Announcing the Justice Reinvestment Equity Program Learning Community
Northwest Health Foundation envisions a just and equitable Oregon and Southwest Washington where people of every color and background have good income, great schools, and affordable healthcare, and where problems are addressed with proven solutions like social supports and healing instead of punishment and retribution.
The Justice Reinvestment Equity Program (JREP) is a new funding program at NWHF that will invest in culturally specific organizations and culturally responsive providers working to reduce prison use, promote healing for survivors of violence, and advance community safety in Oregon. We are eager to learn from organizations led by and representing impacted communities about how JREP can best meet their needs and advance our shared goals. Learn more about JREP.
As a first step, NWHF is convening a Learning Community to inform these efforts. Through this process, groups will:
Provide input on JREP, including its program/service priorities, geographic focus, grant structure, capacity building program and evaluation. This input will guide the JREP Request for Proposals that will be released in May 2023.
Assess interest, readiness and appetite to participate in JREP, including capacity-building needs.
Learn about the evaluation of JREP that the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission will conduct.
Identify organizational strengths, capacities and readiness to implement and/or expand culturally specific or responsive programming.
Assess willingness to be vulnerable and share internal systems with the Latino Coalition for Community Leadership (LCCL), the organization contracted by NWHF to provide capacity building support.
We are pleased to share that 24 organizations have been selected to join the Learning Community. Each organization will receive a $10,000 or $11,000 grant for their participation. These groups are:
Adelante Mujeres, Washington County
Beyond These Walls, Multnomah County
Central City Concern, Flip the Script Program, Multnomah County
Clackamas Women's Services (CWS), Clackamas County
Fresh Out Community Based Reentry Program, Multnomah County
HOLLA, Multnomah County
Klamath Tribal Health & Family Services, Klamath County
Latino Network, Multnomah County
Leadersbecomelegends.org, Multnomah County
Love Is Stronger, Multnomah County
Mano a Mano, Marion County
Micronesian Islander Community, Marion County
NAYA Family Center, Multnomah County
Papalaxsimisha, Simnasho, Wasco and Jefferson Counties
Red is the Road to Wellness, Klamath County
Red Lodge Transition Services, Clackamas County
Re-Inventing Social Enterprise, Multnomah County
Samoa Pacific Development Corporation (SPDC), Multnomah County
Tayas Yawks, Klamath County
The Harbor, Clatstop County
The Next Door, Inc, Hood River County
The Stronghold: A Culturally Responsive Peer Support Program, Klamath County
Una Voz Latino Leadership and Advocacy, DBA LIFE Art, Jackson County
WomenFirst Transition & Recovery Center, Multnomah County
The JREP Learning Community met for the first time on January 19, and we’re excited to continue getting to know one another at Learning Community convenings and site visits over the next few months.