The ROAR (Re-entry Organizations and Resources) Alliance is a collaboration of over 40 non-profit, faith-based and government agencies working to promote successful reentry from incarceration to the community. This is achieved by coordinating existing resources in the community, catalyzing collaboration and mutual learning among reentry organizations, and promoting greater awareness of reentry issues in the general public. It is our belief that successful reentry results in more productive lives for these individuals, healthier families and neighborhoods, and greater public safety and economic stability for our community.
The ROAR newsletter is a digest of resources, events, local and national news, action items, and volunteer opportunities addressing the specific needs those of us working in reentry.
We at ROAR believe the newsletter would be an excellent venue for featuring artists whose work speaks from their experiences with incarceration and reentry, either directly or as a loved one, friend, or supporter. Our goal is to compile a library of work and short bios from artists willing to share their work so that each ROAR issue will introduce our readers to a new artist and a little bit of their story.
If you or anyone you know are interested in having their art featured, please contact Maura Jess (maurajess@ymail.com) for more information.
