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Investing in the Return Home: Strategies for Improving Juvenile Justice

A JCC Speaker Series focused on strengthening reentry outcomes for young people returning home. Featuring: Moderator: Kyle D. Bacon, Consultant ...
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Building Beyond the Code: Public Interest Tech and Impacted Innovators

A JCC Speaker Series focused on leveraging software development, coding, and community-led tech. Featuring: Moderator: Henry Dillard, Senior Manager,Remote Instruction, ...
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Powering Economic Mobility: Bridging the Gap to Careers in Advanced Manufacturing

A JCC Speaker Series focused on expanding access to technical training and careers. Featuring: Courtenie Jackson, Manager of Workforce Development, ...
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Faith and Advocacy: Building Pathways to Economic Mobility

A JCC Speaker Series on faith-based advocacy, policy influence, and community driven solutions. Featuring: Dr. Harold Trulear, Executive Director, Black ...
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State Advocacy: Part Two — How State Systems Shape What Happens Next

A JCC Speaker Series on state and local implementation, accountability, and advocacy in action. Featuring: William Arnold, Director of Justice ...
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Speaker Series – State Advocacy: Part One – Understanding the Harms of the “Big Bad Bill”

A JCC Speaker Series on how federal decisions about SNAP and Medicaid are being made, and how advocacy at the ...
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Speaker Series – Table Talk: #SecondChancesInAction

A discussion on how we move #SecondChancesInAction from launch into coordinated action across states and communities. Featuring Ronald Simpson-Bey, JLUSA ...
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Speaker Series – Pathways in Action: Housing Models that Move with People

A JCC Speaker Series discussion on housing models that work for justice-impacted people and the partners who make it real, ...
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Speaker Series – Experience in Action: Building Pathways to Access for Older Americans in Reentry

It is estimated that by 2030, at least one-third of those incarcerated in America will be over the age of ...
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Speaker Series – Opportunity in Action: Banking, Barriers, and Building Economic Power

 Learn about systems that lock people out of basic financial access after incarceration and hear directly from policy leaders, ...
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Speaker Series – Opportunity in Action: Creating Economic Mobility Through Apprenticeship

Hear from experts working at the intersection of workforce development and justice to learn how apprenticeships are creating real, accessible ...
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Speaker Series – Rules of the Game: Safeguarding Our Collective Impact

Led by Bolder Advocacy Program Counsel Brittany Hacker and moderated by Zach Ruppel, Policy Analyst at JustLeadershipUSA, this session provides ...
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Speaker Series – Business NOT As Usual: Uplifting Impacted Entrepreneurs

Hear from experts from the Small Business Administration and Minority Business Development Agency Manhattan Business Center about funding and resources ...
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Speaker Series – Driving Dollars for Change: Building Equity While Building Community

Hear directly from experts from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S ...
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Speaker Series: Leveraging Federal Resources for Consumer Protection and Community Action

 This session offers a unique opportunity to hear from experts from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal ...
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Speaker Series: Leveraging Federal Resources – Creating Equity through Employment Rights and Protections

 This session offers a unique opportunity to hear from directly impacted leaders and representatives from the Equal Employment Opportunity ...
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Speaker Series: Examining the Impact of Family Resources and Child Support on Economic Mobility

This session offers a unique opportunity to hear from directly impacted leaders and representatives from the U.S. Department of Health ...
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Speaker Series: Leveraging Federal Opportunities – Navigating Careers in the Energy Sector

This session provides a unique opportunity to dive deep into both traditional and non-traditional career paths, equipping you to explore ...
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Speaker Series: Leveraging Federal Opportunities in the Public Health Sector – Pathways to Federal Employment at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This session offers a unique opportunity for you to learn about fair chance employment opportunities with the federal government, particularly ...
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Speaker Series: Make Your Voice Heard: Understanding Congressional Feedback Loops and Redlining

 Gain insights into understanding how policy redlining can leverage the power of community and effective strategies to make your voice ...
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Speaker Series: Leveraging Federal Partnerships for Opportunities to Create Local Impact

In the first webinar in our Speaker Series, DeAnna Hoskins (JustLeadershipUSA), Alexander Green (Department of Labor), and Manny Lamarre (Department ...