Upcoming Events
2nd Annual Restoring the Broken Workshop
Breaking the Cycle Before It Begins
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Saturday, August 29, 2026
| 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
City on the Hill |
2778 Highway 257, Dublin, Georgia
FREE COMMUNITY EVENT
Restoration. Prevention. Reentry. Family. Youth. Community.
The Compassionate Advocate, Inc., in partnership with Jesus Is the Key to Reentry, invites you to the 2nd Annual Restoring the Broken Workshop: Breaking the Cycle Before It Begins.Restoring the Broken is more than an event. It is an opportunity to bring together formerly incarcerated individuals, families, faith leaders, criminal justice professionals, community leaders, advocates, and concerned citizens for honest conversations about what it takes to interrupt cycles of incarceration, strengthen families, reach our youth, and create pathways toward restoration.We believe prevention and restoration require the entire community.
ADMISSION IS FREE
Bring a friend. Bring your pastor. Bring your ministry. Bring your teenagers. Bring your organization. Bring someone who needs to know that restoration and second chances are possible.Together, let’s help break the cycle before it begins.
WHY RESTORING THE BROKEN?
Behind every incarceration is a person, a family, and a community affected by its impact. This year’s theme, Breaking the Cycle Before It Begins, challenges us to look beyond incarceration itself and ask:
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What can we do BEFORE someone enters the criminal justice system?
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How do we strengthen families affected by incarceration?
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How do we reach our young people before destructive choices become lifelong consequences?
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How can churches and community organizations become more involved in prison and reentry ministry?
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How do we support people returning home so they have a genuine opportunity to rebuild their lives?
Restoring the Broken creates a space to have these conversations—and move from conversation to action. A POWERFUL COMMUNITY CONVERSATION. This year’s workshop will feature a unique and powerful moment : A FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMAN AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHARING THE SAME STAGE.
Evangelist Melisha Johnson, Founder and Executive Director of The Compassionate Advocate, Inc., will be joined by District Attorney Harold McClendon, our keynote speaker, along with pastors, educators, advocates, returning citizens, ministry leaders, and other community voices. Pastor Mike Moody will serve as Moderator. Together, we will discuss prevention, accountability, restoration, second chances, family healing, youth intervention, prison ministry, reentry, and the role each of us can play in breaking cycles within our communities.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
We especially encourage:
Parents and families, Teenagers and young adults, Pastors and church leaders, Youth ministries and church youth groups, Prison and jail ministry volunteers, Returning citizens, Families of incarcerated individuals, Educators and mentors, Reentry professionals, Criminal justice professionals, Community organizations, Business and civic leaders.
Anyone interested in serving people impacted by incarcerationIf you have ever said, “I want to get involved in prison or reentry ministry, but I don’t know where to start,” this workshop is for you.Come learn where your gifts, experience, resources, church, organization, or business can make a difference.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Attendees can expect a powerful day of:
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Inspiring speakers
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Personal testimonies
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Community conversations
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Youth-focused discussion
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Family restoration
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Reentry and prison ministry information
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Resources and community connections
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Opportunities to learn how to get involved
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Faith, encouragement, hope, and practical action
Come prepared to listen, learn, connect, and become part of the solution.
HELP US RESTORE THE BROKEN
Can’t attend but still want to make a difference? You can help. The Restoring the Broken Workshop is a FREE community event, and community support helps us provide programming, materials, resources, meals, outreach, and other necessities associated with making this event available to the public at no cost. Your gift helps us continue the work of supporting justice-impacted individuals and families, strengthening reentry efforts, reaching young people, and building stronger communities. There is a place for you in this work.
Whether you want to volunteer, become a community partner, sponsor future programming, support prison ministry, assist returning citizens, mentor young people, or simply learn more, we invite you to connect with us.
Bring a friend. Bring your pastor. Bring your ministry. Bring your teenagers. Bring your organization. Bring someone who needs to know that restoration and second chances are possible. Together, let’s help break the cycle before it begins.