Liberation Literacy - Incarcerated Adult and Youth Support Services and Programs
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| Group | Community And Other Support Services |
| Category | Incarcerated Adult and Youth Support Services and Programs |
| Name | Liberation Literacy |
| Provider | Liberation Literacy |
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Description
Liberation Literacy’s mission is to build social justice literacy in prisons in order to reimagine and rearticulate the relationship between incarceration, the community, and ourselves. Liberation Literacy aims to be directly led and structurally driven by individuals who were formerly or are currently imprisoned, and people impacted by incarceration. To do so, their core goal is maintaining a connection and uplifting the needs of their members at Columbia Rive Correctional Institution (CRCI). The initiatives organized by Liberation Literacy reflect the current needs of those at CRCI such as supporting their families, roles as parents, food for their communities, housing, financial support, mental health, and trauma-informed healing.
The effects of COVID-19 have magnified the already inherent isolation of imprisonment for incarcerated members and their families. Liberation Literacy’s outside groups meet regularly online to discuss how they can best support their incarcerated and formerly incarcerated members, and empower each other to fight against the prison industrial complex and build community care. Their community committees are how they organize and focus on initiatives. Liberation Literacy’s current committees include: Imprisoned Member Contact + Transitions, Career + Housing Resources, Restorative Care, and Family Support.
Contacts
Contact: Office Phone: (971) 350-9178 Email: liberation.literacy@gmail.com