Healing & Hope is unique among Washington events. Nearly 30 family members of people serving juvenile life without parole, victims’ families, and people once sentenced to juvenile life without parole attend free of charge, in part because of generous sponsorship from leading businesses and law firms. This year’s Healing and Hope celebration will take place on November 13, 2018 at Jones Day in Washington, DC. Tickets will go on sale in October. See below for honoree and sponsorship information.
About the 2018 Honorees
Anquan Boldin
Co-Founder, Players Coalition
Anquan Boldin is a Co-Founder of the Players Coalition and a recently retired veteran of the National Football League. Boldin was the 2003 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, was selected for three Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XLVII with the Baltimore Ravens. He received the Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2015 for his community service work. He is the founder of The Anquan Boldin Foundation, also known as Q81, which is dedicated to expanding the educational and life opportunities of underprivileged children. His recent retirement from the NFL came from a decision to focus efforts on humanitarian work and social and racial equality. During his career and in his retirement, Anquan has been an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform. As Co-Founder of the Players Coalition, he is a leader among athletes, using his considerable platform advocating for criminal justice reform; including juvenile justice, fair sentencing of children and eliminating life without parole sentencing for youth.
Ty Stiklorius
Founder, Friends At Work
Ty Stiklorius is the Founder and CEO of Friends At Work, an entertainment and social-impact company that partners with leading creators, influencers and brands to elevate important voices and help their vision thrive. Founded in 2015, LA-based Friends At Work supports the careers of artists including John Legend, Alanis Morissette, Lindsey Stirling, XAmbassadors, and Fletcher among others. Ty’s work with John Legend began in 2006 with JL Ventures, where she created and developed artist-focused strategies for content innovation and social impact. Ty is a principal in John Legend’s production company Get Lifted Film Co., which has served as Executive Producer on the Oscar-winning film La La Land and WGN’s hit series Underground. She was just recently an Executive Producer of the Emmy-winning special Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert on NBC. Ty and Legend also started the #FREEAMERICA campaign to influence the national conversation regarding mass incarceration and prosecutor integrity. They have spoken out against life without parole for children and advocated for an end to this practice. In 2017, Fast Company included Ty on their Most Creative People list and Billboard named her as one of the most powerful women in music. Ty earned an MBA from The Wharton School and a BA from The University of Pennsylvania. She serves on various private company and non-profit boards.
Valencia Warren-Gibbs
Advocate
Valencia Warren-Gibbs lost her brother to violence committed by youth. Through this tragedy, Valencia learned first-hand the problems with our nation’s juvenile justice system. Believing that the man responsible for her brother’s death deserved a second chance after incarceration, she advocated for his release. Now free, he maintains a relationship with Valencia, and she has offered him support as he’s readjusted to life in Michigan. This work is made all the more significant by the fact that Michigan has sentenced more juveniles to life without parole than all but a handful of states and stands along in continuing to seek juvenile-life-without-parole in a supermajority of resentencing cases. Her personal demonstration of strength, perseverance, and empathy throughout her brother’s case is truly an inspiration to other juvenile justice advocates. She currently works at Ford and hopes to create a collection of prisoner writings and art for publication and work with companies in the area to provide employment opportunities for returning citizens.
2018 Sponsorship Information
Interested in sponsoring? Contact Erica Evans at 202-202-289-4677 ext. 124, eevans@fairsentencingofyouth.org
- $40,000 | Healing & Hope Director’s Circle Members of the Director’s Circle support CFSY initiatives including the expanded reach of the Incarcerated Children’s Advocacy Network (ICAN). Their investment will go toward a full-time staff position for an ICAN member or other directly impacted person. The members of the Director’s Circle are recognized via a dedicated poster displayed prominently at the event, from the dais, prominently on the scrolling slideshow, and with a full page acknowledgement in the event program. They will have their logo printed on the back cover of the program along with other Director’s Circle members, and receive up to 40 event tickets.
