September 18–19 • Boulder + Live Online • Pay What You Can

People are preparing to come home from prison. They are asking for connection. Can they count on you?

Spend two days with people who know reentry firsthand—and leave knowing how you can help.

What you’ll gain in two days

  • Hear firsthand what coming home really requires.
  • Learn what helps—and what can unintentionally cause harm.
  • Build trust responsibly with healthy boundaries.
  • Find a role that fits your time, gifts, and capacity.
  • Leave ready to act with new relationships, practical tools, and a clear next step.
Join Us in Boulder or Online
Meet the Presenters
People at an Embraced:Fully gathering placing their hands together

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.

3,568
Unique Learners
16,997
Total Hours Spent
1,318
Learners Requesting Connection With A Faith-Based Group
788
Open To The First Available Group

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Your presenters

Learn from people who know reentry firsthand.

Featured in the course

Carlos Vasquez

Featured in the course

Ruben Davis

Case Manager, Restoring Citizens

Letty Lorona

Speaker & advocate

Richard Miles

Featured in the course

Al Cruz

Lived experience & community partner

Rey Aguilar

Reentry ministry pioneer

Sister Mary Sean Hodges

CEO, Restoring Citizens

George Chappell

Volunteer readiness

Rob Smith

San Quentin volunteer

Amanda Weitman

National Angel Team Coordinator

AmiLynne Carroll

Embraced:Fully leadership

David Fowler

Course & platform lead

Gabriel Serafini

Join us

Choose Boulder or live online.

Pay what you can. No one is turned away.

In person — Boulder

Both days, including lunch, coffee, and snacks. Suggested contribution: $295.

Live online

Every main session live on Zoom. Suggested contribution: $125.

Register — In Person or Online
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The agenda

Two days from encounter to meaningful action.

Follow the journey from preparing inside to staying connected after release. Select either day to see its complete schedule; every main session is also live on Zoom.

Friday, September 18

Preparing for Release

Understand transformation, experience the course, and practice supporting connection before release.

See Friday’s full schedule
8:15–9:00 am
Arrival, coffee, and connectionCheck in, receive the conference notebook, meet people nearby, and test the online room.
9:00–9:05 am
Gathering musicLove Only Grows brings the Boulder and online rooms into one shared opening.
9:05–9:17 am
Interfaith invocationThree faith leaders open the gathering in reflection, dignity, and shared responsibility.
9:17–9:32 am
Why this work, and where community entersGabriel Serafini and David Fowler connect the work happening inside with the need for steady, responsible community support.
9:32–10:20 am
How change takes rootCarlos Vasquez explores self-examination, accountability, identity, coming home, and the people who helped him remain free.
10:20–10:40 am
BreakCoffee in Boulder; optional conversation in the online room.
10:40–11:25 am
The work of transformation starts insideSister Mary Sean Hodges, Al Cruz, and Amanda Weitman, facilitated by David Fowler, examine responsibility, healing, emotional regulation, identity, hope, and purpose.
11:25 am–12:05 pm
From the course: Two practices in transformationGabriel Serafini leads two Ready for Reentry practices, with course voice Ruben Davis connecting reflection to real-life choices and relationships.
12:05–1:05 pm
Lunch togetherIncluded with in-person registration. Online participants may join hosted networking or take a break.
1:05–1:55 pm
Assisting transformation through community connectionAmiLynne Carroll, Sister Mary Sean Hodges, and Amanda Weitman show how respectful contact can begin before release while honoring consent, facility rules, privacy, and clear boundaries.
1:55–2:15 pm
BreakCoffee and a short break.
2:15–3:15 pm
What may be on a person’s mind inside?Returning-community voices will share how their needs and concerns changed as they were serving their sentences and as they were preparing for release.
3:15–3:35 pm
BreakPause before the final practice block.
3:35–4:20 pm
Write a first letter or message of introductionAmiLynne Carroll shares example correspondence and practical guidance, then leads a short personal-introduction exercise focused on trust.
4:20–5:00 pm
What stayed with you?Gabriel Serafini and David Fowler guide reflection and preview the move from preparation inside to coming home, with music from Love Only Grows.
Saturday, September 19

Coming Home and Staying Connected

Prepare communities, understand the first days home, protect positive change, and choose a responsible next step.

