Mentor Portal

Looking for some inspiration? Click above to search through writing prompts you and your mentee might enjoy.

If you’d like to review our onboarding materials, protocols about correspondence, or to go back to the basics, click above.

See the bottom of the page for meeting schedule.
Link for Wednesday Meetings at 5:30pm

Bimonthly Meeting Zoom Links

Please fill out this form, including images of your receipts, to be reimbursed.
Contact transforminglivesnycontact@gmail.com for any submissions over $100 before filling out the form (PO Boxes are excluded from this rule). All refunds are fulfilled at the end of the month in which you submitted your request.

A working Google spreadsheet of legal representatives to contact if your mentee is in need of their services.

Regularly updated database for places your writing partner can submit their writing or visual art.

Tips, tricks, and examples for writing a letter of support for your partner’s parole packet, clemency application, etc.

Recommendations for your writing partner if they need to practice a bit more self-care.

Database for your writing partner as they plan for, and begin, the re-entry process.

2025 Monthly Meeting Dates

You must attend one meeting per month. If you are unable to attend one month, email transforminglivesnycontact@gmail.com with a quick update.

January

Wed 8th - 5:30pm
Wed 22nd - 5:30pm

April

Wed 2nd - 5:30pm
Wed 16th - 5:30pm
Wed 30th - 5:30pm

July

Wed 9th - 5:30pm
Wed 23rd - 5:30pm

October

Wed 1st - 5:30pm
Wed 15th - 5:30pm
Wed 29th - 5:30pm

February

Wed 5th - 5:30pm
Wed 19th - 5:30pm

May

Wed 14th - 5:30pm
Wed 28th - 5:30pm

August

Wed 6th - 5:30pm
Wed 20th - 5:30pm

November

Wed 12th - 5:30pm
Wed 26th - 5:30pm

March

Wed 5th - 5:30pm
Wed 19th - 5:30pm

June

Wed 11th - 5:30pm
Wed 25th - 5:30pm

September

Wed 3rd - 5:30pm
Wed 17th - 5:30pm

December

Wed 10th - 5:30pm

Past Calendar’s

2024 Monthly Meeting Dates

January

Speaker Wed 17th - 6:30pm
Tues 30th - 5pm
Wed 31st - 5:30pm

February

Tues 13th - 5pm
Tues 27th - 5pm
Wed 28th - 5:30pm

March

Speaker Wed 13th - 5:30 - 6:30pm
Tues 26th - 5pm
Journaling Workshop Wed 27th - 5:30pm
Watch the Journaling Workshop

June

Tues 4th - 5:30pm
Wed 19th - 5:30pm

April

Tues 9th - 5:30pm
Speaker Wed 24th - 5:30pm
Watch Ivory Mills’ Talk Here

May

Tues 7th - 5:30pm
Wed 22nd - 5:30pm

July

Tues 2nd - 5:30pm
Speaker Wed 17th - 5:30pm
Watch Nishi Kumar Talk Here

October

Tues 8th - 5:30pm
Speaker Wed 23rd - 5:30pm
Watch Leigh Taylor from Parole Prep + Hector & Farhan on the parole board

August

Tues 13th - 5:30pm
Wed 28th - 5:30pm

November

Tues 5th - 5:30pm
Wed 20th - 5:30pm

September

Tues 10th - 5:30pm
Speaker Wed 25th - 5:30pm
Watch Farhan Ahmed Talk Here

December

Tues 3rd - 5:30pm
Wed 18th - 5:30pm