UPCOMING EVENTS
Please join us for our Upcoming Events and those that we are hosting, co-hosting, supporting, sponsoring and/or participating as tablers/vendors
Upcoming Events & Reentry Awareness Month Events (July)
For the 8th year, Georgia's Governor has approved our proclamation request to observe July as Reentry Awareness Month throughout the state! All of July, we will bring awareness of the challenges to reentry, highlight the successes of those returning home from incarceration and host reentry-focused events, including in person events and dinner fellowships. To sponsor an event, please visit the donation page.
NEED VOLUNTEER HOURS? Click here to see open available opportunities and to complete the volunteer application.
MEET OUR #GAREENTRYAWARENESSMONTH2024 SPONSORS
MEET OUR #GAREENTRYAWARENESSMONTH SPONSORS
The Heising-Simons Foundation is a family foundation based in Los Altos and San Francisco, California. The Foundation works with its many partners to advance sustainable solutions in climate and clean energy, enable groundbreaking research in science, enhance the education of our youngest learners, and support human rights for all people.
A New Way of Life Reentry Project- is a Los Angeles based reentry program for formerly incarcerated women that promotes healing, power, and opportunity for formerly incarcerated people by taking a multifaceted approach to mitigating the effects of, and ultimately eliminating, mass incarceration.
Taking Charge Consulting, LLC. is a formerly incarcerated, black, disabled woman-owned company that provides small business and nonprofit start up and growth services, reentry focused team building training and workshop facilitation, public speaking and community events and conference planning.
Fair Count is a Georgia nonprofit founded in 2019 by Stacey Abrams to build long-term power in communities that have been historically undercounted in the decennial census, underrepresented at the polls, and whose communities are often torn apart in redistricting.
Restore Georgia, Inc. is a Georgia membership nonprofit whose mission is to serve as a collective voice for those impacted by sexual offense laws in the State of Georgia. They focus on advocacy, legislation monitoring, sharing resources and building a safe virtual space for registered Georgians and their families to connect.
The Wesley-Chapel William C. Brown Library is a part of the Dekalb County Library System
Elysium Consulting, LLC. is a private Atlanta based psychotherapy practice specializing in providing psychotherapy to children and adults (individually or in groups) in GA, SC, IL, TX, FL and MO. They provide services to those impacted by trauma, substance use, mood disorders, domestic violence, chronic medical illness, homelessness,, PTSD, grief/loss, depression, anxiety and stress management by using a variety of techniques including, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy and trauma-informed therapy techniques.
Pro Med Consulting, LLC is a formerly incarcerated, disabled black woman owned medical and wellness consulting business that specializes on providing certified consulting services that helps its clients become their whole and healthy selves.
Beauty & Body by Egypt is a beauty and body wellness company that provides tips and recipes on how to live a healthy life through eating. It's owner, particularly focuses on tips and recipes that support individuals in recovery live better by replacing addictive lifestyles with healthier alternatives.
July 2024 Proclamation- Reentry Awareness Month
For the 8th year, Georgia's Governor has approved our proclamation request to observe July as Reentry Awareness Month throughout the state! All of July, we will bring awareness of the challenges to reentry, highlight the successes of those returning home from incarceration and host reentry-focused events, including in person events and dinner fellowships. You can read our 2024 GA Reentry Awareness Month proclamation here.
To sponsor an event, please visit the donation page.
July 30th. VIRTUAL. 4pm. Know Your Rights & Reclaim Your Vote in GA: Voting with a Felony, Pardons & Early Probation Termination. REGISTER ON ZOOM ASAP.
Please join this free and virtual webinar to hear from our guests and friends at Georgia Justice Project as they share info on how to reclaim your vote in Georgia. This call is for anyone who wants to know:
- who can and can’t vote in Georgia
- why you should vote
- how you may be able to vote in Georgia with a felony
- what to do if you are on probation
- what to do if you owe fines, fees and/or restitution
- how to vote if you are in jail
- hear about how you may be able to terminate your probation early
- how to get a pardon
- how to request a certificate of sentence completion
Click here to register on zoom
This event is in partnership with Georgia Justice Project and the HOAPE Coalition.
August 14-15, 2024. FREE. VIRTUAL. Our founder will be a panel speaker at NACDL's 23rd Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference.
On August 14th-15th, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) will host its two day 23rd annual State Criminal Justice Network conference virtually. It is FREE & Virtual.
Our founder, Waleisah Wilson-Menefee, will be one of the panelists on the August 15th (12:30pm EST) panel "Reframing the Discourse: Shifting Perspectives in Sex Offense Policy and Legislation" where she and other panelists will discuss the critical issues in criminal justice reform pertaining to sex offenses. Our panel of experts will delve into the complexities, controversies, and recent developments in this vital area of reform.
