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Catholic Restorative Justice Documents

Excell Network

Reentry Scholarship Program

Our Mission

We restore dignity to people returning home from prison by providing scholarship stipends to empower students to achieve academic and career goals.

The Popes and The U.S. Bishops
– “God is in everyone’s life. Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it is destroyed by vices, drugs or anything else—God is in this person’s life.? Pope Francis, Nov. 15, 2019.

– “A Catholic approach begins with the recognition that the dignity of the human person applies to both victim and offender.? US Bishops’ Nov. 15, 2000 Pastoral Letter: “Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice.?

Meet Excell Network Scholars

STUDENTS OF TODAY, LEADERS OF TOMORROW

Alexia Saavedra

City College of San Francisco

Pualie Loutzenhiser

CROP – Creating Restorative Opportunities & Programs – Career Center

Justin Loewen

City College of San Francisco

Alex Garcia

CROP – Creating Restorative Opportunities & Programs – Career Center

Tyler Cooper

Cal State East Bay

Joseph Close

CROP – Creating Restorative Opportunities & Programs – Career Center

Chris Buffkin

San Francisco State University

Luis Del Horno

CROP – Creating Restorative Opportunities & Programs – Career Center

Donald Diggs

San Francisco State University

Josiah Garcia

CROP – Creating Restorative Opportunities & Programs – Career Center

Louis Calvin

San Francisco State University

Jamie Harrison

CROP – Creating Restorative Opportunities & Programs – Career Center

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