Now booking 2026–2027 trainings
Training that changes how show up for people.
Lived experience, systems thinking, and practical tools for teams working with people affected by incarceration, criminal records, violence, and reentry. Not awareness sessions. Practice change.
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Signature trainingFrom Survival to Significance™
Violence prevention through lived experience, trauma awareness, and transformation
Local from$4,500
From Survival to Significance™
Violence prevention through lived experience, trauma awareness, and transformationAn interactive training on how trauma, environment, identity, belonging, and survival shape behavior, and how organizations can prevent violence through stronger relationships, practical intervention, accountability, and healing-centered approaches.
It brings together lived experience, trauma-informed practice, violence interruption, de-escalation, and hands-on intervention skills, built around the Survival to Significance Framework™ and the S.H.I.F.T.™ intervention model.
Best for
Youth-serving organizations, schools, violence-prevention teams, nonprofits, and community organizations.
Formats
- Keynote, masterclass, full-day, or two-day institute
- Kansas City areafrom $4,500
- Outside Kansas Cityfrom $6,500 + travel
Sealed Justice
Ending mass incarceration, collateral consequences, and the health crisis of a broken system
From$2,000
Sealed Justice
Ending mass incarceration, collateral consequences, and the health crisis of a broken systemA big-picture training on how incarceration, criminal records, collateral consequences, social determinants of health, and institutional barriers intersect. Participants move from understanding the problem to recognizing the systems and practices that keep reproducing it.
- Mass incarceration
- Collateral consequences
- Housing and employment barriers
- Health and behavioral-health impacts
- Community instability
- Social determinants of health
- Reentry
- Systems change and reform
Best for
Universities, foundations, government agencies, healthcare systems, nonprofits, and community coalitions.
Formats
- 90 minutes$2,000
- Half-day$3,000
- Full-day$5,000
Beyond the Sentence
The hidden impact of criminal convictions
From$2,000
Beyond the Sentence
The hidden impact of criminal convictionsOur dedicated collateral-consequences training. Collateral consequences are the sanctions and disqualifications that exist apart from a criminal sentence, and they extend punishment long after someone leaves the courtroom. Nationwide, people with records face more than 44,000 of them, and about 1.8 million Missourians have a criminal record. The session closes by examining how public safety and successful reentry can coexist through thoughtful policy change.
- Housing
- Employment
- Occupational licensing
- Education
- Benefits
- Civic participation
- Family stability
- Reentry
Best for
Courts, employers, nonprofits, workforce organizations, housing providers, government agencies, and universities.
Formats
- 90 minutes$2,000
- Half-day$3,000
Understanding Mass Incarceration
How we got here, and why it still matters
From$2,000
Understanding Mass Incarceration
How we got here, and why it still mattersA foundational training on the growth and lasting impact of mass incarceration on individuals, families, communities, and institutions.
- How mass incarceration developed
- Justice involvement and poverty
- Family and community impact
- Reentry
- Opportunity and exclusion
- Systems and policy
- Long-term effects of incarceration
Best for
Nonprofits, universities, government agencies, foundations, community organizations, and employers.
Formats
- 90 minutes$2,000
- Half-day$3,000
Reentry Is More Than Release
What it really takes to come home
From$2,000
Reentry Is More Than Release
What it really takes to come homeRelease from incarceration is an event. Reentry is a process. This training examines the connected challenges people face when they return to the community.
- Housing
- Employment
- Transportation
- Finances
- Family relationships
- Healthcare
- Identity
- Criminal records
- Institutional navigation
- Stabilization
Best for
Courts, corrections, nonprofits, government agencies, workforce organizations, and community providers.
Formats
- 90 minutes$2,000
- Half-day$3,000
Working Effectively With Justice-Impacted People
Understand the experience. Build the relationship. Improve the outcome.
From$2,000
Working Effectively With Justice-Impacted People
Understand the experience. Build the relationship. Improve the outcome.For professionals who serve, supervise, employ, teach, or support people affected by the criminal justice system.
- Language and stigma
- Institutional distrust
- Reentry realities
- Survival behavior
- Accountability
- Relationship-building
- Avoiding assumptions based on criminal history
- Professional engagement
Best for
Nonprofits, courts, workforce programs, behavioral-health providers, educators, employers, and government agencies.
