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WomenFirst’s mission is to provide a nurturing environment so women can rebuild their lives and self-worth by building their leadership and life skills.
WomenFirst '''Reintegration Peer Mentor''' program begins serving women six months prior to their release out of Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF). This first phase is to build relationships, make connections, develop trust and get to know more about the women they will be serving for the next year beyond release. WomenFirst is there on the day of their release to be of support, if needed, to celebrate and acknowledge their first day of their journey reentering the community.
WomenFirst’s '''Clean and Sober Long-Term Recovery Continuum Care Program''' provides a place for women to stay after completing transitional housing and/or treatment for up to two tears at an affordable cost until they receive permanent housing.
The program bridges the gap and meets the housing needs for women by providing them with a safe and stable home at an affordable rate so women then can continue to thrive, strive, rebuild their lives, reunite with their children, and participate within the wrap-around support service & programs that will prepare them to become responsible accountable tenants.
Other WomenFirst programs and services include:
'''“I Love Me” Women Empowerment Groups''' deliver innovative trainings and skill building for women in their most vulnerable populations. The curriculum focuses on identity formation, value clarification, healthy lifestyles, and leadership development. They also promote healthy behaviors to increase social, emotional, and spiritual growth. Their focus is to provide a safe and nurturing environment where women can share their experiences and learn from others.
'''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. Program launched April 2018 partnership with African American Program (AAP) through Multnomah County.
'''Navigate Back Home''' is a trauma informed pilot program that provides 10-20 women opportunities to continue to work on their journey of recovery, reunite with their children, and rebuild their lives. Their Housing Referral Coordinator ensures each woman receives support and guidance to obtain stability for long-term continuum care until they receive permanent housing. Further, the Housing Navigator will continue to connect with housing agencies, such as second chance landlords, homes for single women, and women with children to identify what housing opportunities are available.
'''Life Skills Development''' delivers the skills necessary or desirable for full participation associated with managing and living a better quality of life. This curriculum focuses on conflict resolution, effective communication, financial literacy, interpersonal relationships, self-awareness, creative thinking, and how to be assertive.
Other services WomenFirst provides include: Interview and work clothes to help women “dress for success” and other emergency clothing as needed. Job search assistance. Food and healthcare assistance. Meditation, healing and self-care practice training. Washer and dryer access. Breastfeeding room. Recovery room and community resource lab.
''https://www.rebuildwomenfirst.org/programs-and-services''
Contact WomenFirst online: ''https://www.rebuildwomenfirst.org/contact-us''
WomenFirst Transition & Referral Center - Reentry Support Services +
A non-profit organization that partners with young Black men to reshape narratives about them and build a relationship of trust between them and law enforcement. +
'''Word is Bond''' ''522 NW 23rd Ave. Suite J'' ''Portland, Oregon 97210'' ''mywordisbond.org''
A non-profit, Black-led organization to mentor young Black men (age 15-20) as they transition from boyhood to adulthood. The objective is to help them realize their full potential through “dynamic programming” in the areas of leadership development. storytelling, public speaking, college prep, outdoor leadership Black history and identity, mental health, mentorship, self-care, and civic engagement. +
A non-profit Black-led organization to mentor young Black men (age 15-20) as they transition from boyhood to adulthood. The objective is to help them realize their full potential through “dynamic programming” in the areas of leadership development. storytelling, public speaking, college prep, outdoor leadership Black history and identity, mental health, mentorship, self-care, and civic engagement. +
'''Education/Training''' ''522 NW 23rd Ave., Suite J, Portland, Oregon 97210'' ''https://www.mywordisbond.org/''
Word is Bond is a Portland-based, Black-led nonprofit that mentors and empowers young Black men ages 15 through 20, as they transition into adulthood. Word is Bound seeks to help Black youth realize their full potential through "dynamic programming" in the areas of leadership development, public speaking, storytelling, professional and career development, college prep, mentorship, outdoor leadership, civic engagement,
Black history and Black identity, mental health and self-care, international travel, and service to others . Word is Bound runs the following programs:
'''Rising Leaders Program''' is a three-year leadership incubator program that is part internship, part rite-of-passage program. Participants advance through Rising Leaders in leadership cohorts, consisting of young Black men from across Portland, beginning in the summer after their freshman year in high school. In year one, participants learn foundational leadership and professional development skills. In year two, they are placed in a professional internship. In year three, participants engage in the Black Star Homecoming Experience in which ambassadors travel to Ghana, West Africa for a two- week immersive international leadership experience. Rising Leader is free to all participants and features no barriers to entry based on academic performance or extracurricular activities. Ambassadors receive daily meals during the program, haircuts, a business suit, and a professional photoshoot.
The '''Spring Leadership Forum''' consists of a seven-day leadership trip to Washington D.C.
