KAT BAKRANIA, MSW

Director of Reentry

pronouns: she/her

Kat is responsible for overseeing reentry at YSRP and representing YSRP in the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania reentry ecosystems, while also providing holistic reentry case management for youth being charged as adults in the criminal legal system. Kat has a background in community organizing and is passionate about building toward a world without cages and with abundant resources so that we all may thrive. She earned her Master of Social Work with a certificate in Human Services Management from the University of Pittsburgh and her Bachelor's in Political Science from the University of Rochester, where she currently sits on the Capstone Committee for the Certificate in Community-Engaged Learning. Kat's favorite part of her job is building relationships with client partners.

Contact: kbakrania@ysrp.org; 267-225-6825