About Us
Vision, Mission, Values & Enrollment
Our Vision
“All women coming home from incarceration will be empowered to create the life they envision and heal from their past.”
— Sharon Richardson
Our Mission
Re-Entry Rocks supports all women and non-binary people in their journeys to heal from their past and rebuild their lives. Our mission is to spread awareness and create societal and institutional change, by supporting returning citizens through strength-based, creative programming. Re-Entry Rocks empowers formerly incarcerated survivors with histories of domestic violence and abuse; dismantling barriers to success through training, mentorship, counseling, and case management. Our trauma-informed approach centers healing through self-awareness, storytelling, accountability, and change; rock by rock.
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Sharon Richardson
Executive Director, Mentor
Our Values
We recognize the intersections of gender and sexuality with race, ethnicity, class, ability, age, culture, nationality, immigration status and all social systems. We work to build and bridge opportunities that welcome and affirm people to be their whole selves, honoring their multiple identities and life experiences. We work to fight systems of oppression that marginalize individuals and communities based on social identities.
We are committed to:
Accountability: holding ourselves and others accountable for working against all forms of systemic oppression.
Accessibility: creating environments that are accessible to all identities with a focus on those most marginalized and oppressed in our communities.
Intersectionality: centering our work on the impact and experiences of multiple oppressed identities.
Empowerment: empowering self and others through sustainable practices with a focus on formerly incarcerated woman-identified survivors, their families, and communities.
Transparency: being open and inclusive in our work and removing barriers to independence and information access.
Enroll Now!
As Sharon states, “My mess has become my message, and my test has become my testimony.” During her 20 years in prison, Sharon realized that women in prison need a safe space to heal, feel empowered, and tell their stories. Reentry Rocks offers innovative, creative programming that addresses the diverse challenges facing survivors of domestic violence returning home from incarceration.