The Office on Returning Citizen Affairs - ORCA

This is your reminder that Section B leaf collection starts tomorrow!

If you haven't already, rake your leaves to the curb or treebox so our DC Department of Public Works crews can pick them up and continue keeping our communities clean.

Recently, the 6th cohort of the MORCA-Georgetown Paralegal Program graduates after
an intense 24-week curriculum and earned a certificate of completion from Georgetown University Law Center.
This program provides formerly incarcerated individuals with the legal training and professional development needed for successful careers in the legal profession, while giving them a
Interested in enrolling? Visit tinyurl.com/paralegal26
Mayor BowserGeorgetown University Prisons and Justice InitiativeDeputy Mayor of Public Safety and Justice Moca DC

Join us & the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) for an info session to learn how to open a bar, lounge or tavern.

Wednesday, October 22 at 4 PM
2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Suite 100

RSVP: tinyurl.com/morcahospitality

The Mayor’s Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives (MOWPI), in partnership with the Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA), invites women returning citizens and their families to a wage negotiation workshop facilitated by the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

This session will help you build skills to negotiate your compensation in the workplace.

Wednesday, October 8
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Benning Library, 3935 Benning Rd NE

RSVP: tinyurl.com/WorkSmartOct

For Returning citizen women!Join MORCA for MORCA SHE. MORCA SHE is a program of MORCA dedicated to empowering women returning home from incarceration. The event will honor and celebrate the contributions of women in the Go-Go music. RSVP today!

Join Mayor Bowser to Clap Our Students Back to School!

We want to wish all of our students a happy first day of school and a successful year ahead! Please join us on Monday, August 25, 2025, from 7:45 AM to 9:00AM as we clap our kids back and surround them with encouragement and positive energy.

Please take a moment to sign up now!

Fill | Join Mayor Bowser to Clap Our Students Back to School! We want to wish all of our students a happy first day of school and a successful year ahead! 🎉 Please join us on Monday, August 25, 2025, from 7:45 AM to 9:00AM as we clap our kids back and surround them with encouragement and positive energy.   👉 Please take a moment to fi...

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Join The Mayor's Office on Returning Citizen Affairs for the 3rd Annual Keeping It Reel. A day full of fishing, games and roller skating for returning citizens, their families and friends.

Saturday, September 13 at 11AM
Anacostia Park Skate Pavilion
1500 Anacostia Dr SE

RSVP: tinyurl.com/keepingitreel25

MORCA Adventures-Kayaking

🎣 We recently hosted the first event in the MORCA Adventures series where we give returning citizens the chance to try something new, build community, and explore outdoor interactive activities. We went to the Kingman and Heritage Island in Ward 7 for a day of fishing, kayaking and bonding. #FairShot #SecondChances @mayor_bowser @dcdmpsj @mlkdeli @brendarichardson724 @livingclassroomsfoundation

Director Lamont Carey and Staff Assistant Mark Ford attended the 2025 Neighbors for Justice Cookout at Watkins Regional Park. The event brought together recipients of the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (IRAA) and the Second Look Amendment Act (SLAA), providing an opportunity for fellowship and sharing success stories with their families and other attendees. Mayor BowserDC Mayor's Office of Community AffairsDeputy Mayor of Public Safety and JusticeJackie Reyes Yanes

MORCA’s 1st. Homebuyers program for Returning Citizens! Scan the barcode to register!