Welcome Home Party

Each year thousands of Minnesotans exit incarceration and come back into our community. Too often it feels that even though they have served their sentence, they are continually defined by that worst day/decision/moment. In fact, some say they feel they have a life sentence, even when living outside the Pr*son wall.

As a community, we must do better. So, let's celebrate each amazing human and their loved one who has come home - celebrating all the value they have to bring to this community.

Whether you're a person who has the lived experience of incarceration, you're a loved one who has been or is presently incarcerated, or you simply believe our community can do better for our returning citizens, we look forward to seeing you there.

Free event - hosted by Art from the Inside, Ujamaa Place, Repowered (formerly Tech Dump), and Ramsey County. Fair Chance Hiring job fair sponsored by Ramsey County Workforce Innovation Board.

Free food, music, entertainment for kids (bouncy house and more!), and resources and Fair Chance employers to make it easier to navigate all of the re-entry resources in our community.

Want to learn more? Check out this MPR interview and a Star Tribune piece about fines and fees.

If you are a nonprofit resource or a Fair Chance employer, there are also tabling opportunities. Contact us.

Host or Publisher Repowered