ReConnect Program Materials, 1994-2021, bulk: 2003-2016

Series 2 contains the records, documents, and materials of the ReConnect Program. The ReConnect Program, directed by Andrea Wiliams, operated adjacently to the Coalition for Women Prisoners as a leadership development and political organizing program providing support to women transitioning out of jails, prisons, or “alternative to incarceration” programs such as mandated drug treatment. All ReConnect participants became automatic members of the Coalition for Women Prisoners, and many continued their organizing work with the CWP after they graduated from the program. This series contains organizational records from ReConnect such as meeting minutes, application and recruitment materials, financial documents, feedback and evaluation materials, hiring materials and staff resignation letters, and correspondence. A significant part of this series is made up of ReConnect technical assistance forms, which document the communication between ReConnect staff members and former program participants and collaborators requesting assistance, support, or resources regarding a variety of matters relating to ReConnect and CWP work (with names redacted for confidentiality). Series 2 also contains ReConnect curriculum and educational materials, materials from ReConnect public events and programming, as well as ReConnect newsletters and public communications. Also included are various works of poetry, art, and writing from ReConnect participants. Additionally, this series contains feedback surveys (with names and identifying information redacted) and other materials from the NoVo foundation’s project to turn the former Bayview Women's Prison into a community women’s center.