02/15/2026
Bridge Forward Podcast
Policy. Power. Possibility.
Bridge Forward Podcast is a platform dedicated to advancing real solutions for reentry, workforce access, and public safety in Texas. Powered by Texas Federation of the People Foundation Inc., this podcast moves the conversation beyond sympathy and into structure.
Our intention is simple:
To build systems that work.
We center the voices of returning citizens, employers, policymakers, mental health professionals, and community leaders who are committed to transforming how reentry is understood and implemented.
Our goals include:
• Breaking down barriers to employment
• Expanding access to stable housing
• Addressing gaps in healthcare and mental health services
• Promoting Clean Slate and policy reform
• Strengthening employer partnerships
• Advancing community-based public safety models
Bridge Forward is not commentary. It is infrastructure-building dialogue.
Each episode explores the real barriers people face after incarceration — from job discrimination and housing denials to untreated trauma and lack of access to healthcare. We discuss what works, what fails, and what must change before the 90th Legislative Session and beyond.
We will feature:
• Returning citizens who have rebuilt their lives
• Employers hiring second-chance talent
• Legislators and policy experts
• Workforce leaders
• Mental health professionals
• Faith leaders and community organizers
And we are bringing these conversations into the room.
Bridge Forward is recorded live with a studio audience, creating space for community participation, direct engagement, and real-time dialogue.
Live Broadcast Ticket: $50.00
Register here:
https://forms.gle/vhicyAkmsbzaDcAd7
This is where public safety meets economic opportunity.
This is where policy meets lived experience.
This is where second chances become strategy.
Bridge Forward.
Building the road back — together.