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with thanks to our 2026 partners
from pilot program to proven model
Quest 4 Life
“In my 17 years of incarceration I have participated in numerous self help groups. But not one asked me what is my vision for the future, who is the person I wanna become? The Quest Program has given me a purpose.”
Preparing people for a future beyond incarceration
Quest 4 Life prepares people for a future beyond incarceration through peer-led mindset and personal leadership coaching. Delivered to more than 2,000 people across California prisons, the 12-week program helps participants develop a clear vision for their future, set goals, and take responsibility for their choices. In doing so, Quest 4 Life helps participants build the skills and mindset they need to create the future they want.
2026 Highlights
Served 400+ people
Held a graduation ceremony for 300 people at Folsom State Prison
Expanded into Central California Women’s Facility
Proposed a federal model for peer-led in-prison programming
In 2026, we’ve expanded Quest 4 Life into a fourth California institution - Central California Women’s Facility - and been in conversation with policymakers at the federal level to introduce Quest 4 Life beyond California. Using a "hub-and-spoke" model with regional training hubs enables rapid scalability - hundreds of incarcerated facilitators can be trained to reach thousands of participants.
Ready 4 Life
of alumni have stable housingof alumni are employed full timeof alumni have access to healthcareof alumni have a ‘fair’ or better credit ratingof alumni have stayed out of prisonof alumni have people to turn to for supportHelping people build new lives after incarceration
Ready 4 Life helps people build new lives after incarceration through a 12-month fellowship offering personal leadership coaching, career training, and hands-on support navigating life after prison. In 2026, we launched four new cohorts in the Bay Area and Southern California and celebrated four graduations! We spent the year standardizing our model to improve future delivery and are actively recruiting an in-house therapist to continue expanding the support we offer fellows.
2026 Highlights
Served 109 people across the Bay Area and Southern California
Completed external evaluation demonstrating program impact
Secured funding for a full-time in-house therapist for fellows
Finalized our Fellow Handbook and Leadership 4 Life Workbook
2026 saw Ready 4 Life’s first external evaluation completed by Public Profit. The outcomes underscore what we’ve known all along–when you invest in an individual’s reentry journey, the results are transformative. XX% of our alumni/graduates are employed full time, compared to 44% employment among formerly incarcerated Californians, and none have returned to prison. We’ll be sharing more detail from the evaluation soon–watch this space!
“CROP has been the best investment I’ve ever made in myself. Today, thanks to the tools I gained through CROP, I work as Program Coordinator of Inside Membership with Initiate Justice and Assistant Director of Inside Initiatives with the Institute of the Arts and Sciences at UC Santa Cruz. I have my own place, a new car, remote work, and the ability to give back to my community.”
Systems Change
Advancing opportunities for currently and formerly incarcerated people
Our direct-service work gives us a front-row seat to the systems people must navigate after incarceration. We see what works, where people get stuck, and where policies and institutional practices create unnecessary barriers. We use those lessons, alongside the expertise of people who have experienced incarceration themselves, to change the conditions people return home to through partnerships with media, the legislature, employers, and housing providers.
2026 Highlights
Secured a $5 million reinvestment from the State of California
Contributed to Bureau of Prisons National Task Force
CROP’s Transformative Advisory Council recommendations contributed to launch of the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
Advocacy efforts and coalition work saw funding granted to RIGHT 4.0 and passage of key bills
In 2026 alone, CROP contributed to the Bureau of Prisons National Task force; our recommendations to the Transformative Advisory Council supported the launch of the new San Quentin Rehabilitation centre; and our coalition work saw renewed funding granted to RIGHT 4.0 to support in-prison programming.
Fellows joined two successful lobby days at the Capitol, gave public comment, and welcomed legislators to our Oakland campus. Their work, alongside that of key partners in the legislature, helped secure a $5 million reinvestment from the State of California.
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