Living on the Outskirts of Society:

Stigmatization of people in re-entry from incarceration and recovery.

Individuals leaving jail or in recovery from addictions face very specific housing challenges. Our workshop will unpack some current statistics in this population, the biggest challenges in finding housing for them, ideas for remediation, short and long term, and how we as the local community can support the work in some concrete ways. Discussion among participants and panelists working with people at risk will be designed to help us search for solutions together.

Panelists will be:

Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2021

For slides from Gina Govoni's presentation [link]

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