Just Community
We grow community and bridge the gaps that isolate us so that everyone is fully valued and involved in driving change.
Engagement
We build connections among impacted people through community power building workshops, writing letters to people in the jail, and coordinating community service opportunities.
Narrative Change
We engage in strategic communications and storytelling to change narratives and expand the reach of our work in the community.
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Engagement
True systemic change cannot happen in isolation. It requires collective power, shared empathy, and the active involvement of those most impacted by poverty and mass incarceration.
Depending on your location and availability, here are the ways you can connect with our work (note: these activities count towards community service hours!):
Storytelling for Change Workshops: Open to anyone looking to learn how to transform lived experiences into powerful narratives that challenge deeply held cultural myths and advocate for systemic justice.
Community Power Building Workshops: Our team heads directly into specific neighborhoods to facilitate hyper-local discussions around civic engagement, grass-roots leadership, and collective advocacy. Learn more here.
Letter-Writing: A flexible opportunity for anyone to build direct lines of solidarity, human connection, and hope by writing meaningful letters to individuals currently incarcerated in our local jails.
Want to join us? Head over to our Events Page to find upcoming, dates, times, and location details for these activities.
Narrative Change
Through Just Income and Just Power, we work alongside community members to build economic security and collective power. However, policy changes aren't enough on their own. To make change stick, we have to change the stories and attitudes shaping our culture. Our narrative work ensures that the power our community builds is here to stay.
To expand our reach and shift these cultural conversations, we use strategic communications and storytelling, including:
Campaigns & Workshops: Local narrative change campaigns and hands-on storytelling workshops.
Digital & Print Outreach: Shifting perspectives through our website, blog, newsletter, social media, text blasts, digital ads, and physical mailers.
Earned Media: Partnering with news outlets and journalists to amplify the lived experiences of our community.
Our blog is a space dedicated to elevating the voices, stories, and lived experiences of our community members. Here, we break down the complex realities of poverty and mass incarceration, celebrate grassroots leadership, and share deep insights from our staff members and fellows. By bringing these vital perspectives to light, we work to challenge deeply held cultural myths and reshape the conversations that define our community.
Together, we can end the cycle of poverty and mass incarceration.
Mass incarceration is both a cause and effect of poverty. Community Spring is responding by expanding access to income, advocating for policy change, and shifting harmful narratives.