The Ground
The Ground nonprofit was founded by Emily in 2019. The Ground offers social and emotional language awareness to combat negative personal narratives and support peaceful conflict resolution. The Ground currently offers programing at Kern Valley State Prison, Nightingale school in Stockton CA and in partnership with DEFY Ventures.
Our goal at The Ground is to recognize what we share, celebrate what makes us unique and support equity of opportunity for all people.
Defy Ventures Interviews
Defying the Narrative
Check out Emily interviewing two formerly incarcerated Defy Ventures program graduates and current staff members to learn about how they used their prison time in isolation to create new personal narratives!
Defying the Odds
Watch Jule Hall interview Emily!
GCLI Interview
Listen to Emily’s interview with Katherine Berdy from Gardner Carney Leadership Institute!
Filmmaking Conversations Interview
Listen to Emily’s interview with Damien Swaby from the Filmmaking Conversations Podcast!
Press in the Pioneer
Yard C at Kern Valley State Prison is home to The Ground program. Below is an issue of The Pioneer, their newspaper.
Our Yearly New Year Greetings
The Ground Newsletters
Each month, Emily and her team at The Ground develop a newsletter that is sent to inmates, providing them with inspiration and emotional support that is tailored to their experience.
