First Soulmaking Yoga Class
We stacked the Hugger Mugger donated mats so high on our rolling cart, they almost toppled off. Before heading over to the women’s housing unit, we called the tower and the deputy on duty told us the participants were waiting for us with “great anticipation.” We, too, felt excited. Tonight’s yoga class was not only […]
Love To Table Guest Chef, Harbor House, Michelin star restaurant chef served meals to 60 homeless and sheltered people
<span class="black">41 inmates on death row have been invited to participate in Art of Soulmaking program.</span>
<span class="black">We broke ground on our new garden program at Mendocino County Juvenile Hall, with twice-weekly garden programming and connecting activities with 5-10 youth and our staff</span>
We’ve created our Guardians Within The Walls program to restore dignity and vitality to our nation’s Correctional Officers. We’ve interviewed and documented the life story of 10 Correctional Officers
<span class="black">We brush cleared 6 acres of forest in preparation for California’s fire season</span>
Our women’s shelter garden had its first harvest of lettuce, strawberries, fava beans, and purple snap peas. We gave more than 10 bags of produce to the women to take home with them.
<span class="black">The Art of Soulmaking program is now live with 35 program participants housed in the Mendocino County Jail</span>
A Sunday Morning at Juvenile Hall
We were surprised to see all of the juveniles enter the garden for our day’s activities. We were under the impression that only Thursdays would include all the participants of the program. Today was Sunday; I had expected one or two kids, so when seven came out an excitement rushed through my body. Most of […]
Rehumanization: Correctional Officer Story by Brian Dawe
I started as a state correctional officer at MCI Norfolk medium-security prison in Massachusetts in May of 1982 and left the department in 1998. In 1988, I helped co-found the Massachusetts Correctional Officers Federated Union, and served on the executive board for nine years. During my tenure, I started connecting with the officers around the […]
