Provided housing and reentry services for 45 formerly incarcerated women and 21 children
- 45 formerly incarcerated women and their children were provided with a safe, clean, supportive place to live.
- All 45 women obtained government identification and social security cards.
- 70 % remained clean and sober after 1 year.
- 70% stayed out of prison, and moved toward successful parole discharge.
- 19 mothers were reunited with their children.
- 30 women found permanent employment or enrolled full-time in school.
- A New Way of Life served as Board Member and Chapter Organizer for Sober Living Network, organizing Los Angeles sober living homes to meet health, safety, and ethics standards.
- 14 formerly incarcerated women graduated from Women Organizing for Justice leadership training retreat.
- 35 formerly incarcerated men and women participated in a training on Human Rights and the criminal justice system.
- 45 residents of A New Way of Life participated in 24 interactive workshops on the Prison Industrial Complex.
- 10 formerly incarcerated women testified for the first time at a public hearing to “Ban the Box” with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
- 3 residents of A New Way of Life began production of their own digital stories.
- Introduced resolutions to be considered by Los Angeles City and County to “Ban the Box,” allowing job applicants with prior convictions a fair opportunity to compete for public sector jobs.
- A New Way of Life Executive Director Susan Burton was appointed to Governor Schwarzenegger’s Little Hoover Sentencing Reform Commission and Gender Responsive Strategies Commission.
- Advocated against proposed construction of “community” prisons for women.
- Began partnership with UCLA School of Law’s Critical Race Studies Program to bring legal expertise to the “Ban the Box” and Employment Rights campaign. Read more about the partnership here.