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12:00 pm

Project New Opportunity Launch

April 27, 2016 @ 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
Where: Open Society, 1730 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006 United States
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Join Project New Opportunity as it launches April 27, following the Champions of Change event at the White House. The new owrganization will take a fresh, evidence-based approach toward improving the transition from prison to community for an important segment of the returning federal prison population: those who are being “released early” through sentence modifications made […]

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5:30 am

Save the Date: National Reentry Week Summit

April 28, 2016 @ 5:30 am - 8:00 am EDT
Capitol Visitor Center, , Rm. SVC 212-10 First St NE
Washington, DC 20515 United States
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Union Theological Seminary and ICF International will unveil a new benchmarking study on high-performing reentry programs. Citizens returning home from prison face many challenges. Finding work is often one of the most difficult and traumatic to navigate. Nearly 75 percent of returned citizens are jobless a year after release and the lack of employment is associated […]

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6:00 am

Policy Briefing: Stand Against Racism: On A Mission for Girls of Color

April 28, 2016 @ 6:00 am - 8:00 am EDT
Google, 25 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001 United States
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The YWCA USA is hosting a National Day of Action Policy Briefing entitled, “Stand Against Racism: On A Mission for Girls of Color” A Lead-in Event to The White House Summit on the United State of Women. Too often, girls of color are left out of conversations about racial justice and gender equity, despite overwhelming […]

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8:30 am

#JusticeReformNow: Celebrities for Justice & Voices of Impacted People

April 28, 2016 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am EDT
Senate Russel Room, Senate Russel Room, Rm. 325
Washington, DC United States
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Please RSVP for the press conference and Congressional lunch briefing. April 28th, 2016 12:30pm - 2:00pm Senate Russell Room 325 Remarks by: Senator Richard Durbin (D. Ill.) Senator Mike Lee (R. Utah) Hill Harper, Author and Actor, “CSI: NY” Matt McGorry, Actor, “Orange is the New Black,” “How to Get Away with Murder” Terrence J, […]

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10:00 am

Protecting the Fair Housing Rights of People with Criminal Records: A National Reentry Week Event with HUD

April 28, 2016 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT
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Millions of Americans—a disproportionate number of whom are people of color—have criminal records that can be a barrier to housing. In celebration of National Reentry Week, the Shriver Center and the Vera Institute of Justice will host a webinar on April 28, 2016, on fair housing rights for people with criminal records. The Shriver Center […]

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