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