Planning for the future is essential work—work that ensures that our mission not only continues but thrives. This fall, the Prison Society will embark on a community-wide visioning and planning process that will propel, challenge, and ground our organization as we chart a path toward a thriving and just future.
This will be a community-filled process, rooted in listening, collaboration, and shared purpose. We want to hear from everyone who is part of our extended community—people who are incarcerated, their families, volunteers, supporters, staff, and partners across Pennsylvania. Your insights are vital to shaping the next chapter of the Prison Society.
To guide this important work, we’re partnering with a team of experienced strategic planning facilitators to help us design and manage an inclusive process—gathering information with and for us, and providing the structure and support that will allow us to think boldly and plan with purpose.
Throughout this process, there will be many ways to engage:
- A community-wide survey to gather your feedback and ideas.
- Open listening sessions, where community members can share their perspectives and hopes for our future.
- A Community Advisory Group, representing diverse voices, to help ensure our process remains grounded in real experience and community wisdom.
- A Core Working Group, composed of staff and board leadership, to oversee the planning process, ensuring that it is transparent, inclusive, and meaningful.
Be on the lookout for information about ways to participate.
We want you to be part of this moment for the Prison Society. Together, we will honor our history, strengthen our mission, and envision a thriving future built on justice, dignity, and community.