Root & Rebound's 3rd Annual Benefit

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Enjoy an inspiring and engaging talk by our keynote speaker Shaka Senghor on hope, redemption, and second chance. Shaka is a powerful advocate and NY Times bestselling author, Writing My Wrongs. Every guest at the event will receive a free copy of Writing My Wrongs, and Shaka will be signing copies on the night!

We will also have live music by The pickPocket Ensemble, heavy appetizers, beer and wine, and a silent auction with over 100 incredible items, including designer handbags, exclusive tours, gift cards to some of the Bay Area’s best restaurants, and hotel and cabin getaways to Ojai, Lake Tahoe, NYC, and the Russian River!  
For a sneak peak of some of the auction items, check out Root & Rebound’s teaser booklet here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QgyJfZBn9iyxnSRXgcEyidOqhOStrPUU7fKKuMu3dvw/edit 
These are incredible prizes donated from generous businesses across the country, and this is only a preview of what will be there the night of the benefit. You must be there in person in order to bid!
Why Support Our Work?
Root & Rebound’s goal is to empower people in reentry, who are coming home from prison, their families and communities to overcome obstacles in reentry so that a criminal record is not a life sentence. We work to break down cycles of discrimination, incarceration, and poverty.
To restore hope and dignity, and create real opportunities and second chances for those Americans who never had a first. To bring us collectively that much closer to our most cherished values—creating an open and free society.
Today, one in three Americans lives with a criminal record and more than 650,000 people are released from prison and jail each year, the majority of whom are mothers and fathers, with families who depend on them for a support. Yet with a criminal record, a person faces more than 48,000 documented legal barriers to being the parents they want to be to their children, getting a living wage job, going back to school, and getting stable housing. Our model of public education and training, direct services, and policy advocacy is designed to holistically reduce and eliminate barriers to opportunity, so that people coming out of incarceration have a true second chance. Our statewide programs have reached over 36,000 people to date, and we are taking our first steps of launching national programs. You can read more about our work at www.rootandrebound.org 
We invite you to join us today as we work towards building a fairer, more equal America that leaves no-one behind. Get your ticket today!