Author: Daniel Barrows
Daniel has worked in a variety of capacities with non-profit organizations working with those in Harrisonburg who have experienced homelessness or mental health challenges. These roles have ranged from direct engagement with clients and case management to program evaluation and building collaborative partnerships with other organizations. Daniel is currently working with VOCAL on leadership development of Virginia's peer-run mental health programs. Prior to his marriage, Daniel was known as Daniel Brumbaugh-Keeney.
Lynching in Virginia Events
Dr. Gianluca De Fazio, Assistant Professor of Justice Studies at JMU, has done extensive work to research and document the history of lynchings in [...]
Free Movement Conference
We're taking a bus down to the Free Movement Conference on March 23-25
Contact us if you are interested in participating and we can help coordinate [...]
Harrisonburg Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2018
We are excited to share a number of events that have been planned for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2018 in Harrisonburg. [...]
Pastors urge Goodlatte on Sentencing Reform Act
A number of local faith leaders have joined together to call on Representative Bob Goodlatte to reintroduce a bill he had previously supported, the Sentencing [...]
Justice Planner Event
As a criminal justice planner for Thomas Jefferson Planning District, Neal Goodloe has demonstrated the value of this position and brought significant [...]
Jason Gerlach on the Carceral State and the Christian Church
Jason Gerlach, who leads bible studies at our local jail, has been studying under renowned womanist theologian Katie Cannon. On Tuesday, November 14th, [...]
H/R Drug Court Established!
The Valley Justice Coalition celebrates the establishment of the Harrisonburg/Rockingham Drug Court! You can read the details of the program in this document. [...]
Community Criminal Justice Days
The Institute for Reform and Solutions and the Valley Justice Coalition are hosting Community Criminal Justice Days, on October 18 and 19, 2017 at [...]
Mass Incarceration Dialogue
James Madison University is hosting a public dialogue on the social, political, and economic factors contributing to mass incarceration in the United States. [...]
Racism and Mass Incarceration
Laura Ruple will be presenting on racism and mass incarceration, at the James Madison University General Education Student Conference on September 22, 2017. [...]