September 27, 2024. Columbus, GA. 6pm-8pm. Recovery on the River Community Resource Fair.
We are proud to be a sponsor of New Horizons Behavioral Health's upcoming Recovery on the River Community Resource Fair. This is a FREE event. Come out to learn about our services and those of other community organizations and agencies in the Columbus, GA area.
New Horizons Behavioral Health is a non profit organization that provides comprehensive services to individuals recovering from mental illness and/or substance use disorders as well as adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Their services include : counseling, case management, medication management, intensive, family interventions, therapeutic foster case, residential services for individuals experiencing homelessness, integrated healthcare, rapid HIV and HEP C testing, sheltered employment, supported employment, education supports and GED assistance, veterans outreach and housing, referral services, transportation, community education, follow up services, recovery support and aftercare.
Past Events
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla euismod condimentum felis vitae efficitur. Sed vel dictum quam, at blandit leo.
July 20, 2024. Atlanta. Free Dinner & Fellowship for Justice-Impacted & Formerly Incarcerated People & Families. You can watch the video recap here.
Congrats to Sandra T. for winning 1st prize ($150) in the arts contest & to Porshia for winning $25 for best button!
The purpose of this annual event is to emphasize the importance of formerly incarcerated people being in community with others with shared, lived experiences who have been successful in their own reentry! Peer mentorship is critical inside of jails and prisons and one released and has many benefits that include:
1. Being a part of positive social networks prevent recidivism
2. Being a part of positive social networks puts one in close proximity of positive role models that can also offer support in many areas
Activities included:
- Cash giveaways
- Voter education
- Arts contest (voting and social justice related)
- Button making
- A tour of Cabbagetown mural projects
- Screening of "Until We All Count" by Page Dukes & "Working in Captivity: A Woman's Quest to End (prison) Slavery in Georgia" by our founder Waleisah Wilson-Menefee.
Catering was provided by Down Home Southern Catering, LLC. (a justice-impacted caterer)
This event was sponsored by the Cabbagetown Initiative, the Heising-Simons Foundation, A New Way of Life Reentry Project, Restore Georgia, Taking Charge Consulting, LLC., Pro Med Consulting, LLC, Beauty & Body by Egypt & Elysium Consulting, LLC. and was in partnership with the HOAPE Coalition and Page Dukes.
July 1, 2024. Ballots & Bites (Voter Education & Dinner). Columbus. 4pm-7pm. You can watch the video recap here.
Our #GAReentryAwarenessMonth2024 kickoff voter education event in Columbus, GA on July 1st was a success! Thanks to all who came out to hear about the great work we and our partners Fair Count & VoteRiders do to educate and keep citizens civically engaged, especially those with a felony who didn't know that they could vote (as long as they are not on paper). Special thanks to our board members Andrea & Kelton for attending, to KJB Designs for decorating the space, to our sponsors Heising-Simons Foundation, A New Way of Life and Pro Med Consulting, LLC. and to Down Home Southern Catering, LLC. for catering the event and to the HOAPE coalition for your partnership.
Just a reminder that the last day to register to vote in the General Election is October 7th, early voting runs from Tuesday, October 15th through Friday, November 1st and election Day is Tuesday, November 5th.
- To learn more about voting with a felony in GA, visit click here and www.nlscoinc.org/voting and register to attend our July 30th virtual event "Voting with a Felony in GA: Reclaim Your Vote" here.
- Visit www.vote-365.org to learn more about elections
- Visit www.faircount.org/events for ways to get involved
- If you need a voter ID, and ID, birth certificate, marriage or divorce decree to support you in your effort to vote, visit www.voteriders.org.
April, 10, 2024. 3pm. Columbus, GA
Goodwill Career Center
(Bldg. B, rooms 2 & 3)
2601 Cross Country Drive
We partnered with the Columbus Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Fair Count, Vote Riders and GA Equality;s TransAction GA to share info with attendees about redistricting, absentee and provisional ballots, new voter laws and procedures in Columbus and in the state, voting with a criminal conviction, early termination of probation, voting as a trans Georgian and more that equipped attendees with becoming a more informed voter.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla euismod condimentum felis vitae efficitur. Sed vel dictum quam, at blandit leo.
July 17, 2024. VIRTUAL. 4pm EST. Challenges of Reentry for Special Populations. You can watch the recording here.
