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Women embracing at the Blossoming Beyond Bars Women's Reentry Wellness Conference

BLOSSOMING BEYOND BARS WOMEN’S REENTRY WELLNESS CONFERENCE

Blossoming Beyond Bars is an annual wellness conference for women who have been justice-impacted. Hosted by Quality Counseling, JGH Justice Alliance, and Winning Ways Inc., brings women together for a day of healing, honest conversation, and practical tools for life after release, from financial wellness to creative expression. Every woman deserves the chance to grow, and we're here to help her bloom.

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Babz Rawls Ivy moderating a conversation at the Blossoming Beyond Bars Women's Reentry Wellness Conference

Meet the Voices Who Lit the Way

Our 2026 conference was led by keynote speaker Dr. Tiheba Bain and moderator Babz Rawls Ivy, two powerful women who brought wisdom, honesty, and hope to every woman in the room.

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A logo for Quality Counseling features a stylized brown human figure holding a red heart with a yellow center, standing on a green patch of grass with small plants, accompanied by the words 'Quality Counseling' in black cursive text with yellow star-
A logo featuring a silhouette of a woman's profile with an afro hairstyle, wearing a hoop earring. The text below reads "JGH Justice Alliance LLC" in blue and gray fonts.
An abstract digital illustration with a black background, featuring diagonal yellow stripes on the left sides, and a blue gradient on the right side with pixelated effects.
Black circular logo with a red handprint, white and red text reading 'STOP SOLITARYCT.ORG' and white text 'UNLOCK HUMANITY' underneath.
Graphic design with a green background displaying the text 'Once NCARCERATED Anonymous' and 'Prevention + Post-Arrest Strategies', with an illustration of a key and handcuffs.
A logo featuring a golden flame above a black and gold compass with concentric circles and dots. The words 'WEALTHBEACON' are written in large, gray capital letters at the bottom of the logo.
The New Haven Club logo featuring a red seal with a golden torch, surrounded by the club's name and founding year 1948.
Circular logo with red and white colors and the text 'HNHCAAN' repeated around the circle.
The logo of The Workplace with the slogan 'Think it forward.'
Travelers on a Mission logo with the words 'Traveler on a Mission' in red and black text
The logo with the text 'The Perch' and a small bird graphic above the letter 'P'.
Logo for Raw Juicescape featuring a heart with a heartbeat line
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CCAR logo in yellow and orange text
A logo with a map of the United States, the letters 'HT' in the center, and the text 'Real talk with respect'. Next to it, a pink silhouette of a woman. To the right, the words 'Her Time' in elegant script, with the phrases 'Unwind. Uplift. Unify.' b
A black and white illustration of a woman with plant-like features and striped pattern on her arms and torso, representing a protest against mass incarceration, with the text "W.A.M.I Women Against Mass Incarceration" at the bottom.
Logo with upward trending arrow, green and blue lines inside a black square outline, and text that reads "Next Level Empowerment Program".
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Logo with a crown and the letters 'BAWC' in elegant font

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