Maine Initiatives
Maine Initiatives
Maine Initiatives is a community based collaborative of individuals dedicated to improving equity and justice in Maine. One of the core benefits to Maine Initiatives is their ability to collect and shift money to social service organizations and reform movements that best improve the lives of all residents. Additionally, the organization works to connect community […]
Through These Doors
Through These Doors is a community based organization dedicated to preventing domestic violence in the community. Staff and volunteers have worked to lessen the impact of domestic violence in Cumberland county for nearly fifty years. Through These Doors is the only domestic violence resource center in Cumberland County, Maine. It offers a broad array of […]
Maine Pretrial Services
Maine Pretrial Services, Inc. is a nonprofit organization offering legal services to indigent clients throughout Maine. They have a number of programs to ensure that the residents of Maine have access to quality representation and legal support regardless of their location or need. In addition to pretrial services, legal advisors can assist individuals throughout the […]
Volunteers For Hancock Jail Residents
Volunteers for Hancock Jail Residents is a community organization that supports incarcerated individuals at Hancock Jail. For more than twenty years, volunteers have offered their expertise and mentorship to incarcerated individuals in need. Workshops offered by volunteers include: career coaching and advising, art therapy, creative writing, parenting and co-parenting, coping mechanisms, and yoga, among others. […]
Sea Change Yoga
Sea Change Yoga believes in the power of trauma informed yoga and meditation as a source of healing and recovery. Yogis work to invest participants in practices that assist with recovery, behavior management and mental health treatment. They offer services to residents in substance abuse treatment centers, transitional homes, and correctional facilities, among others. this […]
Prison Puppy Program
The Prison Puppy Program operates inside correctional facilities across numerous states from Maine to Florida. In this unique program, incarcerated individuals are caring for and training puppies that will one day act as service dogs for wounded veterans. In various facilities, incarcerated veterans participate in the program, offering them an emotional bridge to their dog’s […]
Maine Office of Behavioral Health Justice System Related Services
The Maine Office of Behavioral Health offers a number of services for justice impacted individuals throughout the state. Their mission is to diagnosis and/or treat any mental health disorders that may contribute to a cycle of incarceration. The office offers services to individuals with behavioral health or substance abuse disorders who are returning to the […]
The Bail Project
The Bail Project is a nationwide organization working to end the use of cash bail systems in state and federal justice systems. Staff within the organization understand that the majority of individuals inside correctional facilities each day are awaiting trial, with many spending months or even years behind bars without being convicted of a crime. […]
Georgia Center for Opportunity
Georgia Center Opportunity is home of the Prisoner Reentry Initiative, which supports individuals returning to the community. The Prisoner Reentry Initiative was developed in response to data that shows 2/3s of individuals released into Georgia communities are rearrested within three years of release, often because individuals lack the basic supports necessary to survive in the […]
Oxford House
Oxford House is a nonprofit organization that serves as an umbrella network of all Oxford Houses to connect and allocate resources where the need arises. Since establishing the very first Oxford House in 1975, their purpose has been to help individuals and families overcome drug and alcohol addiction through these sober living environments. They now […]