ODYSSEY IMPACT INC

Odyssey Impact was honored and thrilled to be the recipient of a generous grant from The Just Trust to create and lead an impact campaign for the film, All I See is the Future. The Odyssey Impact campaign for All I See is the Future was designed to build awareness around the barriers formerly incarcerated individuals face when re-entering society, the urgent need for access to education for incarcerated and released individuals, as well as highlight the importance of reducing stigma and changing systems for hiring practices. The Impact Campaign resources strove to encourage community conversation on various topics, including the importance of community responsibility and support for the formerly incarcerated. The impact campaigns was designed to uplift the complex and multifaceted ways the current criminal legal system impacts individuals, families, and communities. It strove to educate, engage and activate the public around the urgent need for a national examination of the opportunities for the formerly incarcerated and show how these returning citizens are essential to the development of building communities. The impact campaign aimed to highlight the urgent need for restorative justice measures focusing on job training, educational opportunities, and mental health. As part of this campaign, we encouraged use of All I See is the Future as a tool for training and/or teaching, guided by the campaign objectives below, as well as the overall impact campaign goals:Impact Campaign Objectives The need for Quality Education & Job Training for the Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated;- Restorative Justice and Fair First Chances;- Resources and support for the formerly incarcerated;- Mental Health, Post Traumatic Prison Disorder (PTPD), and Post Incarceration Syndrome (PICS) in Returning Citizens;- Dispelling Myths about the Employing Formerly Incarcerated;- Complexities of the Parole and Probation process