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| Parenting Program At Oregon's Women's Prison Funded For 2 More Years |
| By opb.org- Amelia Templeton |
| Published: 08/06/2015 |
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The Portland YWCA and state lawmakers have stepped in to continue a program that helps some mothers at Oregon’s women’s prison bond with their kids. The program, called the Family Preservation Project, targets women serving time for non-violent offenses at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Willsonville. It serves about a dozen families at a time. The Department of Corrections cut the program earlier this year, saying it cost too much — $300,000 a year — and served too few people. That prompted the mothers in the Family Preservation Project to spend weeks in Salem lobbying the legislature to restore funding. Read More. |
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