September 18–19 · Boulder + Live Online

They’re coming home from prison with hope and a plan. Will you help them succeed?

From coast to coast

People in facilities across the country are preparing their reentry plans right now.

They are doing their part inside. They need prepared people on the outside when they come home.

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Right now, more than 1,600 people on our waiting list are preparing for life after prison and asking to be matched with a faith community. Be part of changing a life.

Join us in Boulder, CO for 2 days of inspiration and learning and get started on the path to be matched with someone preparing to come home who is waiting to hear from you!

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Three ways to help someone come home.

You don’t need to choose before you register. Come find the role that fits.

Letter Writer

It’s hard to imagine the joy of being valued simply for your words of hope and kindness. Deepen your faith—or simply offer comfort—to someone living where little comfort exists.

In-Person Support

Feel the deep satisfaction of offering compassion and friendship—reminding someone that life after prison has value and helping them find purpose and belonging in community.

Community Reentry Partner

They’re coming home. Will your congregation or organization join local reentry partners in connecting returning neighbors with the resources, relationships, and belonging they need now?

You won’t do this alone. Embraced:Fully provides structured onboarding, expert-led training, careful screening and matching, and ongoing support.

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Hear from people who know what coming home takes.

The gift this work gives your heart is beyond words. Find out for yourself through real stories from people who experienced incarceration and, with the right support, built successful lives and organizations.

Carlos Vasquez

Carlos Vasquez

Decades inside. Now a speaker, author, and CEO.

Letty Lorona

Letty Lorona

Case manager with Restoring Citizens.

Richard Miles

Richard Miles

Wrongfully incarcerated 15 years. Now a CEO and advocate.

Rey Aguilar

Rey Aguilar

Decades inside. Now a trainer and mentor.

Rob Smith

Rob Smith

Years inside. Now directs a reentry organization.

George Chappell

George Chappell

Decades inside. Now CEO of Restoring Citizens.

Sister Mary Sean Hodges

Sister Mary Sean Hodges

Reentry ministry pioneer.

Al Cruz

Al Cruz

Paroled after 28 years. Now supports parole preparation with PREP.

Conference agenda

Two practical days. One clear path from learning to action.

Friday centers the person preparing to come home: inner change, trust, dignity, and the first days after release. Saturday connects faith communities, service providers, and reentry programs into a responsible pathway forward. Every main session is live on Zoom, with audience participation and Q&A.

All times are Mountain Time. Doors, coffee, registration, and Zoom open at 8:30 AM.

Friday, September 18

People Before Programs

Preparation before release, trust, dignity, responsible support, and the first days home.

  1. Registration, coffee, and online welcomeCheck in and get settled in Boulder or online.
  2. Interfaith invocation, music, and welcomeSister Mary Sean Hodges, Gabriel Serafini, David Fowler, and Love Only Grows.
  3. Preparing for a successful return before releaseCarlos Vasquez and David Fowler on inner change, accountability, healing, education, habits, and purpose.
  4. Building trust and preparing together before releaseAmiLynne Carroll, Sister Mary Sean Hodges, Amanda Weitman, and Letty Lorona joining online.
  5. BreakCoffee, connection, and live music.
  6. How to help without taking overRob Smith, Ruben Davis joining online, Rey Aguilar, and George Chappell.
  7. Lunch and purposeful networkingLunch together, informal connection, and an optional table exchange.
  8. Release day and the first 72 hoursJosh “Juice” Walker and Debs Walker, Richard Miles, and Curtis Jackson joining online.
  9. Connecting through correspondencePractical guidance and a live demonstration with AmiLynne Carroll.
  10. BreakRefresh, reconnect, and return with live music.
  11. They’re coming out… are we ready?Gabriel Serafini, David Fowler, and AmiLynne Carroll.
  12. Music, reflection, and Friday closeProgram concludes at 4:00 PM.

Saturday, September 19

Programs Into Partnership

Community readiness, sustained support, resource connections, reentry planning, and coordinated next steps.

  1. Coffee, registration, and online welcomeReconnect in Boulder or join the live online room.
  2. Music, welcome, and reflectionLove Only Grows and Gabriel Serafini.
  3. Preparing a faith community to welcome someone homeAmanda Weitman and Sister Mary Sean Hodges, with audience participation and Q&A.
  4. What support looks like after the first monthCarlos Vasquez, Ruben Davis joining online, Richard Miles, Rey Aguilar, and Al Cruz.
  5. BreakCoffee, connection, and live music.
  6. Four programs, four strengths: who to call for whatPREP, She Brews Coffee, Restoring Citizens, and 7MORE.
  7. Lunch and open networkingConnect with attendees, presenters, and community partners.
  8. Navigating reentry: reviewing a sample reentry planRob Smith, AmiLynne Carroll, and George Chappell.
  9. How ReentryPartnership.org connects people, programs, and follow-upGabriel Serafini, David Fowler, and AmiLynne Carroll.
  10. BreakCoffee, a short reset, and live music.
  11. Speaker Q&AOpen questions from Boulder and online, moderated by Rob Smith.
  12. Invitation, benediction, music, and closingBenediction by Rey Aguilar. Program concludes at 4:00 PM.
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Special music from Love Only Grows is woven throughout both days.

Participants at the 2025 Embraced & Empowered Conference reaching upward together

Two days to learn, explore and connect.

Hear real stories. Learn responsible support. Leave knowing how to help.

Important dates and details:

  • Dates: September 18–19, 2026, 9 AM–4 PM (Mountain Time)
  • Location: Williams Village Dining & Community Center, Multipurpose Rooms 114–116, 500 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80309 — and live on Zoom
  • In-person registration: Open through September 19, while space remains
  • Zoom registration: Open through September 19

Pay what you can · In-person meals included

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All faiths and no faith welcome. Come alone or with a group. Attendance does not guarantee a volunteer match.

Want to know how many people coming home to your area are seeking connection? View the Reentry Tracker →