A New Way Of Life Reentry Project

A NEW WAY OF LIFE (ANWOL) ADVANCES MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SOLUTIONS TO THE EFFECTS OF INCARCERATION.

FISCAL SPONSORSHIP- FICPFM IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR NATIONAL ADVOCACY WORK AND REACH, IN 2021, A NEW WAY OF LIFE CONTINUED TO ACT AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR OF THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED, CONVICTED PEOPLE & FAMILIES MOVEMENT (FICPFM). ESTABLISHED IN 2011, FICPFM IS A NETWORK OF OVER 50 CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS LED BY POLICY EXPERTS, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, ORGANIZERS, THOUGHT-LEADERS, ARTISTS, HEALERS, AND ATTORNEYS WHO ALSO HAVE CONVICTION HISTORIES OR ARE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH PEOPLE LIVING WITH CONVICTION HISTORIES.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZINGALL OF US OR NONE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (AOUON-SC) IS AN ORGANIZATION OF, BY AND FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED/CONVICTED PEOPLE WHO ORGANIZE TO RESTORE THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH CONVICTIONS. ANWOL HELD MONTHLY ONLINE MEETINGS AND NEW MEMBERS WERE RECRUITED THROUGH ANWOL SERVICES AND EVENTS.IN 2021, ANWOL GREW THE NETWORK TO MORE THAN 3,200 MEMBERS. ANWOL ADVOCATED FOR CALIFORNIAS SB 354 (FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT WITH RELATIVES), WHICH ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS TO SERVE AS FAMILY CAREGIVERS. THIS BILL WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN OCTOBER OF 2021. ANWOL ALSO WORKED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CALIFORNIA PROP. 17 WHICH ALLOWS PEOPLE ON PAROLE TO VOTE. THROUGH OUTREACH, WE CONDUCTED VOTER EDUCATION AND REGISTERED NEWLY ELIGIBLE FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE TO VOTE.LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTANWOL'S WOMEN ORGANIZING FOR JUSTICE & OPPORTUNITY (WOJO) LEADERSHIP LAB IS A RIGOROUS, SPECIALIZED TRAINING OPEN ONLY TO SYSTEMS-IMPACTED WOMEN. WITH THE FIRST EVER, HISTORIC, NATIONAL EXPANSION THROUGH OUR SISTERHOOD ALLIANCE FOR FREEDOM AND EQUALITY (SAFE) HOUSING NETWORK IN 2021, THIRTEEN DEDICATED LEADERS EMERGED THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN WOJO. THEY ARE CREATING ORGANIZING INITIATIVES AND IMPLEMENTING CAMPAIGNS TO COMBAT INJUSTICES FACED BY INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

RE-ENTRY HOUSING: THROUGH EIGHT SAFE HOMES, A NEW WAY OF LIFE SERVED 109 WOMEN, MOTHERS OF 95 MINOR CHILDREN AND 100 ADULT CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HELPED 36 WOMEN ACCESS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND HELPED 81 OUT OF 86 WOMEN SEEKING EMPLOYMENT GET JOBS,HELPED 11 CHILDREN FORMALLY REUNITE WITH 5 MOTHERS AND 49 WOMEN WERE ABLE TO ACCESS PERMANENT HOUSING. ON AVERAGE, 9 OUT OF 10 WOMEN SERVED MET BENCHMARKS IDENTIFIED AS NEEDED FOR SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY REENTRY AFTER INCARCERATION.THREE (3) WOMEN DISCHARGED PAROLE/PROBATION AND NONE OF THE WOMEN SERVED WERE RE-INCARCERATED.