and rising temperatures make the situation far worse. It doesn't have to be this way. Learn more about our work to transform menopause care behind bars at https://lnkd.in/gSFpPA8c.

Impact Justice’s Alexander Busansky calls for more diverse and creative investments in criminal justice reform across the country at a time when funders are increasingly pulling away from these issues. It’s critical to remember: we’re not in a zero sum situation. Funders should keep investing - and investing more - in criminal justice work across the country, without pulling back from places that have seen success. In California and elsewhere, the work is far from over. 

If you’re in Los Angeles, you have an opportunity to fundamentally transform someone’s life by hosting with the Homecoming Project! The Homecoming Project is a groundbreaking program that places people recently released from prison with local homeowners who have a spare room and an open heart. To date, we've secured housing matches for over 100 formerly incarcerated people and every participant has left the program with stable housing of their own. After several years of successfully operating in the Bay Area, we’ve expanded the program to Los Angeles, where the need is significant: in recent years, thousands of people have been released from California's prison system to Los Angeles County without established housing. Get more information on hosting in Los Angeles at https://buff.ly/45TyPNR