Roundtable: The Philadelphia Reentry Coalition – Why Large Scale Collaboration Matters in Reentry

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

The Philadelphia Reentry Coalition, which has almost 100 member organizations, brings together reentry stakeholders from government, the nonprofit and provider sector, academia, and more to reduce recidivism collectively by increasing communication, facilitating collaboration, and building capacity across the reentry system. Topics that will be discussed include the development and life stages of this citywide coalition, an overview of the Coalition’s different projects and initiatives, the Coalition’s growing attempts to engage and center returning citizens in policy conversations about reentry, and an exploration of some of the biggest opportunities and challenges facing the Coalition. This is an ASC Local Arrangements Committee-supported Roundtable.

Sub Unit

• Area XIII: Roundtable Sessions

Division of Special Interest

• Divisions of Special Interest / Division on Corrections & Sentencing

Chair

• Caterina Gouvis Roman, Temple University

Discussants

• Wayne Welsh, Temple University

• Bret Bucklen, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

• Ellen Kurtz, NA

• Kim Still, Re-Entry Manager, JEVS Human Services/New Leash on Life-USA

• Carla Plaines, Reentry Coordinator, PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD)

• Aviva Tevah, Director, Philadelphia Reentry Coalition Coordinator, Office of Criminal Justice, City of Philadelphia