Village Resources - Recovery Support Services

Group	Community And Other Support Services
Category	Recovery Support Services
Name	Village Resources
Provider	Village Resources

Description

Village Resources is a non-profit designed to mitigate the initial barriers that male and female “Adults in Custody” encounter after release from Oregon correctional facilities. Village Resources was created to address and provide post-release resources during the first 30-60 critical days after release. They offer mentorship and guidance to individuals immediately after leaving the prison environment to assist them in the planning and logistics necessary to access key daily living resources, and to support them in maintaining pro-social behaviors consistent with appropriate community living.

Village Resources primary focus is to provide support and resources designed to mitigate the barriers to successful transition, as well as supporting pro-social thinking by modeling, and addressing criminal thinking behaviors. To help them on their reentry journey Village Resources provides a variety of daily living essentials.

Their programs include:

Restored Bike Program Village Resources receives used and repairable bikes and restores them in working condition for donation to individuals who have suspended licenses and/or no means of transportation at release, and require alternative transportation to make required visits to programming, parole officer reporting, and employment locations. Bike parts are purchased at wholesale from a local bike store, and the bike repairs are conducted by volunteer engineers from a local software company.

Resource Deliverables Village Resources provides:

• over the over-the-counter cell-phones with minutes to support employment and community resource connection, based on assessed need.
• transportation and mentoring support to mitigate barriers associated with accessing resources necessary for successful daily living.
• additional daily living necessities such as work ready clothing, a hygiene kit, work boots and tools designed to encourage and support immediate employment.

Mentoring Support Trained mentors are available to be assigned to each release and, will be in contact with the inmate both prior to and after release with the goal of establishing a list of immediate needs at release, including assistance in applying for SSI/SSD, supplying housing and employment contact resources, and encouraging affiliation with community support groups.

https://villageresources.org/our-programs/

Contacts

Contact: Office Phone: (480) 737-3595 Email: vrrentry@gmail.com