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TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, SUCCESSFUL SERVICE DELIVERY, AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO

INCREASE SUCCESSFUL CLIENT REINTEGRATION

By, Nicholas Crapser,

MA, LMHC, LPC, CDP, CADC-III, NCC, MAC, CSC

Ph.D. Student

Deputy Director, Sponsors, Inc.

MY BACKGROUND…State and nationally licensed addictions counselor

State and nationally licensed mental health counselor

State and nationally certified clinical supervisor

Doctoral student, Oregon State University Ph.D. Counseling; Counselor Education and Supervision

Adjunct professor, Oregon State University Professional Counseling

Adjunct professor, Lower Columbia College Addictions Counseling, Pharmacology, Suicide Intervention/Prevention

Instructor/presenter on successful reintegration, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI)

WHERE IS LANE COUNTY, OREGON?Sponsors is in Eugene, Oregon

Eugene is in Lane County

36 counties in Oregon

Lane County is the 4th highest populated county in Oregon

Multnomah County 799,766

Washington County 582,799

Clackamas County 408,062

Lane County 369,519

OREGON GEOGRAPHY

Eugene is the third highest populated city in Oregon Portland 619,360

Salem 161,637

Eugene 160,561

While not the largest land mass county in Oregon, Lane County is not the smallest either

Lane County, Oregon is roughly the same size as Connecticut Lane County, Oregon (4,722 mi2) – population 369,519

Connecticut (5,543 mi2) – population 3,591,000

Most of the population of Oregon lives west of the Cascade Mountain Range The east side of Oregon is mostly rural

LANE COUNTY, OREGON – IN YELLOW BELOW…

OREGON INCARCERATION RATE VS. THE REST OF THE COUNTRY…

Sixth highest number of sex-offenders in the country Top five:

California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Michigan

Oregon has the highest population of individuals over 55 in the prison system Average cost of incarceration cost per person in custody $34,135 over 55 years old $68,270

National Imprisonment Rate 458 per 100,000 Maine 132 per 100,000 (lowest in the country)

Oregon 376 per 100,000

Louisiana 776 per 100,000 (highest in the country) http://www.sentencingproject.org/the-facts/#map

In 1997 there were less than 5,000 men and women in Oregon state prison custody

In 2017 there are over 14,000 men and women in Oregon state prison custody

World Incarceration Rates if Every U.S. State Were a Country (per 100,000 people)

*State*Country

Highest Rate (Country):United States

Rate: 716

Highest Rate (Overall):Louisiana; Rate: 1,341

Lowest Rate (Overall):ComorosRate: 16

Data: Prison Policy InitiativeGraphics: Josh Begley

PRISONS IN OREGON…Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) 1851

Mill Creek Correctional Facility (MCCF) 1929

South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC) 1951

Oregon State Correctional Institute (OSCI) 1959

Oregon State Penitentiary Minimum (OSPM) 1964

Eastern Oregon Correctional Institute (EOCI) 1983

Powder River Correctional Facility (PRCF) 1989

Santiam Correctional Institute (SCI) 1990

Columbia River Correctional Institute (CRCI) 1990

Shutter Creek Correctional Institute (SCCI) 1990

Snake River Correctional Institute (SRCI) 1991

Two Rivers Correctional Institute (TRCI) 1999

Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF) 2001

Warner Creek Correctional Facility (WCCF) 2005

Deer Ridge Correctional Facility (DRCI) 2007

Junction City [future site]

White City [future site]

PUTTING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE…

325 million people in America – 7.4 billion in the world

The United States is 4.4% of the worlds population

We incarcerate over 25% of the worlds prison population

Or better put, more than double of the number two incarcerator, China.

