President’s Message

 

The dictionary defines “community” as:  a body of people living in the same locality; a sense of common identity; life in association with others; social bonding or affiliation.

 

As a nation we say we support “community reentry” for those who break the law and accept their subsequent punishments.   YET – as a society we are still often reluctant to accept ex-offenders as our neighbors, co-workers, employees, and fellow citizens.  Without access to affordable housing, or employment, or the ability to adopt or raise foster children, or the right to vote, these individuals remain on the sidelines. 

 

Until barriers such as these are removed, our community is not complete, not authentic.   This is what OAR is all about – working toward a future where ALL individuals are truly supported in their quest to live “in community”.

 

Katie Campbell

Board Chair

 

Mission Statement

 

The mission of Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR) of Richmond, Inc. is to provide community managed services aimed at restoring the individual offender as a responsible member of the community.

 

Program Highlights

 

Pre-Release Services

Chesterfield County Jail, Fluvanna Correctional Center, Henrico County Jail and Regional Jail, James River Correctional Center, Pamunkey Regional Jail, Petersburg City Jail and Annex, Powhatan Correctional Center, Richmond City Jail, and Virginia Correctional Center for Women

 

b      1,786 clients served

b      17,291 units of service provided

b      8,650 educational and support group sessions attended

b      2,483 job preparation service units provided

b      1,002 units of housing assistance provided

 

Post-Release Services

Offices in Petersburg and Richmond

 

b      2,089 clients served

b      30,777 units of service provided

b      1,013 clients attended Job Search classes

b      1,506 service units provided to obtain identification documents

b      13,668 job search assistance and job retention support service units provided

b      87 full-time and 34 part-time jobs obtained

b      253 job retention incentives earned for maintaining consistent employment

 

Volunteers

 

137 volunteers and interns provided 3,965 hours of service as group facilitators, mentors, special projects consultants, and Board members at a value of $82,987 based on the Virginia average hourly rate for volunteer services.

 

Noteworthy Accomplishment

 

In September, 2009, OAR was selected to receive one of 36 Second Chance Mentoring and Transition Services two-year grants awarded nationally by the U.S. Dept. of Justice.  We immediately got to work.  We needed to recruit, train, and match people to be Second Chance coaches for inmates from our partner prisons who volunteered for the program.  Coaches visit with their matched participant for several months prior to his/her release and continue their commitment after release for one year.  To date, we have matched all of our trained coaches and have begun recruitment efforts once again.  Our released participants are enjoying the community support their coaches provide.  They continue to receive services from their OAR case manager, but they have a new “friend” looking out for them in the community.  Thanks to some very dedicated volunteers, our Second Chance participants are experiencing a unique kind of reintegration into their community this time.

 

First Second Chance Participant

 

Hank, a 39 year old from Richmond, began working with the Richmond Regional Reentry Program Services Team in May, 2009, while incarcerated at Powhatan Correctional Center.  He had served time as an adult twice before and was eager to have a successful reentry this time.  The team focused primarily on his home plan concerns and then began preparing him for potential employment.  While incarcerated, Hank stayed very busy working in the kitchen and taking Productive Citizenship classes.  He wanted to take GED classes, but was unable to enroll before his release.  Hank was paired with OAR’s first Second Chance Project coaches, the Briggs, in December, 2009.  They met 4 times prior to his release and have been meeting once a week since his release in February.  Along with tutoring Hank while he attended GED classes, the Briggs provided job leads and took him to some interviews. 

 

Hank followed up on job leads, worked at a local temp agency, and had some interviews before he obtained employment in June with a local grocer.  He became frustrated some days, but never gave up and the Briggs were always there for him—providing encouragement and support.  Hank has rented his first apartment and received furniture and household items from CARITAS’ Furniture Bank.  He is going to GED classes at OAR, seeing the Briggs regularly, and looking forward to the one-year anniversary of his release.  He is very appreciative of his friendship with the Briggs and the community support—he says his release is different this time because of all the support!

Contributors

 

Thank you for investing in our work with your time, money, and advocacy during FY 2009-10.  If we have omitted anyone or misspelled a name, please accept our sincere apology.

