Join The Center for Women in Transition on December 8 for a special evening of poetry, performances, and art during "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of." The night will feature the Prison Performing Arts Alumni Theatre Company, live painting by Vesna Delevska (art piece to be auctioned at event), and more!The event will be held at the Centene Center (3547 Olive Street, St. Louis 63103). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the performance at 7 p.m., followed by a dessert reception at 8 p.m. Please mark your calendars for an evening to benefit Center for Women in Transition, assisting women returning from prison since 1997. The Center for Women in Transition assists women in the criminal justice system in making a successful transition to their families and communities through practicing and promoting restorative justice.
Tickets can be purchased HERE.
The 2011 Missouri Reentry Conference will be held November 16-18 at Tan-Tar-A Family Resort in the Lake of the Ozarks. The 6th annual conference features special tracks on: gender specific issues, program evaluations/logic models, transitional jobs, housing, mental health, substance abuse, community/family re-engagement programs, and faith-based support for Missouri's ex-offender population.
Area reentry, Department of Corrections, and justice officials are invited to the next STAR Professional Development Series: ReWorking ReEntry on Thursday, October 13. The workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express downtown at 811 North 9th Street.