We Offer:
Women face many challenges returning to society after incarceration. New Connections provides safe housing in a supportive community. As a charitable nonprofit, we offer advocacy, networking, and resource coaching to help women successfully transition to new lives.
Transitional Housing
Supportive transitional housing for women experiencing homelessness who have recently been released from correctional facilities in Washington State, including a cottage for those with children in their custody. Apply here.
Reentry 101 & Resource Navigation
A pre-release program to identify needs and provide community resources for currently incarcerated individuals, along with reentry support, resource coaching, and assistance from peer navigators.
Advocacy & Community Outreach
Partnering with others to enhance community safety, reduce recidivism, and remove barriers to success for formerly incarcerated individuals and their families.
Front Burner
Current needs and projects…
Our Commitment to Anti-Racism
At New Connections, we acknowledge our participation in the systemic racism that has been deeply woven into the history of this country. Committed to change, our resources are dedicated to addressing the impacts of both interpersonal and institutional racism. By collaborating with people of color and others who are disrupting the cycles of incarceration, poverty, homelessness, and recidivism that disproportionately affect communities of color, we strive to build an America where police violence is a thing of the past and the inherent value of Black lives is recognized as an undeniable truth.
We are a Community Partner for the Emergency Temporary Aid & Sheltering Initiative
As part of the City of Tacoma initiative in response to state of public health emergency, New Connections contributes to this effort through:
- Outreach to justice-involved people who are experiencing homelessness
- Establishing tools and capacity for continued advocacy and resource mentoring for unsheltered people and those staying in Tacoma emergency shelters
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Planning team participant for the Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness’ Safe Shelter Summits, in partnership with Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards, and member of the Summit Follow-up and Winter Shelter Committee working to end street homelessness in Tacoma.