COMMUNITY PARTNERS REINVESTMENT PROJECT
a public safety improvement program
The Community Partners Reinvestment Project is a unique transition program that increases public safety by meeting the unique developmental and transitional needs of for young people ages 18 to 25 who are returning to the community after incarceration.
The program works to reduce the rate of relapse and recidivism, increase the rate of job retention, and improve the quality of life while enhancing the safety of our neighborhoods and our communities. The mission is to provide guidance and comprehensive support to the men and women and their families enrolled in the program and to facilitate a successful re-entry back into society.
WHAT IS CPR? CPR is a collaboration of experienced, community-based service providers who are committed to offering professional intervention and support for young adult offenders. The CPR Project offers extensive, evidence-based services that have been proven to be effective in reducing criminal risk factors and increasing positive change. Services begin in the institution approximately six months before the offender is released, and continue out into the community for another year.
COLLABORATION: Through an extensive partnership with the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Oregon Youth Authority, the Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, and multiple community partner agencies, Volunteers of America Oregon has designed a coordinated effort that effectively and efficiently builds relationships and engages participants and their families in CPR services before the offender has ever exited the gates of the institution. Our community partners include: Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, SE Works One-Stop, Metropolitan Family Service, and Irvington Covenant Community Development Corporation.
SERVICES: CPR provides a wide array of individualized services and support, including: criminality and substance abuse treatment; mental health and family therapy; family support services and pro-social skill development; employment services; and client assistance and housing support.
FUNDING: Start-up funding for the CPR Project has been generously provided by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, the JEHT Foundation, the City of Portland, Multnomah County, and the U.S. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration.
Download a PDF version of our Community Partners Reinvestment Program factsheet.
For additional information on The Community Partners Reinvestment Program, please email bmelville@voaor.org or phone (503) 595.3477 ext 4.