PREPARE Family Empowerment Workshops
The strongest, most successful reentries involve good pre-planning and collaboration between community service providers, individual outside supporters and the returning citizen. In an effort to support and enhance this effort whenever possible, PREPARE created a Family Empowerment Program designed to provide information, guidance and assistance to family and friends on the outside who are interested in helping their loved one prepare for parole and succeed after release.
On the second Saturday of each month, PREPARE hosts a FREE Zoom workshop that presents information about what the Parole Commission looks at, how to build a parole packet, and what else you can do to support your loved one as they approach their parole hearing. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE.
Topics to be Covered in the Workshops
- How a successful reentry begins at intake.
- What the incarcerated person can do to become a better parole candidate.
- The types of documents the incarcerated person should collect.
- When to start building the parole packet.
- A description of each section of a parole packet and how to help create it, including:
- An overview
- An advocacy letter
- A life story
- A reentry plan
- Letters, evaluations and certificates
- A description of each section of a parole packet and how to help create it, including:
- How you can advocate in person or by phone for an incarcerated person with the Parole Commission.
- What the factors are that the Parole Commission considers.
- The different hearing outcomes and what you can expect next.
There will also be a question and answer period at the end of the workshop. If you would like to attend an upcoming Family Empowerment Workshop, YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE.
