Healing Broken Circles provides transformative programming and events for people most deeply impacted by systemic racism and mass incarceration. Programs support communal self-awareness, creative expression, healing and skill-building with opportunities to bridge social divides and build community.

The HOPE Program:
Healing, Opportunity, Prevention, Engagement

Empowering over 100 Columbus youth each year, the HOPE Program intervenes in cycles of violence, disconnection, economic stagnation, and justice involvement with innovative support. Created by justice-impacted individuals, HOPE offers tools for emotional regulation, creative expression, conflict resolution, and financial know-how—disrupting the pipeline to prison and equipping youth from underserved communities to thrive.

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The BackWall

The BackWall deepens the conversation about mass incarceration through the lens of the arts. Centering our justice-impacted voices, The BackWall challenges misinformation and inspires change through music, spoken word, dance, storytelling, and interactive experiences.

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Fatherhood

Designed to strengthen the healthy bond between father and child, this program builds parenting and relationship skills, fosters self-awareness, and helps incarcerated dads deepen their understanding of and relationship with their children, while connecting families to valuable services.

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Build: Creative Expression in Correctional Settings.

Offering transformative opportunities for personal growth, self-expression and positive reintegration for youth and adults who are incarcerated, Build focuses on social, emotional, and healthy coping skills through artistic expression.

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