Second Chance Month 2022: Live Events
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Second Chance Month 2022 will feature more than 30 live events open to the public.
Events will focus on reentry basics, education, employment, housing, behavioral health, family supports, youth and young adults, and evaluation and sustainability.
A complete list of events throughout the month, hosted by the NRRC and the training and technical assistance providers, is provided below. Click on the titles to register for each event. You can also review and register for all events with the Second Chance Month calendar.
Opening and Closing Remarks
- Opening Remarks from Amy Solomon, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs
Friday, April 1 - Opening Remarks from Kristen Mahoney, Principal Deputy Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Friday, April 1 - Opening Remarks from Chryl Jones, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Friday, April 1 - Closing Remarks from Ruby Qazilbash, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Friday, April 29
Reentry Highlights
- Video: Building Second Chances: Tools for Local Reentry Coalitions
Friday, April 1 - Video: #ReentryMatters!
Friday, April 1 and Friday, April 29
Making Reentry Work | Mondays
- National Corrections & Recidivism Statistics
Monday, April 4, 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT - Reentry 101: Establishing Basic Standards for Reentry Success
Monday, April 4, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT - Clean Slate Policies: Clearing the Way for Real Second Chances
Monday, April 11, 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT - Serving Young Adults on Probation/Parole: The Role of Juvenile Justice Probation/Parole in Reentry
Monday, April 11, 2:30–4:00 p.m. EDT - Trauma and its Relationship to Successful Reentry
Monday, April 11, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT - Making Reentry Work in Tribal Communities
Monday, April 18, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT - Exploring Efforts to Provide Coordinated Reentry Services to Youth
Monday, April 25, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. EDT - Lessons Learned from Reentry Coordinators: Overcoming Challenges in the Field
Monday, April 25, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT
Behavioral Health, Family Supports, and Youth and Young Adults | Tuesdays
- Strategies for Youth Reentry in Rural Communities
Tuesday, April 5, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. EDT - Incorporating People with Lived Experience into Behavioral Health Programs
Tuesday, April 5, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT - Maintaining Family Ties in the Federal Prison System
On Demand - Honoring Trauma: Serving Returning Youth with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Tuesday, April 12, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EDT - Culturally Responsive Behavioral Health Reentry Programming
Tuesday, April 12, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT - Strengthening Supports for Families of People Who Are Incarcerated
Tuesday, April 19, 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT - Step by Step Decision-Making for Youth Justice System Transformation
Tuesday, April 19, 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT - Addressing Housing Needs for Youth Returning from Juvenile Justice Placement
Tuesday, April 19, 3:00–4:30 p.m. EDT - Raising the Bar on Juvenile Reentry: What Young People Say They Need
Tuesday, April 26, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT - Connections to Behavioral Health and Support Services through Reentry
Tuesday, April 26, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT
Education, Employment, and Housing | Wednesdays
- Outcomes-Based Contracting for Reentry and Housing Supports
Wednesday, April 6, 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT - Understanding and Overcoming the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Conviction
Wednesday, April 13, 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT - Building Student Leadership Opportunities During and After Incarceration
Wednesday, April 13, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT - Using American Rescue Plan Housing Resources to Support Reentry: HUD and Community Perspectives
Wednesday, April 20, 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT - Countdown to Pell Reinstatement: Getting Ready for Pell Reinstatement in 2023
Wednesday, April 20, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT - Manufacturing a Future Post-Release: Two Paths to High-Skill Manufacturing Jobs
Wednesday, April 27, 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT - Building Effective Partnerships with Continuums of Care to Increase Housing Options for People Leaving Prisons and Jails
Wednesday, April 27, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT
Evaluation and Sustainability | Thursdays
- Toolkit Showcase: How to Use the Reentry Program Sustainability Toolkit to Plan for Your Program's Sustainability
Thursday, April 7, 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT - Taking Stock: An Overview of NIJ's Reentry Research Portfolio and Assessing the Impact of the Pandemic on Reentry Research
Thursday, April 7, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT - How to Use Participatory Research in Your Reentry Program Evaluation
Thursday, April 14, 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT - Learning from Doing: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program
Thursday, April 14, 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT - Storytelling for Reentry Programs: Using the Power of Story to Build Strong Support for Your Program
Thursday, April 21, 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT - Strengthening Your Reentry Program Evaluation Through Primary Data Collection
Thursday, April 28, 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT