Jail Programming Throughout the Riverhead, Yaphank and Nassau Jails

• Reentry Planning (Riverhead & Yaphank): The road home begins while incarcerated. We work with members to set personal goals and connect them to services that support a smooth and successful reentry.
• Conflict Management (Riverhead & Yaphank): Through peacemaking and mediation practices, participants learn to understand their emotions, identify triggers, manage conflict, and build healthier relationships.
• Art & Wellness / Creative Writing (Riverhead): In partnership with the Parrish Art Museum, members explore self-expression and healing through art. During the summer, the Art & Wellness program transitions into a Creative Writing series, offering another outlet for reflection and growth.
• Parenting Journey (Riverhead): Members strengthen their parenting skills through self-reflection, breaking unhealthy patterns, and learning how to maintain meaningful connections with their children while incarcerated.
• Mother Baby Bond (Yaphank): A supportive program for postpartum mothers and their babies in the Yaphank nursery, focused on nurturing attachment and exploring what parenting looks like behind bars.
• Know Your Rights (Nassau): Members gain valuable legal knowledge and learn their rights as incarcerated individuals.

Community Reentry Services & Programs

• EMERGE (Empowering Methods of Effective Reentry, Growth & Engagement): A 12-week healing, leadership, and advocacy training program for women and gender-expansive people impacted by the criminal legal system. 
• EMERGE 2.0: An 8-week financial wellness program for EMERGE graduates covering key components of financial freedom, including budgeting, smart money management, and building generational wealth.
• 1:1 Case Management: Personalized, one-on-one guidance to help each member navigate their reentry journey, connect with resources, and overcome barriers to rebuilding their lives.
• #ProjectDignity: We restore dignity to women returning home from jail by providing seasonally appropriate clothing, toiletries, hygiene products, and other essentials in a reentry bag upon their release.
• Support Group: A safe space for women and gender-expansive people impacted by the criminal legal system to connect, share experiences, and access resources and peer support.
• Rising With Resilience Support Group: : A recovery-focused support group offering guidance and connection for individuals navigating substance use and other life challenges during reentry.
• Empowerment Series: A collection of engaging workshops and hands-on trainings designed to equip women with the knowledge, tools, and resources needed for a successful reentry journey.
• Family Fun Safe Space Events: Our annual holiday gatherings offer women and mothers a chance to bond with their children through joyful activities and a supportive community, while also receiving holiday support, school supplies, and other items throughout the year to ease family life and support justice-impacted children.
• Jail-Based Toy Drive: An annual, week-long one-of-a-kind initiative where we bring holiday cheer and gifts to children visiting their loved ones inside the 3 Long Island Jails.
• Kraus House: A safe, supportive transitional home for women returning from incarceration, providing a stable environment as they rebuild their lives. Residents receive personalized support, access to programs and services, and resources to help with employment, education, and personal growth, fostering successful reentry and long-term independence.

Advocacy

• CARE (Compassion and Reproductive Equity) Coalition: A collective of directly-impacted individuals, advocates, organizations, and healthcare professionals working to pass the CARE Act—a human-rights-based policy that ensures equitable care for incarcerated pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children while reducing unnecessary separations and promoting family-centered standards of care behind bars.
• LISJAN (Long Island Social Justice Action Network): A coalition of more than 60 organizations and community members across New York State, working together to advance critical carceral and social justice reforms, including parole, sentencing, and solitary confinement.