Caitlin Dawkins

Principal TA Consultant

Caitlin Dawkins is a principal technical assistance consultant at AIR where she serves in a leadership role across a portfolio of work that advances justice. Dawkins utilizes her unique expertise that sits at the intersection of justice, workforce, and education to advance evidence-based practices and policy. Currently, Dawkins serves as the technical assistance lead for Measurements for Accountability to All People in Policy Solutions and justice fellowship efforts at AIR, and she serves as senior advisor and subject matter expert on various projects. In 2023, Dawkins served as the director of the National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) and oversaw technical assistance and national, state, tribal, and local partner development and engagement for the center.

Dawkins is committed to advancing justice and thriving communities. She has served in multiple capacities including direct service, advocacy, and intermediary roles. Prior to joining AIR, she was FHI 360’s director of justice programs, where she oversaw the strategic direction of the portfolio of work that aimed to advance justice. 
 

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Expertise
Human Services
Justice Systems
Services
Technical Assistance

M.B.A., Strayer University; B.A., Winston-Salem State University

Contact Caitlin Dawkins

+1.202.403.5000
Related Work
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Building Second Chances Through Reentry

15 Mar 2024
Every April marks Second Chance Month, an opportunity to recognize why reentry is important for individuals and communities. Learn how AIR is supporting the field of reentry and ensuring that all individuals have an opportunity at a second chance.

Measurements for Accountability to All People in Policy Solutions (MAAPPS)

Opioid settlement dollars, cannabis tax revenue, and other funding streams have provided an opportunity for some states to consider different ways of investing in solutions to address the overdose crisis and responses to the needs of their communities. The project introduces the MAAPPS process, which seeks to support states in ...
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The Challenges that Impede Successful Reentry and Why Second Chances Matter 

11 Apr 2023
Caitlin Dawkins, a principal technical assistance consultant at AIR, helped to develop the concept of Second Chance Month, with colleagues at Prison Fellowship. In this Q&A, Dawkins explains why successful reentry is hard to measure and dispels some misconceptions around reentry.  
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Justice Equity Fellowship

AIR is developing a 12-month part-time Justice Equity Fellowship for individuals directly impacted by the justice system. The goals of the Fellowship include (a) advancing employment opportunities in research and technical assistance positions for individuals directly impacted by the justice system and (b) supporting AIR’s organizational learning and development to ...
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Strengthening Workforce Training and Reintegration Supports for Justice-Involved Individuals

Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth and young adults face unique challenges to furthering their education, acquiring skills for in-demand occupations and industries, and obtaining living-wage employment. With justice-involved individuals facing complex and persistent barriers, the PROMISE Center seeks to identify approaches with the potential to help large numbers of justice-involved ...
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National Reentry Resource Center

The National Reentry Resource Center (operated by AIR from 2019-2023) supported the provision of a comprehensive response to the adults and juveniles who leave prisons, jails and juvenile residential facilities and return to their communities with support from the Second Chance Act.

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The Hechinger Report

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