Host our Storytellers
Give our women a platform to share their story and help break the stigma around incarceration.
Their stories deserve to be heard
Storytellers is our platform to raise awareness about the challenges formerly incarcerated people have throughout their re-entry and how programs like Arouet’s help them succeed.
Whether you host an event with your community or simply attend one of our own, you give our participants a voice to change hearts and minds.
Past events have included company lunch and learns, virtual story sessions with social clubs, collaborations with social justice organizations, and personal discussions. These diverse and meaningful events help engage our communities and broaden the conversation around incarceration.
“I’ve learned about myself, my strengths, my capabilities, and my dreams. I learned I can be successful. I can be a positive role model to my children, my family, my community.”
− Valerie Arouet Participant & Storyteller
If you would like to organize a storyteller event
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Walk a mile in their shoes
The Reentry Simulation highlights the struggles and challenges faced by individuals transitioning back into society from incarceration.
Over two hours participants adopt the personality of a new experience the first month of post-release life in four ten-minute long ‘weeks’.
The goal of this simulation is for participants to gain an understanding of the significant obstacles faced by men and women attempting to navigate the system upon their release from incarceration and returning home to their communities.
You will hear stories from those who have walked those shoes and engage in thought-provoking conversations about what reentry means and feels like.
“Everyone needs to experience a reentry simulation! Knowing what it feels like, even for just a couple of hours was eye opening. Reentry is HARD, it felt practically impossible to keep my head above water let alone succeed!”
− Reentry Simulation Attendee