The Community
Our mission is to foster the full potential of people with criminal records through Pre-entry and showcasing their successes, humanity, and agency through Correcting the Narrative.
Our mission is to foster the full potential of people with criminal records through Pre-entry and showcasing their successes, humanity, and agency through Correcting the Narrative.
Tickets for the award show are sold out, but contact us to join the waiting list. And you can still donate to the show or purchase raffle tickets as low as $10 at https://form.jotform.com/211937499926170 for a signed Giannis Antetokounmpo jersey (with verification of authenticity from the Bucks), Bucks tickets, Packers v Vikings tickets on the third row at Lambeau Field November 21, a luxury NCMPRBL watch, and rock climbing passes at Turner Hall. You do not need to attend to purchase raffle tickets.
Tickets for the award show are sold out, but contact us to join the waiting list. And you can still donate to the show or purchase raffle tickets as low as $10 at https://form.jotform.com/211937499926170 for a signed Giannis Antetokounmpo jersey (with verification of authenticity from the Bucks), Bucks tickets, Packers v Vikings tickets on the third row at Lambeau Field November 21, a luxury NCMPRBL watch, and rock climbing passes at Turner Hall. You do not need to attend to purchase raffle tickets.
All In Wisconsin is a podcast partnership between The Community and the Wisconsin Decarceration Platform geared toward promoting greater collaboration in the reentry-reform-decarceration ecosystem and the successes, humanity, and agency of people with criminal records.
Ways You Can Help
See our Free People Problems page for fundraising merchandise options and info about the meaning behind the words and design. It’s more than a slogan; it’s pyschology.
Donate with CashApp
Click the icon or use $thecommunitynow on the CashApp app.
Donate with Venmo
Click the icon or use @thecommunitynow on the Venmo app.
Donate with Venmo
Click the icon or use @thecommunitynow on the Venmo app.
Amazon Smile
1. Go to Smile.Amazon.com 2. Log in with your regular Amazon account info
3. Add “The Community” as the charity
OR go to settings on the Amazon app on your phone and activate AmazonSmile, then add us as the charity.
Amazon will donate to us .05% of every purchase you make at no extra cost to you.
Donate with SociaTap
Donate to The Community when you sign up for SociaTAP here ($5 subscription).
Heather Langton Photography
Heather Langton Photography captures the vibrance of unfiltered nature to bring renewed hope and healing to those who need it. They donate 25% of profits from photography purchases to The Community.
Dev Cabin Technologies
Dev Cabin Technologies offers digital solutions for your business or personal needs, whether you need web design and development, apps, digital marketing, and more. Use the name “The Community” and they will donate 10% to us.
Free People Problems Merchandise
See our Free People Problems page for fundraising merchandise options and info about the meaning behind the words and design of the logo. It’s more than a slogan; it’s pyschology.
Donate with CashApp
Click the icon or use $thecommunitynow on the app.
Donate with Venmo
Click the icon or use @thecommunitynow on the app.
Donate with PayPal
Click the icon or use thecommunitywis@gmail.com on PayPal.
Donate with Amazon
1. Go to Smile.Amazon.com
2. Log in using your regular Amazon account info
3. Add “The Community” as the charity.
OR go to settings on the Amazon app on your phone and activate AmazonSmile, then add us as the charity.
Amazon will donate to us .5% of every purchase you make at no extra cost to you.
Donate with SociaTap
Donate to The Community when you sign up for SociaTAP here ($5 subscription).
Heather Langton Photography
Heather Langton Photography captures the vibrance of unfiltered nature to bring renewed hope and healing to those who need it. They donate 25% of profits from photography purchases to us.
Dev Cabin Technologies
Dev Cabin Technologies offers digital solutions for your business or personal needs, whether you need web design and development, apps, digital marketing, or more. Use the name “The Community” and they will donate 10% to us.
Some Of Our Partners
Our Team
Shannon Ross
Executive Director
Shannon served 17 years in prison in the Wisconsin prison system from the ages of 19 to 36. He created The Community in 2014 with the invaluable help of friends and family while finishing his bachelor’s degree in business administration. He is also a graduate student at UW-Milwaukee’s Masters in Sustainable Peacebuilding program, a fellow with the Wisconsin Decarceration Platform, a mentor with Prisons to Professionals, and co-owner of a transportation company. To learn more about his speaking engagements and innovative consulting agency (Paradigm Shyft: Reentry Strategies and Consulting), visit his LinkedIn page below.
Ann Knoedler
Administrative
Jim Kaufman
Jack-of-all-trades
La Shae Warren
Assistant
La Shae Warren is a Customer Service professional and has a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. She has years of experience enduring the hardships of supporting and communicating with a loved one in prison.
Our Directors
Tracie Sparks - President
Diversity and Inclusion Talent Acquisition Professional
Ryan Ramnarace - Vice President
Co-founder of Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network
LaShante Boyd - Treasurer
Finance Manager at W. Haywood Burns Institute
Aldira Aldape - Secretary
Community Engagement Director Americans for Prosperity
Keith Stanley
Executive Director of Near West Side Partners, Inc.
Gretchen Schuldt
Executive Director of Wisconsin Justice Initiative Inc.
Kobena-Marcus J. Collins
Diversity & Inclusion Advisor
Steven Olikara
Founder of Millennial Action Project
Peter Borg
Consulting Historian
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