Insight to Wellbeing is our signature 10-week, evidence-based program that’s offered in a group setting for 1.5 - 2 hours per week. Our program is led by a cohort of trained teachers who utilize a strengths-based curriculum we developed in partnership with The Spark Initiative (Florida) and Beyond Recovery (UK). The curriculum is 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:

1. Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI), Portland, OR

2. Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF), Wilsonville, OR

3. MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, Woodburn, OR

4. Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility, Albany, OR

5. NW Regional Re-entry Center, Portland, OR

6. Tigard High School, Tigard, OR

7. Alice Ott Middle School, Portland, OR

We 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.

In two of the prisons where we work, we run dedicated mentor groups for program graduates who want the opportunity to learn more, go deeper and also support their peers.

Here are a few impact stories: