Community Works West

place Oakland, California, USA
language http://www.communityworkswest.org

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Mission

With over 25 years of implementing restorative practice programs in the San Francisco Bay Area, Community Works (CW) is a leader in community alternatives to incarceration. We aim to shift away from a systems-centered paradigm of justice that relies on punitive measures and toward a community-centered approach focused on accountability, relationships, and restoration. Our mission is to transform justice through programs and policies rooted in humanity and healing.

What We Do

Community Works serves people along the spectrum of justice system involvement, whether through their interactions with cops, courts, carceral facilities, or as a loved one/survivor of harm. Our community includes currently/formerly incarcerated and system-impacted people in the San Francisco Bay Area, the majority of whom are Black or brown and low-income, including youth at risk for incarceration or whose parents are incarcerated. One of our community's most pressing needs is the de-stigmatization of justice system involvement. Several challenges stem from this stigma, including inequitable access to and availability of housing and employment as well as dehumanizing social isolation.

Staff

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Ellie E.
Volunteer manager
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Adrienne H.
Volunteer manager
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Rahkii H.
Volunteer manager
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