- $25,000 | Healing & Hope Society Members enable major CFSY initiatives. $25,000 allows our advocacy team and members of ICAN to educate policymakers and seek a ban on life sentences for children in priority states. Members of this Society are recognized via a dedicated poster displayed prominently at the event, from the dais, prominently on the scrolling slideshow, with a full page acknowledgement in the event program, and receive up to 25 event tickets.
- $15,000 | Leader Leaders sponsor 15 ICAN members to attend a training focused on self-care and leadership skills. Leaders are recognized with a dedicated poster displayed prominently at the event, from the dais, on the scrolling slideshow, with a half-page acknowledgement in the event program, and receive up to 15 event tickets.
- $10,000 | Crusader Crusaders sponsor ten individuals directly impacted by youth violence, such as formerly incarcerated youth and victims’ families, to attend our annual National Convening in Washington, DC, where they will hone advocacy skills and inform the CFSY’s reform strategies. These sponsored guests will also attend Healing & Hope. Crusaders are recognized in a scrolling slideshow, in the printed program, and receive up to 10 event tickets.
- $5,000 | Defender Defenders enable five members of ICAN to educate key decision-makers such as parole board members, judges, or policymakers about why youth should never be sentenced to life in prison without parole. Defenders are recognized in the scrolling slideshow, in the printed program, and receive up to 5 event tickets.
- $2,500 | Champion Champions support the costs of CFSY’s recruitment of pro bono attorneys to represent individuals who otherwise would not have robust legal counsel. Champions are recognized in the scrolling slideshow and receive 3 event tickets.
- $1,500 | Supporter Supporters provide CFSY with the resources to identify former juvenile lifers, and give them information about ICAN and ways to engage with CFSY. Additionally, donations at this level will fund a storytelling media project focusing on the experiences of the directly impacted. Supporters are recognized in the scrolling slideshow and receive 2 event tickets. This sponsorship is not available to corporations or law firms.
- $300 | Nonprofit Sponsorship Nonprofit partners support CFSY mailings to the nearly 1,500 individuals serving life-without-parole sentences and enable the CFSY to respond to 100% of mail received from prisons across the country. Nonprofit sponsors receive 1 event ticket.
2018 Sponsors
Updated daily
- Healing & Hope Society
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Crusaders
- Friends at Work
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
- Mary Lou Hartman and Cliff Sloan
- Hogan Lovells
- Latham and Watkins LLP
- Melinda and Paul Pressler
- Defenders
- Holland and Knight LLP
- Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP
- Champions
- Jonathan and Joy Alferness
- Maya Ajmera and David Hollander
- David Leiter and Tamera Luzzatto
- Catherine and Scott Marquardt
- Michele Mayes
- Sidley Austin LLP
- Supporters
- Creed and Gowdy
- Patricia and Steve Morgan
- Sara Batterton and Michael and Sadie Kerin
- Nonprofits
- Center for Children’s Law and Policy
- Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
- Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project
2018 Host Committee
Joy Alferness, Wendy Atrokhov, Ralph Brazel Jr., Colleen Chapman, George Clarke, Bernardine Dohrn, Angelyn Frazer, Haley Griffin, Susan Hackett, Mary Lou Hartman, Caroline Heller, Gabrielle Kohlmeier, Bart Lubow, Alexandra Mallick, Duke McCall, Rebecca Miliken, Sheldon Noel, Cliff Sloan, Josh Toll
Healing & Hope 2017
On November 7, 2017 we held our annual Healing & Hope celebration in Washington, DC. The event featured an awards ceremony honoring champions of our cause, advocates and supporters, while benefiting the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.
Throughout the evening we had the opportunity to celebrate our successes and re-energize ourselves for the work still ahead in ending life without parole sentences for children.
With dozens of ICAN members in the room, we challenged our guests to raise an additional $25,000 to facilitate our hiring another ICAN member to our team in 2018. We are thrilled to report that the crowd met our challenge! We are grateful for the support and look forward to deploying these additional funds next year.
Healing & Hope is our opportunity to recognize the hard work and commitment that takes place year round. We could not do this work without you and your support.
We can’t wait to see you at this year’s Healing & Hope!
