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Financial Harm & Healing

Stories that heal. Insight that transforms. A restorative program connecting victims of financial crimes with incarcerated individuals, to share stories, build understanding, and promote healing on both sides.

Financial Harm & Healing

Why This Program Exists

Financial crimes don't just affect accounts, they affect lives

Behind every financial crime is a victim whose life was changed, and a person whose choices were shaped by financial triggers and survival-mode thinking.

Financial Harm & Healing brings both sides into the same room, safely and intentionally, to reduce the financial triggers that lead to survival-mode thinking and financial crimes. Together, we can break the cycle.

Two Sides, One Table

Healing for victims. Awareness for the incarcerated.

For Financial Victims

Gain insight. Find healing.

Understand how financial crimes happen, the triggers behind them, and the ripple effects they create. Identify your financial harm, share your story, and begin your healing journey in a safe, supportive space.

For Incarcerated Individuals

Gain awareness. Create change.

Hear directly from financial victims about the real impact of financial crimes. Understand the human cost, explore financial triggers and survival-mode thinking, and prepare for a future of accountability and transformation.

Our Goal

Identify financial harm and promote healing.

Because awareness leads to accountability, and healing leads to freedom.

The Process

How one conversation creates change

Share. Listen. Learn.

Financial victims share their stories inside the prison system, helping incarcerated individuals see the real ripple effects of their actions.

Understand. Reflect. Grow.

Incarcerated individuals gain insight into how financial triggers and survival thinking can lead to harmful decisions, and how to make different choices.

Heal. Transform. Together.

Financial victims gain clarity and healing. Returning citizens build empathy, accountability, and tools for a better future. Together, we break the cycle.

Program Details

What to expect

12-Week Program

Weekly sessions

Held inside Avenal State Prison, over a full 12-week restorative cycle.

Financial Victim Stipend

$300 per class

Plus all expenses paid for travel to Avenal State Prison.

Location

Avenal State Prison

Building understanding. Building accountability. Building a better future.

Every Voice Matters

Your story matters. Your healing matters. Their understanding matters.

One conversation can change everything.

Interested?

Apply today, or learn more

Financial victims and partnering organizations are invited to take part. Reach out and our team will guide you through the next steps.