More than Survival
The Cicada Project supports adults impacted by incarceration—whether personally or through someone they love.We create opportunities for healing, connection, personal growth, and intentional rebuilding through outdoor experiences, guided workshops, creative expression, and community support.Inspired by the cicada, we believe transformation takes time—and every individual deserves the opportunity to rise, rebuild, and thrive.
Why This Work Matters
Incarceration impacts more than one individual. It affects individuals, relationships, emotional wellness, stability, identity, and the ability to move forward with clarity and support. Many individuals returning home are expected to rebuild their lives while carrying shame, pressure, uncertainty, and emotional exhaustion—often without safe spaces to process what they’ve experienced. individuals and loved ones carry their own silent weight.
Trying to stay strong, maintain stability, and navigate life while supporting someone they care about through difficult transitions. At The Cicada Project, we believe healing and transformation happen through connection, reflection, support, and intentional community. That’s why we create experiences that help individuals reconnect with themselves, rediscover their voice, and begin rebuilding with purpose. Because no one should have to navigate life’s hardest seasons alone.
Meet the People Behind Our Mission
Isabel Black
Shannon Morrisey
Oscar Camacho
Joshua Camacho
Dale Dible
Real Support Creates Real Change
More Than Programs. Real Human Impact.
Through intentional experiences, emotional support, creative expression, and community connection, The Cicada Project creates space for individuals to pause, reflect, and begin rebuilding with purpose. We understand that incarceration impacts more than one moment in life. It can affect emotional wellness, identity, relationships, confidence, and the ability to move forward with clarity and support. Our mission is to remind individuals that they are more than their past—and that healing, growth, and transformation are always possible.
REAL CONNECTION
Creating spaces where individuals feel supported, understood, and no longer alone in their journey.
VOICE & EXPRESSION
Encouraging individuals to rediscover their voice, share their story, and build confidence through creative expression.
INTENTIONAL GROWTH
Providing experiences and guidance that support reflection, emotional wellness, and purposeful next steps.
DIGNITY ALWAYS
Reminding every individual they are more than their past and worthy of support, compassion, and opportunity.
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.
