FREE Webinar - Reentry Coaches: Building Connections, Opportunities, and Community in Alameda County, CA

Doors to Wellbeing invites you to join our monthly Peer Specialist Webinar Series. This FREE continuing education opportunity brings experts by experience to expand peer specialist skills, knowledge and best practices. The series is the last Tuesday of every month (except December) at 2pm ET/1pm CT/12pm MT/11am PT. 

Reentry Coaches: Building Connections, Opportunities, and Community in Alameda County, CA

Join us for a panel discussion featuring Reentry Coaches working in Alameda County, California. Reentry Coaches play an important role in helping people returning from incarceration build meaningful lives in their communities. Panelists will share their experiences, approaches, and insights into what makes reentry coaching effective. The conversation will highlight how coaches build connection, support self-determination, share resources, and create pathways to greater community participation through employment, education, housing, relationships, recreation, and other meaningful activities. Participants will gain a better understanding of the unique value Reentry Coaches bring to individuals, service providers, and communities—and how others can work alongside them to support successful reentry.

Panelists include: Reentry Coaches: Walter Callen, Champ Johnson, Isabel Milan, Tony Robinson, Arthur Shanks, Mike Webb, Bre William; Mentors: Melody Hames and BeaJae North

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the unique role and value of Reentry Coaches in supporting people returning from incarceration.
• Identify how Reentry Coaches build trust, encourage self-determination, and support personal goals.
• Recognize opportunities for Reentry Coaches to strengthen community connections and participation.

This is part of Doors to Wellbeing's Peer Specialist Webinar Series.