You Are Not Your Past. You Are What You Choose Next.
"For adults impacted by incarceration, the path forward isn’t always clear."
We Believe Every Individual Deserves the Opportunity to Rise, Rebuild, and Thrive
The Values That Guide Our Work
Because Real Change Takes More Than Support
Open Skies
Open Skies provides no-cost outdoor experiences for adults impacted by incarceration—creating space to reset, reconnect, and move forward. Through activities like kayaking, camping, and time in nature, participants step away from daily stress and into an environment that supports clarity, connection, and reflection. Sometimes the most powerful shift begins with simply getting outside and breathing again.
Dreams Work
Every participant experiences the Dreams Work Workshop—a guided space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with themselves. In this 1-hour experience, individuals begin to: Understand how their past shapes their present, Release what no longer serves them, Build awareness and intentional response, Create a vision for what's next. This is where the shift begins.
PPPACA
PPPACA helps individuals impacted by incarceration keep and care for their pets by providing food, supplies, and access to essential services.
Novilleros
Bringing confidence and courage through the arts of music, dance, songs & public speaking.
Who We Serve
We serve adults impacted by incarceration—whether personally or through someone they love.
This includes individuals navigating life during or after incarceration, as well as those carrying the weight of supporting someone through it. We understand the stress, the uncertainty, and the pressure to keep moving forward while everything feels unclear.
If this is your experience, you belong here.
Find Your Place in Our Community
Community Member
- Monthly newsletters and project updates.
- Invitations to community events and activities.
- Access to program information and resources.
Volunteer Member
- All Community Member benefits.
- Opportunities to assist with events, community outreach, and individuals programs.
- Volunteer recognition and appreciation events.
Partner with us
Healing happens in community. The Cicada Project creates opportunities for adults impacted by incarceration to reconnect with themselves, rebuild intentionally, and move forward with purpose.
Sponsor an Experience
Help fund workshops, outdoor experiences, speaking events, creative arts opportunities, and emotional wellness programming designed for adults impacted by incarceration.
Sponsors receive recognition through newsletters, event materials, social media spotlights, podcast features, and select event opportunities.
Community Wishlist
Many of our programs rely on donated supplies like outdoor gear, pet support items, journals, art materials, hygiene products, camping equipment, and other essentials.
Every item donated helps create dignity, connection, and opportunity for someone navigating a difficult season.
Make a Donation
Your gift helps fund emotional wellness programming, mentorship, Open Skies experiences, creative arts initiatives, and community resources for adults rebuilding their lives with intention.
A Space to Reconnect & Rebuild
You do not have to navigate difficult seasons alone. The Cicada Project creates intentional spaces for connection, healing, reflection, and personal growth for individuals impacted by incarceration—whether personally or through someone they love. Because support has the power to change what comes next.
