Whats Next Washington

What's Next Washington (WNW) is an organization of formerly incarcerated individuals and allies working to help people with conviction histories reintegrate into society. We pursue three key strategies. We collaborate directly with employers to open pathways to employment for individuals with conviction histories. We held our first two convenings in 2018. We made presentations to one SHRM chapter. We use communications to reduce the stigma faced by the formerly incarcerated. We prototyped The Stigma We Carry in 2018, a panel discussion. We held two of these events in 2018. We provide leadership training to individuals with conviction histories so that they can lead systems change. We submitted grants for funding of these activities, but did not hold any training programs in 2018.