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Pathway to Relief
Move past your record.
Record reliefCommunity recognitionAdvocacy
Looking for a fresh start? We've got you.
A guided path through record relief, step by step until it's filed. It is the first program of the Advocacy and Access Network. Its Community Recognition Panel recognizes a person's growth after a conviction and turns it into a record others can trust.
What's inside
Guided path to record relief
Check eligibility, then file, with help at each step.
Community Recognition Panel
A community-led panel that recognizes a person's growth after a conviction and turns it into a record others can trust.
Live panel demonstrations
Presented with "The Shift" at the 2026 Side by Side Reentry and Workforce Development Conference.
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Interested in Pathway to Relief?
Get started and we will show you how it fits your organization.
The pathway
Learn the basics
Build your growth portfolio
Use it in real life
Present to a community panel
Teach the next person
Train as a panelist
Start the next level
Facilitate panels in your community
Why choose Pathway to Relief?
- Record relief, one step at a time
- Community-led recognition of documented growth
- Built to turn growth into a record others can trust
- Built from lived experience in reentry
- Part of the Advocacy and Access Network
- Demonstrated live at Side by Side 2026
Who it's for
Individuals
- People ready for a fresh start
- People who have documented their growth
Courts, agencies, and community partners
- Courts
- Agencies
- Community partners
Best fit for
Organizations
- Reentry service providers
- Legal aid and record clearance clinics
- Public defender and court-adjacent programs
- Workforce programs
- Colleges with programs for formerly incarcerated students
- Faith and community organizations
- Regional collaboratives and coalitions
Works best alongside
Already offering these? Here's what it adds:
- Case managementAdds: A way to turn everyday progress notes into documented evidence of growth.
- Trainings and certificatesAdds: A portfolio that puts every completion in one place, ready for a panel.
- Mentoring or volunteer programsAdds: Trained community panelists who already know the work.
- Record clearance or expungement clinicsAdds: Stronger supporting evidence and letters of support.
- Employer partnersAdds: After the panel, a warm handoff to the next step, along with the letter.
- A coalition or collaborativeAdds: A shared panel your members can staff and use together.
Bring Pathway to Relief to your organization
Part of: Programs and Curriculum
Setup
We help your organization launch it.
Training
We train your staff to run it and teach it.
Follow-up
We stay with you while it takes hold.
Related programs
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Consultations and programs
Speaking and panel invitations
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