Organizations, Churches, Foundations & Businesses

Alcoholics Anonymous

Boaz and Ruth, Inc.

Bon Air United Methodist Church

Capital One

Capital Region One Stop

CARITAS

Central Intake

Chesterfield County Jail Canteen Fund

Church of the Epiphany

Crater Regional Workforce Center

Departments of Social Services

   Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, Richmond

DOC Staff

   Fluvanna Correctional Center

   James River Correctional Center

   Powhatan Correctional Center

   Virginia Correctional Center for Women

Freedom House

Good Shepherd Baptist Church

Goodwill of Central Virginia

Hansen, Smith, Cone & Robertello, PC

Healing Connections

Healing Place

Homeward

Jackson Law Group P.C.

Jail Staff

   Chesterfield, Henrico, Pamunkey, 

   Petersburg, Richmond, Riverside

Minority Health Consortium

Narcotics Anonymous

Probation & Parole staff

   Districts 1, 7, 27, 32, 41

Richmond Behavioral Health Authority

Richmond City Council & City Administration

Richmond Departments of Justice Services, Police, &

   Public Schools

Richmond Division of Adult Probation and Pretrial

Richmond Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney

Richmond Office of the Public Defender

Richmond Pro Cycling

Richmond Regional Reentry Council

Robins Foundation

Rubicon

Salvation Army

Sixth Baptist Church

Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church

St. Paul’s Baptist Church

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

The Community Foundation

Ukrop’s Golden Gift Program

United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg

Urael Sisterhood

VCU School of Social Work

Virginia Departments of Correctional Education,

   Corrections, Criminal Justice Services, &

   Social Services

Virginia Supportive Housing

W.C. Hutchinson, Inc.

YWCA

 

Individuals

 