Over 2 million people incarcerated in America

MORE STATISTICS…

Over 13 million people either in prison or on supervision

Roughly 100 million Americans have an arrest record which is slightly more than the amount of Americans that possess a four-year college degree

This works out to around 1 in 4 Americans with a criminal record of some type

IT IS A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS…

…when more people have criminal records than college degrees

…when we criminalize mental health challenges

…when we criminalize addiction

…when building new prisons comes from the same pot of money that education, senior services, and healthcare

…when it costs more money to imprison someone than educate them

Average cost of college education $11,009 per year (Washington Post)

Average cost to keep someone in prison $31,286 per year (New York Times)

WHAT ARE WE DOING IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON?

Our Community Partners…

THE LANDSCAPE OF MOST COMMUNITIES…

WHY LANE COUNTY, OREGON IS DIFFERENT…

WHY LANE COUNTY, OREGON IS DIFFERENT…

Employment and Housing

Treatment and Interventions

Lower Recidivism

SPONSORS HISTORY…Founded by a group of Catholic Nuns and community activists in 1973.

Began providing housing services in 1988, with a 5 bed halfway house.

Today Sponsors operates 21 buildings on 7 sites with over 200 beds of transitional, long-term, and permanent housing for people with criminal histories

TARGET POPULATION…

People releasing from state or county correctional facilities.

Men and Women convicted as adults and assessed as moderate – very high risk.

Priority Populations:

People convicted of sex offenses

Seniors

Women with children

Veterans

People with disabilities and mental illness

RISK/NEEDS/RESPONSIVITY

Triaging our resources to the highest risk

Assessments drive service delivery

LS/CMI (Risk Needs Assessment)

URICA (Stage of Change Assessment)

Specialized Assessments (PHQ9)

Identifying top criminogenic risk factors

Addressing responsivity Issues

Aligning system resources to apply dosage

Tracking dosage

HOUSING MODELS FOR INDIVIDUALS EXITING THE JUSTICE SYSTEM

LONG-TERM HOUSING

PERMANENT HOUSING

TRANSITIONAL

HOUSING

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ROOSEVELT CROSSING

Opened 2010 – LIHTC/ARRA/VA $6 Million

47 residential units of housing with 74 beds

62 Beds of transitional housing (60-120 days); 12 beds of long term housing (1 year) SCA Mentoring Program – (500+ matches)

Reentry Resource Center – Jobs Program

Parenting Inside-Out Curriculum

Moral Reconation Therapy (Evidence Based CBT)

Veterans Grant and Per Diem (transitional)

Legal Clinic

Change Company Journals / BITS / Carey Guides (skill building)

*Approximately 1/3 of Sponsors clients are people with sex offense convictions and are eligible for all of the programming above.

OPERATIONAL FUNDING SOURCES

Transitional Housing - $35 a day (per bed)

CCA/JRI Contracts; VA GPD;

SCA Demonstration Project Grant

Long-term Housing (1 FTE - $35K Per year)

Community Corrections Contract

Permanent Housing (2 FTE - $100K Per year)

Oregon Justice Reinvestment

LIHTC Pro Forma/LLC

HUD/DOJ Pay For Success NOFA (additional FTE)

ROOSEVELT CROSSING –MEN’S TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM

RESIDENT ROOMS WITH FULL BATHROOM

RESIDENT KITCHENS

WALK-IN FRIDGE AND FREEZER ➢ Sponsors is a food buying co-op

➢ $6 per day food charge ($180 per month)

➢ Supplement annual food cost annually

➢ Purchased from restaurant supplier

➢ Special program clients help to break-up food

➢ Staff distribute to housing areas 3 times weekly

➢ Clients can get milk, bread, and eggs any time

➢ Clients are responsible for making their own meals

➢ Staff member delivers to our other program 3 times weekly as

well

ONSITE PAROLE AND PROBATION OFFICE

HONORS HOUSING

FITNESS AND RECREATION CENTER

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND CONFERENCE ROOMS

SCREENING APPLICANTS

Reach-ins 6 – 12 months prior to release.

Beds booked through 2035

Referrals: commitment

Individual writes from prison

Release counselor refers

Parole officer refers

MOU’s with DOC – Monthly reports that include

LSCMI score

Release date

MH status

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

Average stay 60 – 90 days

Clients are required to:

Check in with case manager twice daily

Submit to twice weekly drug tests + random screening

Put a minimum of 50% of earnings on acct.

