Oregon Justice Reinvestment Equity Program (JREP) Learning Community

David Navarro
503.210.1644
david@northwesthealth.org

Cleo Tung
503.220.1955
cleo@northwesthealth.org

Northwest Health Foundation is convening a learning community for culturally specific and culturally responsive organizations committed to reducing incarceration, promoting healing, and advancing community safety in Oregon.

Program goals include:

• Reduce racial disparities in Oregon's criminal justice system
• Promote healing for victims and survivors of violence
• Ensure that people returning from prison or jail have the opportunity to succeed
• Decrease prison use in Oregon

A schedule of convening dates is provided in the application instructions.

Applicants must be culturally specific organizations or culturally responsive service providers including:

• 501(c)(3) organizations, fiscally-sponsored groups, and federally recognized tribes in Oregon with an established culturally specific or culturally responsive program or services that align with JREP's goals
• New or emerging groups providing culturally specific or culturally responsive services to the community that are interested in incorporating as a 501(c)(3) organization or securing a fiscal sponsorship
• 501(c)(3) organizations, fiscally-sponsored groups, or federally recognized tribes in Oregon that are interested in developing a culturally specific or culturally responsive program or services

Priority geographies include tribal communities in Oregon and the following counties:

• Coos
• Clackamas
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• Klamath
• Malheur
• Marion
• Multnomah
• Umatilla
• Washington

Between 20-30 organizations or groups will receive a $10,000 grant to cover staffing, travel, lodging, and other expenses related to participation in the learning community.

A link to the application instructions is available on the program website.