30Nov, 2021

#GivingTuesday 2021 – LiveStream, AMA, & More

Show Your Love on Giving Tuesday - The NIA

Tuesday, November 30, 2021, All day event

The NIA is asking you to select us as your Beneficiary on #GivingTuesday – the World’s Biggest Day of Generosity!

You can donate to us on #GivingTuesday by any means you prefer including our Donation page on our website or on GaGives.org. Families across the state have already benefited immensely from your support, and every contribution is gravely appreciated!

DONATE NOW

What Your Contributions will support::

We are launching a new program – the Whole-Way Housing Initiative – by giving returning citizens a true second chance and supporting them every step of the way for up to three years with some of the following and more:

    • Comfortable, dignified housing
    • Trauma-Informed Post-Incarceration Syndrome Peer Support (TIPPS) by certified professionals
    • Physical, mental, emotional, and substance use care
    • Financial services planning
    • Employment assistance
    • Probation and parole navigation

Join us for the #GivingTuesday All Day Livestream & AMA!

Join us on Facebook Live on November 30th as our CEO hosts live messages throughout the day and answer all your questions! The itinerary currently includes:

  • 8:30 am – Morning Coffee Conversation with Kate + Carry On In My Name campaign
  • 10 am – Voting with Truth – Kate & Truth at a voting location (Center for Human and Civil Rights, mayoral runoff elections) & Voter Disenfranchisement
  • 12 pm – Kicking it at City of Refuge with CJ Rumsey
  • 3 pm – Back to Jail @ Fulton County Jail & Reintegration w/ the Whole-Way Housing Initiative
  • 5 pm – “Keeping It Real” – Happy Hour with Kate and Truth + the history of the NIA
  • 8 pm – Final Word & Raffle (Get an NIA T-shirt)
JOIN ON FACEBOOKMake Sure to Click 'Going' or 'Interested' to get notification about the livestream!

 

Our Story

The National Incarceration Association (NIA) was born from the personal story of our president and CEO, Kate Boccia, and her husband, Frank, after the incarceration of their son, Daniel. With incarceration comes a path of uncertainty, helplessness, and pain, and it is that journey that led to the creation of the NIA. Since its inception in 2016, NIA has existed to help families impacted by incarceration successfully navigate the carceral system to achieve true rehabilitation and restoration for their loved ones. We believe families should not be torn apart because of the imprisonment of a loved one, that everyone deserves a second chance, and that the stigma of incarceration must be removed.

To this day, the NIA has mapped out resolutions for over 1,800 clients, resulting in stronger, healthier, more productive families. Our organization continues to grow and raise awareness about the criminal justice system and to push innovations throughout the system to correct, rehabilitate, cure, and restore, for greater public safety for all. Driven by core values of empathy, diligence, and responsibility, the NIA works passionately to empower families and individuals for success.

2021 Recap

  • We celebrated our organization’s fifth anniversary and supporting our 1800th client.
  • We grew our staff to 22 passionate and engaged volunteers.
  • We are implementing a much-needed Customer Relationship Management software to more effectively support our clients, track and analyze our findings and solutions, and stay in touch with families.
  • We mourn the loss of Daniel, who is the reason the NIA exists.