Second Chance Month April 2022 Calendar

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Second Chance Month 2022 featured more than 30 live events open to the public, and dozens of resources, focused on reentry basics, education, employment, housing, family supports, youth and young adults, community engagement, and evaluation and sustainability. The month also included live sessions specifically for Second Chance Act grantees across the country.

A complete schedule of events throughout the month, hosted by the NRRC and the training and technical assistance providers, is provided below. Recordings of all public events are available in the archives.

Events marked by The letters JJ for juvenile justice indicate a focus on juvenile justice topics.

Events marked by a padlock Padlock icon were reserved for Second Chance Act grantees only and will not be archived on the NRRC site.

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Making Reentry Work	Behavioral Health, Family Supports, and Youth and Young Adults	Education, Employment, and Housing	Evaluation and Sustainability	Opening, Closing, and Highlights
				Opening Remarks Amy Solomon, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs Opening Remarks Kristen Mahoney, Principal Deputy Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance Opening Remarks Chyrl Jones, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Building Second Chances: Tools for Local Reentry Coalitions Video: #ReentryMatters
12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT National Corrections & Recidivism Statistics 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Effective Practices: Removing Barriers to a Successful Reentry	11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. EDT Strategies for Youth Reentry in Rural Communities 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Incorporating People with Lived Experience into Behavioral Health Programs On Demand Maintaining Family Ties in the Federal Prison System	12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT Outcomes-Based Contracting for Reentry and Housing Supports Grantee Session: Workshop for Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children Grantees: Day 1 Grantee Session: Workshop for Reentry, Education, and Employment Grantees	12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT Toolkit Showcase: How to Use the Reentry Program Sustainability Toolkit to Plan for Your Program's Sustainability 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Taking Stock: An Overview of NIJ's Reentry Research Portfolio and Assessing the Impact of the Pandemic on Reentry Research Grantee Session: Workshop for Family Supports Grantees: Day 2	Grantee Session: Workshop for Reentry, Education, and Employment Grantees
12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT Clean Slate Policies: Clearing the Way for Real Second Chances 2:30–4:00 p.m. EDT Serving Young Adults on Probation/Parole: The Role of Juvenile Justice Probation/Parole in Reentry 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Trauma and its Relationship to Successful Reentry	11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EDT Honoring Trauma: Serving Returning Youth with Traumatic Brain Injuries 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Culturally Responsive Behavioral Health Reentry Programming	12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT Understanding and Overcoming the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Conviction 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Building Student Leadership Opportunities During and After Incarceration	12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT How to Use Participatory Research in Your Reentry Program Evaluation (And Why You Might Want To) 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Learning from Doing: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program Grantee Session: Workshop for Community-Based Reentry Grantees Grantee Session: Workshop for Innovations in Reentry Initiative Grantees
3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Making Reentry Work in Tribal Communities	12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT Strengthening Supports for Families of People Who Are Incarcerated 12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT Step by Step Decision-Making for Youth Justice System Transformation 3:00–4:30 p.m. EDT Addressing Housing Needs for Youth Returning from Juvenile Justice Placement	12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT Using American Rescue Plan and CARES Act Housing Resources to Support Reentry: HUD and Community Perspectives 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Countdown to Pell Reinstatement: Getting Ready for Pell Reinstatement in 2023	12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT Storytelling for Reentry Programs: Using the Power of Story to Build Strong Support for Your Program Grantee Session: Workshop for Innovations in Supervision Grantees Grantee Session: Workshop for Improving Reentry for Adults with Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders Grantees: Day 1	Grantee Session: Workshop for Improving Reentry for Adults with Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders Grantees: Day 2
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. EDT Exploring Efforts to Provide Coordinated Reentry Services to Youth 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Lessons Learned from Reentry Coordinators: Overcoming Challenges in the Field	3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Raising the Bar on Juvenile Reentry: What Young People Say They Need 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Connections to Behavioral Health and Support Services Through Reentry	12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT Manufacturing a Future Post-Release: Two Paths to High-Skill Manufacturing Jobs 3:00–4:15 p.m. EDT Building Effective Partnerships with Continuums of Care to Increase Housing Options for People Leaving Prisons and Jails Grantee Session: Workshop for Community-Based Reentry Grantees	12:00–1:15 p.m. EDT Strengthening Your Reentry Program Evaluation Through Primary Data Collection Grantee Session: Workshop for Pay for Success and Outcomes-Based Contracting Grantees: Day 1 Grantee Session: Workshop for Innovations in Reentry Initiative Grantees Grantee Session: Workshop for Innovation in Supervision Grantees	Second Chance Month Closing Remarks with Ruby Qazilbash, Associate Deputy Director, BJA Video: #ReentryMatters Grantee Session: Workshop for Pay for Success and Outcomes-Based Contracting Grantees: Day 2