Charles Adcock

Marcie Allen

Penelope Anderson

Brenda Armstead

Richard Arnold

Don Ayers

Abigail Baker

Leah Baldwin

Vanessa Barber

Kirby Battle

Sylvia Baughan

Gabrielle Beck

Dennis Beeman

Monica Behney

Henry Bibbs

Thomas Blake

Cynthia Booker

Sean Booty

Philip Boulanger

Janis & Sonny Bowyer

Linda Boyce

Leo Boyd

Carolyn & Malcolm Briggs

Lorrie Brooks

Patrice Brooks

Jane Brown

Virginia Brown

Jessica & Sam Brumberg

Jeffrey Buckles

Katie Campbell

Sabrina Carter

William Carter

Steven Carter-Lovejoy

Brian Cassel

Linda Chaffins

Sally Chamberlin

David Clark

Seldon Clatterbuck

Tom Coates

John Cobb

Sarah Cochran

William Conkle

Randolph Cosby

Brendel Cox

Alan Crawford

Gloria Creasy

Gwynne Cunningham

David Darvishian

Jon Davidow

Clarice Davis

Joyce Davis

Sarah Davis

Jan & Bob DeLaney

Robert Diederich

Grace Diliberto

Mary Disney

Kim Dyer

Lorenzo Dyer

Christine Eacho

Shirley Easter

Jen Fell

Laura Finch

Jessica & George Forsythe

Joyce Fountaine

Anna Gallant

Thomas Gammon

Guenter Gensbygel

Susan Gibson

Ernestine Gilpin

Hiawkal Gizachew

Tracey Gonzalez

Pam Goodin

Suzanne Gore

John Gouda

Diana Gray

Virginia Hall

William Hall

Nathan Hamm

Clarence Harris

J.D. Harris

Kenny Harris

Mike Harris

Jenny Harrison

Richard Harwood

Gloria Hawkes

Annie Henderson

Peter Henry

Travis Hill

Charlene Hodges

Pamela Holmes

Kim Hopkins

Peggy Horn

Unique Hutchinson

Shalanda Jackson

Mark James

Suzanne Jenkins

Tony Jennings

Rich Johnson

Connie Johnston

R. Kirk Jonas

Audrey Jones

Cynthia Jones

Deloris Jordan

Marilynn Joyner

Jen Keast

Jayne Kelley

Jamal Kelly

Juanita Kelly

Karen Kelly

Megan Kirkland

Mari Koenigsmann

Josh Kunellis

Mark Lackey

Jim LaNeave

Sara Langford

Harley Larson

Ron Lee

Melissa Ligh

Nick Lucas

Jen Lumpkin

Virginia Mann

Pat Markey

Melissa Marshall

Jeanine Harper Maruca

Anne Louise Mason

Richard Massey

William Massey

Jim May

Carol McCallum

Robbie McEwen

Sutton McMinn

Vanessa Meadows

Sherilyn Merritt

Alane & Scott Miles

Dubois Miller

Tony Mines

Thomas Mitchell

Wanda Moser

Suzanne Munson

Adisa Muse

Rose Muse

Mark Nelson

Thomas Nesbitt

Robert Odor

Lindsey Oliver

Mark Oppe

Greg Owens

George Palmer

Clarence Parker

Alice Pastorius

Ross Patterson

James Payne

Jacquan Penick

John Perkins

Edward Perry

Mike Philips

Gammiel Poindexter

Cari Pollard

Chip Pommert

Klara Prachar

Marilyn Quarles

Carol-Lee Raimo

Jamie Reeser

Mr. & Mrs. R. Ford Reid

Sonya Reynolds

Florence Rhue

John Rice

Doris Ridley

William Riley

Johnnie Robinson

Cathy Rollins

Annette Rose

Mark Rubin

Kathy Sage

Morgan Salvador

Karen Sandoval

David Schottel

Henny Schreurs

Abigail Sedaghatfar

Valencia Short

Krystal Simpson

Sara Skeens

Barbara Slayden

Jackie Small

Basil Smith

Becky Smith

Kent Smith

Shahida Sohail

Nancy & Paul Springman

Nancy Squire

Anne Stewart

Mike Stoop

Gail & Harold Straus

Bill Sweeney

Arlette Teele

Emily Terrana

Lee Terry

Ezekiel Thompson

Kent Thompson

Herbert Townes

Ben Turnauer

Baccho Umbertis

Shelby Vincent

Bobby Warcup

Rick Warner

Calvin Weaver

Susan Webb

Margaret Weiser

Ronnie West

Dixie Wickre

Kenneth Willis

Cathy Wilson

Pamela Wilson

Tim Wilson

James Winston

Beth Wohlfarth

Judy Wolfe

Frank Wood

Denise Wright

Michael Wright

Narendra Wright

Susan Wynne

Marty Younker

Board of Directors

 

Jody Allen                                 Betsy Murphy

Thomas F. Coates, III                 D. Ross Patterson, Jr.

Robert G. DeLaney                    Sean Runyon

Norris Evans                              Henny Schreurs

Ernestine Gilpin                         Basil A. Smith

Kimberly D. Hopkins                  Brendan Williamson

Richard W. Johnson, Jr.             Frank W. Wood

          Katherine H. Campbell, President

 

Staff

 

Sarah Cochran                           Felicia Mathews

Pamela Elswick                         Sherilyn Merritt

Joyce Fountaine                        Tony Mines

Anna Gallant                             Morgan Salvador

Nathan Hamm                           Krystal Simpson

Pamela Holmes                         Barbara Slayden

Sherry Hoover                            Arlette Teele

Justin Ihara                                Calvin Weaver

Megan Kirkland                          Moses Wright

 

Financial Highlights

 

Fiscal Year:  July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010

 

Total Income                              $   737,860 

 

Expenses:

   Program Services                    $   779,854

   Administration                        $     48,798

   Fund Raising                          $     11,021

Total Expenses                          $   839,673

 

Beginning Fund Balance             $1,117,849

Year-End Fund Balance              $1,016,036

 

OAR of Richmond, Inc. has tax exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code as described in Section 501(c)(3).  The financial statements of the organization are audited by Hansen, Smith, Cone & Robertello, PC.  Copies of the organization’s financial report are available upon request.