See Saturday’s full schedule
8:30–9:00 am
Coffee and open roomReconnect in Boulder or join the hosted online room. Love Only Grows begins opening music at 8:55.
9:00–9:15 am
From preparation to releaseGabriel Serafini and David Fowler begin with short reflections from Friday, then place the weekend’s composite participant at the point of release.
9:15–10:00 am
Is your community ready for reentry?AmiLynne Carroll, Sister Mary Sean Hodges, and local faith and community leaders explore readiness, welcome, privacy, clear roles, verified resources, safety, responsibility, and belonging.
10:00–10:45 am
Showing up for the first 72 hoursGabriel Serafini narrates a realistic journey with Richard Miles, Ruben Davis, Rey Aguilar, and George Chappell addressing urgent needs, choice, and coordinated support.
10:45–11:05 am
BreakCoffee and a short break.
11:05 am–12:05 pm
Protecting positive change when pressure hitsRob Smith, Letty Lorona, Amanda Weitman, and returning-community coaches address common pressure points and practice one safe, respectful response and warm handoff.
12:05–1:35 pm
Lunch and networkingA 90-minute shared meal and time to connect. Online participants may join hosted networking or take a break.
1:35–2:25 pm
Presenter Q&A panelRob Smith directs questions from the room and online to the presenters whose lived or professional experience best fits each topic.
2:25–2:50 pm
Closing comments and invitationGabriel Serafini and David Fowler gather the central lessons, explain how the Reentry Partnership can grow responsibly, and offer practical next steps without pressure.
2:50–3:00 pm
Benediction, send-off, and musicAll presenters join a brief interfaith benediction and shared send-off, with closing music from Love Only Grows.

Venue + hotel

Plan your trip to Boulder.

Williams Village Dining and Community Commons at the University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado, Boulder
Williams Village Dining & Community Center

500 30th StreetBoulder, CO 80309Multipurpose Rooms 114–116

The conference takes place here September 18–19. Registered attendees will receive parking and arrival details before the gathering.

Traveling in?Plan to arrive Thursday evening, September 17. Friday’s program begins at 8:15 am.

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Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder atrium lobby

Conference hotel block

We’ve secured a discounted group rate at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder.

Book before the August 24, 2026 cutoff to get the conference rate.

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Things to do in Boulder

If you are traveling in, leave a little room before or after the conference to enjoy the city at the foot of the Flatirons. These are easy places to begin; check current hours, weather, and trail conditions before you go.

Aerial view of the University of Colorado Boulder campus and the Flatirons
CU Boulder and the Flatirons
The Flatirons above a green meadow in Boulder
The Flatirons near Chautauqua Park

Walk Pearl Street

Stroll the brick-paved pedestrian mall for local shops, restaurants, coffee, street performers, and easy people-watching.

Explore Pearl Street

See the Flatirons at Chautauqua

Enjoy the lawn and iconic views, or choose a trail that fits your time and ability. Check conditions before hiking.

Plan a Chautauqua visit

Explore the CU Boulder campus

Take in the red-tile roofs, mountain views, public art, and campus attractions close to the conference venue.

Visit CU Boulder

Share tea beside Boulder Creek

Visit the hand-carved Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse, a gift from Boulder’s sister city in Tajikistan. Check the site for hours and private-event closures.

Visit the Teahouse website

Quick answers

What should I know before I register?

Do I need to belong to a faith community?

No. People of every faith—and no faith—are welcome.

Can I attend online?

Yes. Every main session is live on Zoom.

What does it cost?

Pay what you can. Suggested registration is $295 in person, including meals, or $125 online.

What happens after the conference?

If you want to continue, we’ll follow up about training, screening, and next steps. Interest does not guarantee a match.