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Inside Out May Update Is Here! 🌸 Events, News, and More

Inside Out Reentry Community has been busy the past few months and we’re so grateful for our supporters and volunteers who help us further our mission of supporting those returning after incarceration.Acceptance Commitment Group – Skills Building In March and April we facilitated a six-week ACT (Acceptance Commitment Training) Group. This group is focused on skill-building to cope with stressors, aid in emotional regulation, and build awareness to reach goals. This group was a big success with 9 graduates Read more

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Creativity behind bars: “Art from the Inside Out” shines light on incarcerated artists in Iowa

Creativity can sprout anywhere. Impressionist drawings of lush landscapes, water-colored paintings infused with Kool-Aid and coffee, and intricate and detailed portraits of celebrities are just a few of the dozens of art pieces that will be displayed at Public Space One’s “Art from the Inside Out” exhibition. The yearly offering from Inside Out Reentry Community (IO) is a rare glimpse into the creativity and resilience of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals across the state of Read more

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Review: ‘Art is survival’ for the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated craftsmen behind this PS1 exhibition

Community members packed the Feb. 7 opening reception of the “Art from the Inside Out” exhibition at Public Space One’s Close House, giving me the feel-goods. I saw a woman I used to work with and met her mother; I saw friends and met their grandchild. Artists and their families were there, and it was the most class-diverse art show I’ve attended. It felt divine because I saw the Iowa City community as it is, Read more

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Inside Out Reentry Community Newsletter Oct/Nov 2024

We’re Kicking Off The Giving Season

Thank you for all of your support throughout this year and we hope you will support our programs with an end-of-the-year donation! We are working harder than ever to help those who are returning to the community after incarceration – with Community Meetings, peer-led support groups, creative writing and art group meetings, financial planning, reentry planning, resume assistance, group social activities, bus passes, and more!

We’ve achieved some amazing milestones this year with our first full year running our Reentry House, and moving to a new location with more space for private consultations. (more…)

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Inside Out Reentry Community Newsletter Aug/Sept 2024

We’re busier than ever at our new office!

Since we moved to our new office we’ve seen a large increase in individuals stopping in to receive services finding employment, housing, connection to community resources and general reentry support. Our new space allows for more private meetings and we have increased space for our resource closet and computer area. Stop in and say hello at 804 S. Capitol St. in Iowa City if you are in the area. Thanks to AlphaGraphics North Liberty for the new sign!

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Simulation helps community members understand challenges after incarceration

Community members, educators, employers and others are encouraged to learn how individuals, after serving prison time, face a multiple challenges reentering the community and finding employment during a reentry simulation event held later this month. Inside Out Reentry Community, an Iowa City nonprofit, is holding the event from 1 to 3 p.m. on April 19, at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 140 Gathering Place Lane, in Iowa City. During the first 90 minutes of the event, Read more

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