Formats
- 90 minutes$2,000
- Half-day$3,000
Fair-Chance Hiring
Look beyond the record to build a stronger workforce
From$2,000
Fair-Chance Hiring
Look beyond the record to build a stronger workforceA practical training for employers and HR professionals building real employment pathways for people with criminal records.
- Criminal-record barriers
- Background-check practices
- Individualized assessment
- Organizational culture
- Hiring policy
- Retention
- Second-chance employment pathways
- Workforce opportunity
Best for
Employers, HR teams, workforce organizations, chambers of commerce, and economic-development organizations.
Formats
- 90 minutes$2,000
- Half-day$3,000
Systems Change in Reentry
Stop fixing people. Start fixing systems.
From$3,000
Systems Change in Reentry
Stop fixing people. Start fixing systems.A deeper training for organizations ready to move past individual interventions and examine the systems surrounding justice involvement. Participants learn to spot where systems create barriers, and where organizational or institutional change can improve outcomes.
- Policies
- Practices
- Resource flows
- Relationships
- Power dynamics
- Mental models
Best for
Foundations, government agencies, nonprofits, coalitions, universities, courts, and leadership teams.
Formats
- Half-day$3,000
- Full-day$5,000
Lived Experience as Leadership
Turning lived experience into leadership, influence, and systems change
From$2,000
Lived Experience as Leadership
Turning lived experience into leadership, influence, and systems changeHow organizations can move past tokenism and meaningfully include people directly affected by systems in leadership, strategy, policy, program design, and decision-making.
- Lived experience as expertise
- Leadership development
- Tokenism
- Compensation
- Power and decision-making
- Organizational culture
- Policy influence
- Authentic community engagement
Best for
Nonprofits, foundations, government agencies, boards, coalitions, universities, and community organizations.
Formats
- 90 minutes$2,000
- Half-day$3,000
Building a Second-Chance Organization
Turning values into policy, practice, and culture
From$3,000
Building a Second-Chance Organization
Turning values into policy, practice, and cultureMany organizations say they believe in second chances. This training helps them check whether their policies and practices reflect that commitment.
- Hiring
- Background checks
- Volunteer eligibility
- Language
- Organizational culture
- Leadership opportunities
- Client engagement
- Vendor and procurement practices
- Partnerships
- Internal policy review
Best for
Employers, nonprofits, government agencies, educational institutions, and faith-based organizations.
Formats
- Half-day$3,000
- Full-day$5,000
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Pick a training and format to see the starting price. When it looks right, send it to us and we'll confirm the details with you.
Starting price
You may qualify for a Community Access Rate. We'll talk it through with you.
Includes facilitation, preparation, and materials. Share these details in your request, and book a planning call right in the form. Final pricing is confirmed after that call.
Straightforward pricing
Every training in the catalog uses the same rate card, so you can budget by format instead of by topic.
- Kansas City area. Rates apply within about 50 miles of downtown Kansas City. Outside that area, travel expenses are added.
- Community Access Rates. Reduced rates are available for qualifying small nonprofits and grassroots organizations.
- Custom engagements. Multi-session series, blended topics, and organizational consulting are priced by proposal.
available on request
Go further than a single workshop
For organizations ready to change policy and practice, not just attend a session. Each package is tailored to your team after an initial conversation.
Justice-Informed Organization
For teams building a shared foundation across staff and leadership.
- Organizational assessment
- Leadership consultation
- Customized staff training
- Policy and practice recommendations
- Follow-up implementation session
Second-Chance Workplace
For employers ready to open real pathways to work.
- Hiring-practice review
- Fair-Chance Hiring training
- Leadership session
- Staff training
- Implementation recommendations
Systems Change Partnership
For funders, agencies, and coalitions working at the systems level.
- Organizational assessment
- Systems-change workshop
- Facilitated strategy session
- Written recommendations
- Follow-up technical assistance
Buying for a court, agency, university, or health system?
See sector-specific recommendations, engagement levels, and how we work with procurement, from proposals and W-9s to purchase orders.
How booking works
From first email to training day, we keep it simple.
