Meet the Team

  • Misty Franklin

    Executive Director & Founder

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  • Sharieta Thomas

    Sr. Operations Coordinator

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  • Terri Ruiz

    Outreach Coordinator

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  • Karelia Montenegro

    Outreach Coordinator

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Upcoming Events & Programs

Check out our calendar to learn about upcoming events, programs and community workshops.

Partners: reach out if you would like to share an event or resources on the Restore 180 Calendar.

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Our Programs

  • United for Student Excellence (U.S.E)

    United for Student Excellence (U.S.E.) is a youth-centered leadership and healing program designed for systems-impacted youth ages 12–24. Delivered in schools, community centers, and juvenile halls.

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  • Restoration Reimagined

    Restoration Reimagined is a holistic reentry program supporting youth ages 12–24 as they transition from incarceration or detention back into their communities.

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Healing & Identity

““Before youth can lead, they must be seen, valued, and healed.””

  • Provide trauma-informed and culturally affirming spaces

  • Facilitate identity exploration and storytelling

  • Support youth in building self-awareness and self-efficacy

Our Pillars

Leadership & Self-Determination

““We don’t create leaders — we activate the leadership already within.””

  • Offer youth-led programming and peer mentorship

  • Develop skills through goal setting and agency-building

  • Support critical consciousness and leadership through paid advocacy opportunities

Liberation & Systems Change

““Our youth are not broken — the systems around them are.” ”

  • Facilitate justice literacy and civic engagement 

  • Train youth in organizing and collective action

  • Engage youth in shaping systems through participatory reentry and policy work