ROAR: Reentry Organizations and Resources
ROAR is a coalition of over 45 organizations and agencies in the Portland area. ROAR was established in June 2007 to foster integrated collaboration among groups offering support to previously incarcerated individuals during their reentry process.
Objectives
ROAR was formed to:
- Reduce recidivism by coordinating non-profits, county and state agencies to better serve common goals of accessible services and strong communities
- Exchange information among members and offer opportunities for dialogue and cooperation
- Educate ROAR members in legislation, funding opportunities, local programs and best practices
- Aggregate our experience and speak with a united voice to inform policy and administrative decisions at the city, county and state levels
How It Works
ROAR meets quarterly to discuss relevant subjects and share presentations from guest speakers and our partner organizations. Meetings are open to anyone interested in reentry issues.
In order to achieve goals of cooperative effort and full services to former prisoners, ROAR has established four working sub-committees:
- Policy advocacy
- Education
- Communications and Community Messaging
- ROAR Transition Center/RTC
ROAR is directed by a rotating steering committee made up from member organizations.
For More Information
Email List
ROAR maintains an email list for announcements of ROAR meetings and other opportunities. To join the ROAR email list, please contact Pete Pincetl at 503-896-5074 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Document & Information Library (ClearSpace)
ROAR also maintains a web-based resource for collecting documents and information. It is an open resource for anyone interested in reentry issues. Access the ROAR Clearspace site..
With any of these web services, you can unsubscribe at any time. We do not share or sell our member list with anyone.
