CREATING SECOND CHANCES
VISION
REIMAGINING FUTURES, RECLAIMING DESTINIES
Creating Second Chances
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PRISON
AND THE COMMUNITY AND ENSURING
WE AVOID THE GAPING TRENCH IN-BETWEEN
PRISON
WOMAN/ MOTHER'S CRY
• Where am I going after this?
• Prison may be better than out there...
• Where are my children?
• What are my children's needs?
• How will I provide for these needs?
• Will my family accept me back?
TRENCH
• Stigma
• Isolation
• Pain and outrage
• Abandonment
• Depression
• Illness
• Lack of economic & education opportunities
• DEATH!!
COMMUNITY
HOW CAN WE BEST BE PRODUCTIVE IN THIS SOCIETY?
• How can we best be productive in this society?
• How do we thrive?
• How do we reconnect? • How do we re-integrate ourselves?
• How can we build a movement for women?
In Defining our Purpose we must consider:
• What is right vs.What is easy
• We may need to go against the grain of what is deemed normal
• GET OUT OF OURSELVES ... it is about service to others "come ready to serve others"
• We may need to go against the grain of what is deemed normal
• GET OUT OF OURSELVES ... it is about service to others "come ready to serve others"
Our Why
How we are feeling
What we want to feel
Creating Second Chances
Our Values
Integrity
Transparency, openness and wholeness within the organisation ensuring we do right, speak the truth, hold each other accountable and walk the talk!
Ownership
We are a women-centred organisation boldly aligned to our identify, creating healing, belonging, oneness and united in one voice for all our sisters!
Authenticity
The lived experiences of our target group allows original innovation and dynamism.
Pain & Courage
We feel, hear and acknowledge our pain and this propels us to raise our voices and declare never again!
New Normal
We are open, unashamed and non-judgemental about our experiences and we adjust knowing nothing will be as before and we will strive to challenge cultures and perceptions of us.
Empathy
Our actions and communication shall convey understanding, acceptance, connectedness and love for all those we interact with and shall manifest in our tones and words!
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