Save the Date: Breaking Barriers for a Smooth Reentry Conference
Join us for a day of healing, hope, and community designed to support individuals transitioning back into society after incarceration.
May 8, 8:30am to 5pm
Merritt College
Keynote: Mistah F.A.B.
Connect with:
•Community leaders
• Health professionals
• Advocates
Discussing:
• Mental Health
• Recovery
• Wellness
Together, we build bridges to brighter futures.
Register: https://surveymonkey.com/r/5MNBDTZ
Join Us for PROJECT HOPE: Helping Our People Excel!
When: Wednesday, May 6, 2025 | 12 PM - 1 PM
Where: Building L Library, Room 215 - College of Alameda
Special Guest: Shani Shay, founder of #Incarceration to College and Pathways to College, sharing insights on UC Berkeley Underground Scholars’ transfer pathways.
Lunch provided!
Project HOPE empowers students through education, mentorship, and resources—because everyone deserves a path to success.
Learn more: http://projecthopeca.org
Clean Slate Clinic – April 30 at Laney College! Got a record in Alameda County? Let’s talk relief.
Restoring Our Communities (ROC) is hosting their biannual Clean Slate Clinic to help students reduce or expunge misdemeanors or felonies.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
E-200 Quad, in front of Building E, Room 203 (Laney College)
Record must be from Alameda County
Relief eligibility varies—RSVP early and talk to ROC staff for support!
RSVP here: https://bit.ly/cleanslatelaney
laneyroc@peralta.edu
510-464-3456
Stop by ROC in E-203
This event is for current and past Peralta students. Please share widely!
Do you have an Alameda County conviction that is preventing you from getting jobs, certain licensures, or is just part of your past? Come by our Clean Slate Clinic! Attend the CLEAN SLATE Clinic with Restoring Our Communities at Laney College to help reduce or #expunge misdemeanors or felonies from Alameda County.
FEB 19
ROC Presents: Project Rebound Transfer Workshop!
Curious about a program specifically for formerly incarcerated students and their families at 4-year universities? Wondering if YOU could transfer from Laney College to a California State University?
If the answer is *yes*, join @laney_roc:
Monday, Nov. 4
12-1 PM at the Laney Bistro or online
Register here:
The UC Berkeley Underground Scholars will be at Merritt College on Thursday 8/22/24 from 12-4pm.
They will discuss their program, which includes:
▪️ USI Transfer Cohort that supports formerly incarcerated & systems impacted students with their transfer application to Cal
▪️ BUS Ambassador Program which hires and trains dozens of ambassadors at community colleges throughout the state each year. This paid opportunity trains students in public speaking, policy advocacy, among other leadership skills.
▪️ Cross-Enrollment Courses at UC Berkeley (while a community college student) with Underground Scholars
Clean Up Your Record! Peralta students can get comprehensive support in getting their records expunged!
For those with an ALAMEDA COUNTY record, please sign up with Laney College's ROC program by emailing Elisa Leon at eleon@peralta.edu
For those with OTHER California County records, please sign up with Merritt College's Street Scholars program using the QR code or https://accessprojectca.org/RSN/
Do you need expungement services? Attend the CLEAN SLATE Clinic with Restoring Our Communities at Laney College
FEB 14, 11am - 1:30pm
Building E, Room 203
The goal of ROC is to support and equip formerly incarcerated students to transcend reentry barriers, envision and implement their educational goals, make informed decisions, increase their self-determination and create positive life outcomes for themselves, their families and the broader community.
http://www.laney.edu/restoringourcommunities/
