Our mission is to create the personal and systemic change to turn violence and suffering into opportunities for learning and healing.

Join us for an unforgettable event at 7th West in Oakland, California where we will be hosting a dinner, enjoying live musical performances, poetry, a photo booth, and celebrating GRIP graduates who have come home!

We will be honoring our founder, Jacques Verduin, with our legacy award, GRIP alumni and survivors from Tribe 662 with our peacemaker award, and assemblymember Mia Bonta with our trailblazer award. It is sure to be an inspirational evening.

Your ticket sales and sponsorships directly support us in reaching our 10th-anniversary fundraising goal of $150,000 - which will enable us to further our mission and deepen our work to bring healing and restoration to currently and formerly incarcerated people, their families and survivors of violence. Join us in Guiding Rage Into Power.

GRIP Training Institute is a 501(c)(3) serving incarcerated people in the state of CA.

GRIP Training Institute's 10th Anniversary!