Send a request
Tell us about your team and goals, and book a 20-minute planning call in the same form.
Plan together
On the call, we learn your audience, setting, and what you want to change.
Confirm the details
You receive a proposal with format, date, and final pricing.
Train your team
We deliver the session and help you identify practical next steps.
Jailed more than 30 times before 18. Turned down by more than 175 employers. Now he trains the systems that shut him out.
Clear Tomorrow KC training is built on lived experience, from people who know these systems from the inside.
Johnny Waller Jr.
Founder & CEO, Clear Tomorrow KC. Lead facilitator.
Johnny knows the system from both sides: what it's like to live inside it, and what it takes to change it.
By 14, Johnny was homeless and alone, turning to gangs and drugs to fill the gaps in his life. By 16 he had survived a gunshot wound to the head. He was jailed more than 30 times before he turned 18 and later served time in prison. After his release, more than 175 employers turned him down because of his record. He kept going, and rebuilt his life from the ground up.
Since then, he has earned an associate degree with honors from Johnson County Community College and a bachelor's in Business Management and master's in Organizational Leadership and Development from Rockhurst University, where he was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma. He is now pursuing an EdD in Education and Leadership. Before founding Clear Tomorrow KC in 2024, he managed the Clear My Record Expungement Clinic at the UMKC School of Law.
He founded Kansas City Expungement Day, championed the 2026 City Council resolution declaring April Second Chance Month in Kansas City, and leads the KC Municipal Court Community Coalition in partnership with Presiding Judge Courtney A. Wachal. That's what he brings to every training: a clear-eyed understanding of the barriers people face, and practical experience changing the policies that create them.
Policy he helped pass
- Kansas City Ban the Box ordinance2013
- Missouri SB 680, SNAP access for people with drug felonies2014
- KC criminal records in employment protections2018
- Missouri SB 793, Raise the Age2018
- Jackson County deferred prosecution of drug crimes2021
Recognition
- Second Chance Month in Kansas CityCity Council Resolution 260346, 2026
- Kansas City Expungement DayCity Council Resolution 230806, 2023
- Kansas City Everyday Hero AwardAdHoc Group Against Crime, 2021
- Equity Partner of the YearMORE2, 2020
- Community ChampionAim4Peace Violence Prevention Program, 2019
- "Mr. Kindness"KC Health Magazine, 2019
What makes this training different
Lived experience
Real-world understanding of incarceration, criminal records, violence, exclusion, and reentry.
Systems thinking
Participants look past individual behavior to the structures that shape outcomes.
Practical application
Tools your organization can put to work the next day.
Organizational change
We move past awareness toward changes in policy, practice, and culture.
Common questions
What's included in the price?
Facilitation, preparation, and training materials. Organizational packages also include assessment, recommendations, and follow-up support as listed.
Do you travel outside Kansas City?
Yes. Rates shown apply within about 50 miles of downtown Kansas City. For engagements outside that area, travel expenses are added. From Survival to Significance™ starts at $6,500 plus travel outside the area.
What are Community Access Rates?
Reduced rates for qualifying small nonprofits and grassroots organizations, so cost doesn't keep community groups from this work. Mention it when you reach out and we'll talk it through.
Can you customize a training for our team?
Every training is adapted to your audience and setting. We can also combine topics, build a multi-session series, or design something new at the intersection of justice involvement, reentry, violence prevention, employment, housing, lived experience, and systems change.
We're a court, agency, university, or health system. Can you work with our procurement process?
Yes. Our training for institutions page covers sector recommendations, engagement levels, and the paperwork we provide, including proposals, scopes of work, W-9s, and purchase orders.
Which training should we start with?
Use the filters above to see what fits your sector. If you're still unsure, email training@ctkc.org with a few sentences about your team and we'll recommend a starting point.
Bring Clear Tomorrow KC to your organization
Whether your team works in justice, workforce development, education, government, violence prevention, housing, healthcare, or community services, we'll design training that turns understanding into better practice.
Don't see what you need?
We develop custom training at the intersection of justice involvement, reentry, violence prevention, employment, housing, lived experience, and systems change. Email training@ctkc.org to start a conversation.