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{{Resource
|Group=Community And Other Support Services
|Category=Reentry Support Services
|Name=Insight Alliance
|Description=The Insight Alliance works in prisons and in the community to transform the lives of adults and youths impacted by the carceral system by pointing them to their innate resilience and wellbeing. The Insight Alliance does so through/offers the following programs and resources:

'''Insight To Wellbeing Program''' Insight to Wellbeing is the Insight Alliance’s signature 10-week, evidence-based program that’s offered in a group setting for 1.5 - 2 hours per week. The program is led by a cohort of trained teachers who utilize a strengths-based curriculum designed to teach an understanding of the mind and human experience for the purpose of reducing risk factors, uncovering resiliency, and promoting emotional and psychological well- being for adults and youth in the criminal justice system. This is taught through a compilation of sessions that speak to the potential, ability and resilience inside every human.

Currently, Insight to Wellbeing is offered at:
* Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI), Portland, Oregon
* Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF), Wilsonville, Oregon
* MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, Woodburn, Oregon
* Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility, Albany, Oregon
* NW Regional Re-entry Center, Portland, Oregon

They also offer Insight to Wellbeing through community-based partners such as Morrison Child & Family Services, the Federal DSTART (Deferred Sentencing To Advance Rehabilitation & Treatment) program, and Parrott Creek Child & Family Services. ''https://www.theinsightalliance.org/insight-to-wellbeing''

'''Peer Mentorship Program''' The Insight Alliance’s peer mentors offer support to their mentees as they navigate life after being released from prison, typically alongside a Case Manager. Peer mentors provide educational, career, and recreational supports and opportunities to their mentees. Participants who share similar life experiences are paired, enabling mentors to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges their mentees are encountering.

Mentee-mentor meetings take place in person or virtually, at least once a month, with the frequency determined by both the mentor and mentee. Mentees and mentors also have opportunities for more informal check-ins, through phone calls, texts, emails, etc.

Becoming a Mentor: The Insight Alliance welcomes mentors who have had lived experience with the prison system and have participated in their Insight to Wellbeing program. Most of all, The Insight Alliance seeks individuals who are genuinely interested in intentionally supporting individuals as they reenter their communities from prison. All peer mentors are paid a monthly stipend.

Becoming a Mentee: Mentees are individuals who have recently been released from prison and have gone through The Insight Alliance’s 10-week Insight to Wellbeing program. All referrals for this program come from Insight to Wellbeing teaching team. ''https://www.theinsightalliance.org/peer-mentorship''

'''Moments of Insight''' The Insight Alliance also distributes an interactive newsletter in Oregon’s prisons, Moments of Insight, that was launched in the spring of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moments of Insight features stories, poems and artwork from folks in prison, and aspects of The Insight Alliance’s educational model. Newsletters are issued year round. Past issues can be accessed online. ''https://www.theinsightalliance.org/moments-of-insight''

'''Good Neighbor Clothing Closet''' The Insight Alliance provides free clothing to community members in need who have been impacted by the carceral system, addiction, and homelessness. they partner with other nonprofits in the area to provide clothing to their clients. Partner organizations pay a monthly fee and then receive a designated, weekly time slot to bring clients. Additionally, clients accessing other services from The Insight Alliance can receive free clothing. ''https://www.theinsightalliance.org/clothing-closet''
|Provider=The Insight Alliance
|Facilities=Insight Alliance Office
}}
{{Contact
|Name=Office
|Phone=(503) -543-1800
|Email=contact@theinsightalliance.org
}}