Our Mission:
To dramatically reduce recidivism (offenders returning to crime)
in Multnomah County and other areas.
4839 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd. #9
Portland, Oregon 97211
Tel: (503) 281-2663
Fax: (503) 281-2667
Our Mission:
To dramatically reduce recidivism (offenders returning to crime)
in Multnomah County and other areas.
4839 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd. #9
Portland, Oregon 97211
Tel: (503) 281-2663
Fax: (503) 281-2667
Email Better People
Online Referral Form
Having a hard time finding and keeping a good paying job? How does $8 per hour plus health benefits sound? Better People does even more than that; it offers a complete package of support before and after you've been hired. Better People has been endorsed by Uhuru Sa Sa, Lifers Unlimited and 7th Step, inmate groups from the Oregon State Penitentiary. Don't take our word that we're on your side. Take theirs:
"The membership and Executive Body of Uhuru Sa Sa gladly supports the Better People project. The concept of providing support in the form of employment is one that has been needed for a long time now to help greatly reduce recidivism (offenders returning to crime)."
-- Randy West, President, Uhuru Sa Sa Inc.
Better People is the first program in the country to combine job placement and retention services with a therapeutic approach called Moral Reconation Therapy. Listen to what one client had to say about Better People's MRT program:
"I am a 24-year-old single mother in recovery, and it is time for me to make a better life for me and my son. There was a point where I lost control over the crime and the drugs, and they gained control over me. When I started (MRT) I was on welfare, living with others, and not happy. Now I have a good paying job, a management position, have my own car and apartment, and am truly happy."
How does it work, and how much does it cost?
How did Better People come about?
What has Better People accomplished so far?
news:
October 28, 1999: Better People Adds 5 Board Members
October 18, 1999: Read KGW-Channel 8's report on Better People.
October 12, 1999: You're looking at success -- the remarks of one Better People graduate
October 8, 1999: Murdock Trust gives Better People $80,000
October 5, 1999: Better People graduate featured in The Oregonian
September 30, 1999: Better People holds second MRT Graduation Ceremony
September 30, 1999: Better People graduate John Smith the focus of a report on
; Graduation ceremony featured on
.
July 21, 1999: From Jail to Jobs - from
June 30, 1999: Meyer Trust Gives Better People $75,000
June 7, 1999: Annual Report and Current Program Update through June 7, 1999
May 10, 1999: Employers thrilled!
March 30, 1999: Better People holds first MRT Graduation Ceremony
March 16, 1999: 30 former offenders placed in full-time jobs, averaging $9.12/hour!
March 15, 1999: Better People Board Expands
Lawrence Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development - The foundation of MRT
Correctional Counseling, Inc. -- Creators of Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
S.A.F.E.S. - Survivors Advocating for an Effective System
The Sentencing Project
Repeal Measure 11!
Oregon Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Southern Center for Human Rights
After 17 Years - A prison reform group at the forefront of sustaining face-to-face, as opposed to video monitor, inmate visitation
Region 2 One Stop and the North East One Stop Career Center - Job-placement help
did a feature on Better People graduate John
Smith on September 30, 1999.
reported on MRT Graduation
September 30, 1999
Common Ground of October
1998
The Northwest
Examiner , January 1999
The Oregonian, August 27,
1998
The Skanner, July 8, 1998
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Justice site owned by Chip Shields.
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