'''Level Up''' is their school year program and connects participants with mentors, resources, tools, and workshops that help them achieve their goals. Level Up runs from September through May annually. It hosts different events each month for free and is open to young Black men ages 13-19 in the Portland Metro Area. To sign up contact Executive Director Lakayana Drury at ''lakayana@mywordisbound.org''
'''In My Shoes''' is an interactive community walking tour project curated and facilitated by community ambassadors of Word is Bound. The project features walking tours in neighborhoods across Portland. In My Shoes also hosts a 5K community tour in September.
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Write Around Portland - Art and Cultural Programs +
Write Around Portland provides free creative writing workshops. They partner with agencies and organizations (including hospitals, schools, prisons, treatment centers, senior centers, low-income housing buildings, homeless shelters, and other healthcare and social service settings) to provide creative writing workshops for the adults and youth they serve. Trained volunteers facilitate the workshops.
Workshops culminate in free community readings where participants from each group share their work with each other and with members of the public. Write Around Portland also holds readings in correctional facilities and other locations where participants aren’t able to attend the public readings. Write Around Portland is committed to finding the widest possible audience for their writers, so they also publish books of participants’ writing, which they make available in local bookstores, online, and at the reading. +
Wy’East Plaza features 175 homes with much lower than market-rate rents for households who want more affordable options. +
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The YWCA of Greater Portland’s mission is to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Their approach is person-centered, trauma-informed, and strengths-based. They provide responsive services that meet the evolving needs of their community. YWCA’s programs and services include:
'''Survivor Services''' YWCA advocates assist at a hotline located at Gateway Center for DV Survivors connecting them to the personal support to find safety and security. They advocate for their program participants so they don’t get lost in or mistreated by the system.
Their '''Communities of Restoration and Healing (CoHR) program''' supports Survivors and their families with safe and stable shared co-housing. YWCA operates five democratically-run houses with 34 units where Survivors and their families can heal from trauma and rebuild residency in community.
Their therapy team provides Survivors with free therapy from therapists who have extensive experience addressing sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and sensitivity to the effects of violence on children. They offer a trauma-informed clinical training program for counseling interns to gain experience working with Survivors.
Through its '''In Reach Team''' , YWCA connects unhoused Survivors in encampments and shelters throughout the County with safe and stable housing. The In Reach Team provides resource connection, financial support, advocacy, and retention services for up to one year after housing placement.
YWCA’s '''Family Preservation Project (FPP)''' promotes individual and system level change to reduce the collateral consequences of parental incarceration on children, families and the community. FPP strengthens families and communities by assisting incarcerated women as they become rooted in their identities as mothers, promoting the rights of children of incarcerated parents, and providing trauma-informed services designed specifically for each parent’s unique needs.
FPP provides direct service programs, three of which operate inside Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCC) in Wilsonville, Oregon:
The '''Family Reunification Program''' includes therapeutic visitations with children, parenting support and education groups, intensive individual transition planning, caregiver support, wrap-around support for children and families, family meetings, parent-teacher conferences, and biopsychosocial assessments.
The '''Family Resource Center''' offers individual and group-based support services, juvenile and family law support, and addresses barriers to connection with children, families, and professional services.
The '''Re-entry Program''' sends peer advocates to meet women when they are released from prison. The program assists women by providing them with re-entry necessities, including hygiene supplies, clothing, a backpack or tote, as well as emotional support.
''https://www.ywcapdx.org/family-preservation-project''
YWCA’s '''Senior Services''' include: Respite And Support For Caregivers ''',''' Activities and Support Groups ''',''' Insurance Counseling ''',''' Transportation, and Legal Assistance '''.''' The Senior Services team also acts as advocates for their clients by facilitating their access to services provided by the YWCA’s partner agencies. These services include personal care, housekeeping, adult day care, and other services. ''https://www.ywcapdx.org/senior-services''
YWCA’s '''Social Justice Program''' provides public and private Social Justice Workshops, both in person and via Zoom. Their two-week anti-racism Anti-Racism Practice Certification program is taught by trainers with diverse lived experiences and intersectional identities relevant to the topics they teach '''.''' Topics covered include sexism and domestic violence, racism, poverty, inclusivity, sex and gender, and more. ''https://www.ywcapdx.org/social-justice-program''
YWCA supports 25 emerging community-driven organizations. working at the grassroots level to create a more equitable and just world, through their '''Fiscal'''
'''Sponsorship Project''' . Fiscal sponsorship project missions can be submitted online: ''https://www.ywcapdx.org/fiscal-sponsorship''
YWCA also runs a '''Youth Advisory Council''' , comprised of kids of incarcerated parents, and an '''Alumni Association''' , an intentional peer support community centered around shared lived experiences that offers mutual aid and support and celebrates successes big and small.
Providing culturally responsive services for young people in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems +
'''(see also Demographically and Culturally Specific Services/Transitional Age Youth)''' +
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working urban farm that models, promotes, and educates about sustainable food systems, environmental stewardship, community development, and access to good food for all. +