RE-INTERGRATION SUPPORT (RE-ENTRY)
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Peer Mentorship/Reintegration provides 1:1 mentorship for additional support such as: life skills, employment, housing, stability and work to create a plan for direction. This program is based at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility beginning six months prior to a woman's release date, and is built around an individual action plan and follow-ups. The program launched April 2018 in partnership with African American Program (AAP) through Multnomah County.
PEER MENTORSHIP AND REINTEGRATION GROUPS
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Our Peer Mentorship is an opportunity for peers to connect with an inmate 6 months prior to their release to assist with stability, support, advocacy, and leadership development.
The program was launched in April 2018 at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. We visit the women twice a month for 2 hours. Our goal is to build relationships, make connections, and develop trust with our mentees, so once released we will work together to follow- thru on accomplishing goals and helping their needs get met. It’s a great opportunity for us to meet the ladies first get to know about them, and how our program can be of a service. We focus on self, family, community, and spirituality and healing.
Two months prior to their release we help assist them with creating an action plan which focuses on: education, employment, housing, family & individual counseling, legal, spirituality, and self. This action plan helps them to take ownership of their life and to be responsible for taking the necessary steps to become productive and successful by having a sense of direction and a plan set up to navigate re-entering the community to become successful and productive. The plan will allow them to share their plan with their PO’s so he/she can support them with the resources and tools they have to support them.
Our Peer Mentorship program is for women we serve who are incarcerated. Due to the capacity and funding we are not able to assist by mentoring the women seeking services for mentors.
THE FAITH HOUSE
WE BELIEVE EVERY WOMAN DESERVES DIGNITY, OPPORTUNITY, AND SUPPORT
Who we serve:
Women returning to the community from incarceration, who are seeking stability, recovery, and a fresh start.
more details onNAVIGATE BACK HOME
Navigate Back Home is a trauma informed program that gives women opportunities to continue to work on their journey of recovery, and rebuild their lives. Our Housing Referral Coordinator will ensure each woman receives support and guidance to obtain stability for long-term continuum of care until they receive permanent housing. Further, the Housing Coordinator will connect with housing agencies, such as Home Forward, second chance landlords, Clean and Sober Living homes, homeless shelters, homes for single women, and women with children to identify what housing opportunities are available.
The goal of the Navigate Back Home program is to work with women for the two to three months prior to completion of transitional housing/and or treatment. With this timeline, the women will leave with a sense of direction and a plan for success. Together, the Housing Coordinator, and the women will create an action plan for continuum care and stabilization. The women will also participate in wrap-around services such as rent-well classes, life-skills groups, credit repair, sign-up to get a savings account, and expungement for record clearing to get themselves prepared to become an accountable and responsible tenant.