This virtual panel discussion addressed the inequities in accessing resources for formerly incarcerated people who are:
- Older
- Trans
- Living with a Mental Illness or Substance Dependency
- Impacted by the Sex Off***er Registry
Guest presenters:
- Chanel Haley, Director of Education & Community Engagement at Georgia Equality's TransAction GA
- Shanequa Bonvillain, Street Medicine Case Manager at Mercy Care & a Child of Formerly Incarcerated Parent
- Denny Chan, Managing Director of Equity Advocacy at Justice in Aging
- Tabatha Trammell, Founder of a Woman With a Plan
- Pete Profiteer, Board Director of Restore Georgia & serial tech entrepreneur
This is event was sponsored by:
- Taking Charge Consulting, LLC.
- ProMed Consulting, LLC.
- Restore Georgia, Inc.
- Elysium Consulting, LLC.
NARSOL 2024 Conference speakers announced! Our founder is the Sunday (June 23rd) keynote!
Our founder and Board President, Waleisah Wilson, was one of the key note speakers at this year's NARSOL (Nat'l Association for Rational Sex Offense Laws) conference. Her speech "Where's the Mercy: Balancing Justice & Common Sense" engaged the thoughts of those in attendance of topics such as grace, mercy, forgiveness and common sense when engaging with, providing services to and integrating with men, women and children living on the sex off***er registry and addressing the barbaric, oppressive and counterproductive laws and policies that cause more harm to communities than keep us safe.
The conference was sold out! You can read the summary wrap up here.
Planning for next year’s conference is already underway. It will be in Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 26-29, 2025. You can register with the Super Early Bird Registration price by clicking here.
April, 4, 2024. 9a-1pm. Columbus, GA
Day reporting Center
334 2nd Avenue
Board member Andez tabled at this event to share our services and educated attendees who were on & off probation of their possible right to vote in Georgia.
July 24, 2024. Decatur. 6pm. Reentry & Education.
To address the disparity of access to education for people impacted by the criminal legal system and/or returning home from incarceration & the role access to education plays to a successful reentry, NewLife-Second Chance Outreach, Inc. partnered with the DeKalb Co. Library for a focus group and discussion on:
- Education & literacy (reading ability)
- Digital Equity (computer & technology skills)
- Financial Literacy & Wellness (access to banking and budgeting tools)
- Voter Education
Dinner was provided and there were cash giveaways.
This event was sponsored by the Dekalb Co. Library System, the Heising-Simons Foundation, A New Way of Life Reentry Project, Restore Georgia, Taking Charge Consulting, LLC., Pro Med Consulting, LLC, Beauty & Body by Egypt & Elysium Consulting, LLC. and was in partnership with the HOAPE Coalition.
July 5, 2024- Grocery Giveaway, Douglasville, GA. 5pm-6pm. In partnership with Blessings Working Together for their First Friday Grocery Giveaway, we gave away groceries AND cash gift cards to 10 justice-involved or formerly incarcerated individuals or heads of households.
June 15, 2024. 10a-2pm. Atlanta (Mechanicsville). Board members, Waleisah, Chay and Shanequa tabled at New Georgia Project's F.I.R.E. event on Saturday, June 15th, in Mechanicsville to provide voter education and voting restoration info to formerly incarcerated community members. In addition to voter education, they gave info on voter disenfranchisement, facts to clear up the myth that a felony or fines, fees or restitution keeps you from voting in GA and gave info on how to cancel a voter registration to those on parole or felony probation who had previously registered to vote. #VoterEducation #RestoreTheVote
April 1, 2024. 8pm EST.
In case you missed our founder's April 8th's Impostrix Podcast appearance (S2E10) "Building a Career After Incarceration" where she discussed how she navigated barriers to reentry (including imposter syndrome), her career journey, starting 2 businesses after her release from prison and her work as a criminal justice reform activist and agitator.
Click to listen to the podcast
Click to watch on YouTube
See our Privacy Policy
NewLife-Second Chance Outreach, Inc. is a non-partisan organization. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed belong solely to the individual author or speaker, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the organization.
NewLife-Second Chance Outreach, Inc. is a fiscal sponsor and grantor of All of Us or None GA- Atlanta Chapter by way of funding provided by a grant from Legal Services for Prisoners with Children. All contributions for All of Us or None GA- Atlanta Chapter received by NewLife-Second Chance Outreach, Inc. are tax-deductible within the legal limits under NewLife-Second Chance Outreach, Inc.’s 501(c)(3) status. Checks and money orders should be made payable to: NewLife-Second Chance Outreach, Inc. and identified as a contribution for All of Us or None GA- Atlanta Chapter in the memo field to ensure accurate designated account tracking.
For tax purposes, NewLife-Second Chance Outreach, Inc.'s EIN# is 80-0461813.
Please send all LEGAL correspondence to: Northwest Registered Agent Service, Inc. 8735 DUNWOODY PLACE, STE N, ATLANTA, GA 30350
We need your consent to load the translations
We use a third-party service to translate the website content that may collect data about your activity. Please review the details in the privacy policy and accept the service to view the translations.