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Coming Home With Community
At Westminster Presbyterian, Charles Roark attended church after release from 27 years of incarceration — a powerful reminder that reentry is not only about freedom, but belonging.
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Partnerships in Action
Community Partnerships.
Real reentry support does not happen in isolation. It happens through churches, nonprofits, peer support networks, advocacy groups, transitional housing programs, training spaces, service projects, and people willing to walk alongside others with dignity and hope.
Reentry
Support after incarceration
Helping people return home with practical care, encouragement, dignity, and community connection.
Advocacy
Voices with lived experience
Speaking, training, and organizing around justice, restoration, recovery, and second chances.
Service
Needs met with dignity
Meals, donations, outreach, training, and support for families and individuals rebuilding stability.
The Heart Behind the Work
Partnership is how hope becomes practical.
These community partnerships and workshops represent more than events. They are moments where support became visible — a meal served, a church community opened, a donation drive organized, a training completed, a keynote delivered, a tattoo removed, or a person returning home reminded that they are not alone.
Through Hope on the Horizon and Ed 4 Empowerment, Candice helps connect people, organizations, and communities around a shared belief: reentry should be rooted in dignity, relationship, restoration, and real support.
Community Work Includes
- Reentry support and reintegration
- Peer support and recovery-centered training
- Faith-community mobilization
- Transitional housing support
- Food service and donation drives
- Keynote speaking and public advocacy
- Legislative advocacy training
Featured Partnership Moments
Reentry, restoration, service & advocacy.
A few moments from the larger story of community-based reentry support.
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Reentry Leadership in Action
Through the Reentry Symposium, Candice served behind the scenes in planning, communication, logistics, and volunteer coordination to help create a meaningful space for reentry work.
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Speaking From Lived Experience
At the Opioid Summit, Candice presented “From Walls to Wholeness,” connecting recovery, reentry, lived experience, and community restoration.
Explore the Work
Community Partnerships & Workshops
Use the filters to explore Candice’s work across reentry, service, speaking, training, advocacy, and community connection.
Believe It
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Westminster Presbyterian
Charles Roark attended church after release from 27 years of incarceration, marking a meaningful moment of faith, freedom, and reentry support.
Feed
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Ronald McDonald House
Helped cook and serve meals for families with children receiving medical care, offering comfort, nourishment, and practical support.
Deliver
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CASA Jalisco Transitional House
Delivered food to CASA Jalisco Transitional House in Thurston County, supporting residents rebuilding their lives in transitional housing.
Leadership in Action
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Reentry Symposium
Served as Secretary of the Planning Committee and Volunteer Coordinator, helping organize logistics, communication, and volunteer support.
Work Together
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Rat City Tat2
Partnered to help an individual remove a gang-related tattoo as part of reentry, reclaiming dignity, confidence, and identity.
Speak Up
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Opioid Summit
Keynote presentation: “From Walls to Wholeness: Igniting Lasting Recovery Through Lived Experience and Community.”
Volunteer
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Tzu Chi Foundation Seattle Branch
Community service, food distribution, and support for marginalized communities through compassionate volunteer outreach.
Build It
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Washington State Health Care Authority
Certified Peer Counselor training and peer support preparation focused on recovery, mentorship, and long-term support.
Have Fun
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Benaroya Hall
Cultural Fest event focused on global cultures, music, storytelling, community, and personal enrichment.
Do It
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Thurston County Resource Hub
Organized a donation drive for an individual transitioning out of Washington Corrections Center for Women.
Join
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FIGN
Attended the annual BBQ with the Formerly Incarcerated Graduates Network and connected with formerly incarcerated graduates.
Support
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West Seattle Interfaith Network
Volunteered to distribute meals and essential supplies to people experiencing homelessness.
Since I Been Down
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Since I Been Down
Documentary screening focused on mass incarceration, systemic injustice, humanity, resilience, and second chances.
Learn It
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Civil Survival
Completed Legislative Advocacy Training focused on justice-involved policy advocacy and engagement with lawmakers.
Travel
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Kentucky Derby
A personal and community enrichment experience rooted in culture, connection, celebration, and shared memory.