Engage in programming as determined by risk/needs assessment and case plan.

Working with individuals convicted of sex offenses

Not segregated, offenses not disclosed.

Employment considerations

Team Meetings (case mgmt., PO, Treatment Providers, et al)

LONG-TERM HOUSING

10 units of long-term housing for men with sex offense convictions.

Providing residence for sex offenders who have difficulty acquiring permanent, sustainable housing.

Residents are employed, in school, or are on disability

and self-finance rents ($350 a month)

One on-site property manager

PERMANENT HOUSINGTHE OAKS

Partnership between Sponsors, Lane County’s Housing Authority, and Lane County Parole and Probation

Scope – 54 units: One bedroom apartments for ex-offenders; Subsidized Rents; Total project cost: $9,143,982

Funding: Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), System Development Charge (SDC) Waivers, private grants, donations and contributions from local government.

PERMANENT HOUSINGTHE OAKS

PERMANENT HOUSING THE OAKS

TIME LAPSE VIDEO

Time lapse video of The Oaks at 14th over the span of 12 months…

Aerial photos of the project and neighborhood…

Aerial photos of our other properties

SPONSORS STAFFING…

Program within a program.

Sponsors encourages formerly incarcerated individuals to apply for jobs.

Expectation that staff will further skills through education (work schedules are tailored around academic schedules).

To date, while working, staff have acquired:

1 Ph.D. (in process)

3 Master’s Degrees

6 Bachelor’s Degrees

Dozens of Associates’ Degrees and

Dozens of CADC’s (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor).

SPONSORS EMPLOYEE’S STATISTICS

37 employees

62% have arrest records

16% employees came through Sponsors

138 combined total years in prison

227 combined total years out of prison

235 combined total years in recovery from substance abuse

EFFORT IS REQUIRED BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER INCARCERATION…

SB416 –

Bill originally created but never passed that some counties opted into

Individuals convicted of property crimes that are prison bound on mandatory minimum sentencing

Randomized Control Trial (RCT)

RLAN –

Minimum custody individuals with “gate clearance, and good conduct”

Exit prison two months prior to exit date

85 and 5

VETERANS PROGRAM –

Sponsors has 10 designated transitional beds for United States Military Veterans

Sponsors has helped 413 vets since opening our veteran program in 2010


Drug Court – Since September, 2013, thirty male drug court clients have lived at Sponsors

Ten United States Military Veterans have lived at Sponsors

Several women successfully reunited with their children and are now productive, pro-social, members of society

RISE – Reunification in a Safe Environment Sponsors Women’s and Children’s Program

Up to five adult women and up to 12(ish) children

Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) in the Lane County Jail March, 2016 began planning

April, 2016, men’s class began – July, 2016, women’s class began

To date, we have served over 700 men and women in MET classes


Lane County Adult Correctional Facility Yoga program

Socialization program (90 minutes mandatory out with staff 2 times per week)

Come out of cells to eat meals

Graduating people to lower classification

Three Qualified Mental Health Professionals (QMHP)’s seven days per week

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (MET Groups)

Lane County Parole and Probation All clients administered LS/CMI and WRNA

All parole officers trained in BITS, CBT interventions, and cross trained with other staff

Gender specific case loads, SPMI case loads, and crime specific case loads

Parole and probation officers work in concert with Sponsors staff who each support case planning

Lane County, one of the lowest recidivism rates in the State of Oregon (#2).

WHY THIS SUCCESS?

People are willing to think AND work outside the box

Tossed out “business as usual” model

Getting rid of the “I will try” attitude

Cross train

Great working relationships

Everyone supports everyone

Open lines of communication

Our people believe in our people

LET’S LOOK AT SOME PICTURES!

Drone photos taken of our properties a few weeks back

Gives individuals who are not from the area a literal “birds eye view” of where our projects are

THANK YOU!

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