The Interfaith Center of New York was honored to welcome Marta Nelson, Executive Director of the Governor’s Council on Community Re-entry and Reintegration as the Keynote Speaker at the 31st Marshall Meyer Retreat: “Coming Home: Faith Communities Supporting Successful Re-entry,” held on November 4.
Marta Nelson is the Executive Director of the Council on Community Re-Entry and Reintegration, established by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in July 2014. Prior to this appointment, she was the Executive Director of the New York City office of the Center for Employment Opportunities, a nonprofit providing comprehensive employment services for people with criminal convictions. Ms. Nelson also worked at the Vera Institute of Justice on a variety of projects to help men and women leaving prison and jail, as well as at the Prisoners’ Rights Project of the New York Legal Aid Society, where she worked to improve access to education for young people incarcerated in New York City jails. Ms. Nelson holds a law degree from the University of Michigan and a B.A. from Brown University.
About the Rabbi Marshall Meyer Retreat
Held bi-annually since 1998, the conference is a professional development and capacity building opportunity for religious leaders, allowing faith leaders to learn about social issues, create networks for mutual support, and meet civic leaders and service providers. The conference is named after Rabbi Marshall Meyer, who was a religious leader actively engaged in social justice projects and building partnerships with other faith communities.
This year’s conference addressed the challenges men and women face upon their release from prison and offered a space for faith, government and community leaders to learn more about new and innovative programs to support formerly incarcerated individuals on their journey to re-entry and reintegration.
For more info on the retreat see https://interfaithcenter.org/archives/9638.
