Liberation of Leaders Fellowship
Coaching, Mentorship & Support for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals.
About the program
The Liberation of Leaders Fellowship is a 12-week transformational program designed to help justice-impacted individuals rebuild, lead, and thrive.
Fellows receive personalized support in areas like record expungement, housing, employment, transportation, mental health, and civic engagement. Through one-on-one mentorship, group coaching, and political education, participants reclaim confidence, reconnect with purpose, and move from survival to self-determined success.
Rooted in healing, justice, and leadership, this fellowship centers well-being as power and lived experience as leadership.
This isn’t a course—it’s a calling.
Who we serve
The Liberation of Leaders Fellowship was created to serve justice-impacted individuals from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities—those most impacted by mass incarceration, systemic inequity, and generational disinvestment. This focus is grounded in data, lived experience, and a commitment to addressing the racial disparities within our legal system.
But equity doesn’t mean exclusion.
T.O.N.E. U.P. welcomes all justice-impacted individuals, regardless of race, background, or identity. If you’ve served your time and you’re ready to rebuild your life, this space is for you. We believe in opening doors—not building new barriers.
Our mission
Our mission is to heal and elevate the leadership potential of those impacted by incarceration by creating systems of support led by those who’ve lived it. We aim to build power, not pity because justice-impacted people don’t need saving—they need platforms.
Where Fellows go from here:
Some of our most committed fellows are now part of our paid team—leading outreach, mentoring others, and growing the mission.
Meet our Fellows turned leaders → Lovell Oats-El → Jeffrey Dorr-Slowey
Ready to get support?
Fill out the short form below 👇 and a member of our team will follow up with next steps. You don’t have to do this alone — we’re here to walk with you.