The justice system’s impact on our communities is significant, and we are committed to providing support to individuals and families navigating the impacts.
1 in 2 Americans
have an immediately family member who has been incarcerated
1 in 14 children
in the US have experienced parental incarceration
Communities of color
are disproportionately affected by the system
What We Do to Transform Lives and Systems
Our Guiding Beliefs
- Solutions that lift up whole people, whole families, and whole communities lead to the greatest possible outcomes.
- Access to tools and holistic, responsive support leads to improved outcomes.
Four Key Activities
Through our organization’s four key activities, we aim to improve holistic resiliency outcomes that lead to safe and thriving communities:
- Cognitive-behavioral and social-emotional learning programming
- Wraparound support
- Social, family, and community support and engagement
- System and community transformation
Learn more in our Theory of Change →
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Story of Impact: Finding Belonging and Connection Through Creative Expression
“Club means a space of community… it’s somewhere where I can get out a lot of my feelings and creative energies, take a break from schoolwork, and actually put my creative juices toward something more personal.”
Ghost is a member of The PATHfinder Club, our arts-based support club for youth impacted by incarceration, detention, and deportation. She has gained skills and confidence to pursue new opportunities, including publication in our two most recent anthologies. Watch Ghost perform “Nervous System,” her published work in Home and Away: Poetry, Stories & Art.
Support Spotlight: Community Street Mural
In partnership with Portland Bureau of Transportation and City Repair, we supported Parkrose High School students in an eight-week creative placemaking project in 2024. This initiative provided a healing space for students personally affected by gun violence, incarceration, detention, and deportation to design and implement a commemorative street mural on NE 131st between Shaver and Prescott in Northeast Portland.
Impacts of Incarceration Video Library
Impacts of Incarceration is a free video library designed to educate, empower, and create meaningful change by sharing the stories, experiences, wisdom and resilience of people impacted by incarceration.
