Conference overview

2020 Annual REAL Help Virtual Conference

This was a 2-day virtual event with workshops that provide up-to-date intonation on successful reentry best practices.

Conference Videos

Opening Plenary Day 1

 Saad Soliman

Mid Day Plenary Day 1

James LeBlanc 

Opening Plenary Day 2

Mayor Leslie Thompson

Closing Plenary

Dr. W. Wilson Goode Sr.

Special Thanks To Our Major   Major Sponsors

Agenda at a Glance

Day 1 – October 5th

Time


Session Title

8:00

Welcome





8:15 to

9:15

Opening Plenary

Saad Soliman,, Federal Probation Officer, FIP

9:15 to

9:30

Vendor Room Visit

9:30 to

10:30


1-DOC

requirements for approved

transitional housing providers

2-Interrupting the Pipeline to Prison: Focusing on youth

3-Reentry Court LIVE!

4-Provisionsl Drivers License for FIPs

10:30 to

10:45

Vendor Room Visit

10:45 to

11:45


5-CEO: A Pathway to Employment

6-JRI Current Grants and Future Plans

7- Reentry Court Continues

8- Accessing Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (

TWIC Cards) with a felony conviction

11:45 to

12:45

Mid-Day Plenary Secretary James LeBlanc

Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections

12:45 to

1:30

Vendor Room Visit and Networking Opportunities

1:30 to

2:30


9- What can community partners do to assist DOC in a state of

emergency?

10- Goodwill College - Innovate

11- Corrections, Law Enforcement and Community Partners: Working

Together

12-Expungements Part 1: Mapping the Process & Determining

Eligibility

2:30 to

2:45

Vendor Room Visit

2:45 to

3:45


13- Boys to Men: The Impact of Proven Strategies/ Activities with Inner City Youth

14- Introduction into Court Watching

15- What can a reentry entity do to prepare for a state of emergency: 1st 72+ provides guidance

16- Expungements

Part 2: Understanding the Forms, Legal Advice & Examples

(MUST ATTEND PART 1)

3:45 to

4:00

Vendor Room Visit and Networking Opportunities

4:00 to

5:00 p.m.


17- Networking

18 – Networking

19 – Networking

20-Networking

Day 2 – October 6th

8:00

Welcome





8:15 to

9:15

Opening Plenary

Mayor Leslie Thompson, FIP, Jonesboro, La.

9:15 to

9:30

Vendor Room Visit

9:30 to

10:30


21- TWIC How to navigate the system as a community partner

22- How does a non-profit organization prepare to submit a foundation or

federal proposal for funding

23- Prevailing Women Issues in Reentry

24- An Overview of Child Support Enforcement Cases and the New Child Support Legislation

10:30 to

10:45

Vendor Room Visit

10:45 to

11:45


25- PMG:

Workforce opportunities in

manufacturing for FIPs

26- How to Build an Effective Triage Process

27-Housing Challenges for Women coming out of

Incarceration

28- Court Debt Fines and Fees Presenter

11:45 to

12:00

Vendor Room Visit

12:00 to

1:00


29- Community Partnership and

30- Sexual Trauma

31- FLIKSHOP

32- How to navigate