Founder's HighLights
Waleisah Accepted Into YWCA Greater Atlanta's Georgia Women’s Policy Institute's (GWPI) Signature training
When women’s voices are part of the narrative, incredible change can happen! Congrats to our founder Waleisah-Wilson Menefee for being accepted into the 2025 GWPI cohort! On Saturday, June 28th, Waleisah attended the first cohort training for YWCA Greater Atlanta's Georgia Women’s Policy Institute's (GWPI) Signature training program where she attended a full day of training, connected with her fellow cohort members and heard from GWPI alumni, State Representative Kim Schofield..
Each year, GWPI empowers Georgia women to become a part of the policymaking process by providing training in leadership, advocacy, and civic engagement. GWPI fellows meet over the course of one year for education, team building, and hands-on learning to develop and support state-level policy proposals and work collaboratively on a real world policy project that impacts the lives of women and girls in Georgia with a focus in 3 areas: Economic Empowerment & Health and Safety, Reproductive Justice and Racial Justice!
Congrats again Waleisah on yet another amazing accomplishment and we look forward to seeing your leadership in action on the legislative and policy front!
From Incarceration to Inspiration: Waleisah Featured in Voyage ATL As One Of Atlanta's Most Inspiring Stories
Congrats to our Founder, Waleisah Wilson - Menefee, who was was featured in Voyage ATL after being nominated by several people top be featured by the magazine as one of ATL’s most inspiring stories.
From discussing her early childhood in foster care, excelling in academics, her incarceration and subsequent exoneration to the motivation behind her "tell it how it is" personality and her "good troublemaker" activism and advocacy, Waleisah delved into the actions, trauma, barriers and resilience that led to her starting this nonprofit, speaking out against injustice and what has molded her into the woman and leader that she is today.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WE GOT A $25,000 GRANT
TO ENGAGE, MOBILIZE & SERVE!
Thanks, Heising-Simons and A New Way of Life for seeing the fruits of our labor and valuing our collaborative work with the HOAPE Coalition to engage in criminal justice reform, voter mobilization and direct (reentry-focused) services in the state of Georgia.
WE LAUNCHED A DIGITAL LITERACY COHORT!
Applications are now closed! We launched our digital literacy cohort in partnership with the Dekalb Co. Library. Classes start Saturday, March 8th. 95% of participants are formerly incarcerated or have been impacted by an arrest.
NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH FIRST STEP ALLIANCE TO EDUCATE & EMPOWER RETURNING CITIZENS WITH FINANCIAL WELLNESS & SUCCESS!
In our ongoing commitment to improve the financial well-being of justice impacted and formerly incarcerated communities we serve, we have officially partnered with First Step Alliance and KOFE: Knowledge of Financial Education to bring you access to FREE portal resources and education regarding money, housing, budgeting, credit, retirement, credit counseling, certificates of completion and learning modules, as well as a dedicated toll free hot-line to financial coaches. We hope to educate, motivate and empower you to achieve financial freedom by giving you the tools to refrain from overspending and encouraging you to save and invest. Learn more and get signed up here.
2024 Annual Report Is In!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN 2024!
From donor support to new partnerships to receiving a new grant and welcoming 2 new board directors, click here to see what we accomplished in 2024 with your support!
SUPPORT 2nd CHANCES
If you believe that everyone deserves access to equity, opportunities and success, please consider making a tax-deductible donation today. Your support and contributions will enable us to carry out our mission and meet our goals.
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Our Mission
The mission of NewLife-Second Chance Outreach, Inc. is to end social stigmas, recidivism, mass incarceration and interrupt the cycle of trauma experienced by underserved, socially, economically and civically disadvantaged Georgians impacted by an arrest, conviction or incarceration.
We support the replacing of carceral systems of oppression and other systems of care, that often ignore the humanity of underserved communities and populations impacted by an arrest, conviction or incarceration, with person and community centered solutions, access to resources, healthcare, and mental health intervention and treatment that supports freedom, wholeness, inclusiveness, equity, self-sufficiency, economic sustainability and upward mobility so that justice involved individuals can become healthy, productive members of the communities in which they live.
Our Vision
Collateral consequences are socially, economically, and civically oppressive. Therefore, it is our vision that Georgians impacted by an arrest, conviction, or incarceration, (including immigrant detention) are not subjected to lifelong stigmas, discrimination, surveillance, community supervision, inaccessibility to care and oppression but rather are able to have freedom to safety, self-autonomy, civil liberties, economic equity and access to the resources they need to become healthy, thriving, self-sufficient and self-sustaining members of their communities.
This vision includes the inclusivity and recognition of the voices, experiences, and leadership of the most marginalized of justice involved communities; those who are BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, disabled, unsheltered, impacted by registies and women and girls.
How you can help
We are an all volunteer led organization that depends solely on the generosity and support of believers of 2nd chances to provide our services to Georgians impacted by a criminal conviction. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today by clicking here.
If you have space you would like to donate for the use of an office or event, please email us at office@nlscoinc.org
Partner/Collaborate/Sponsor
We welcome partnerships and collaborations with 2nd chance employers, landlords and housing programs, educational and financial institutions, voter engagement organizations, community resource agencies and other organizations that provide services and opportunities to justice impacted people.
If you are interested in partnering or collaborating with us or sponsoring one of our events or programs, please email us at office@nlscoinc.org
Advocate
Criminal Justice reform work can't be done without the support of allies and supporters who use their voice, influence, power and financial resources to bring awareness to the social injustices and barriers that justice involved people encounter, the importance of giving second chances in employment and housing and to hold policymakers, employers and housing providers accountable for their discriminatory policies that exclude people impacted by criminal convictions.
Our Funders
We are eternally grateful to our funders as their support funds our programming that aallows us to EQUIP, EMPOWER, EDUCATE, & RESTORE the justice involved Georgians we serve. Thank you!
2025 Funders
2024 Funders
Partnerships, Collaborations & Memberships
We are extremely thankful of the relationships we have established with community stakeholders supporters that support us, our mission and those we serve by collaborating with us on community events and providing supportive assistance to our clients.
