As you remember, in January our program held an inaugural storytelling and commencement event. As promised, below are photos of the event you’ve been waiting for, featuring panelists as well as some notable members from the writing program sharing their stories.  We have dozen more photos also, so feel free to reach out if you would like to see more. ** Along with the photos, here is a sneak peak of our event film trailer for was directed by Emmy Award winning filmmaker Jacob

Incarcerated Back to the Start co-founder on why our 2025 priority bills are so matter so much to vulnerable children and families.

Back to the Start’s legislative priorities are grounded in upstream investments and policies that ensure all children have the opportunity to reach their full potential. We support evidence-based preventative solutions that promote healthy families and communities, rather costly punitive approaches that perpetuate trauma and harm.