Hey everyone,
We're working nationally and locally to develop new ideas for alumni projects. We're hoping to create a variety of ways for Inside-Out alumni to stay involved, whether they are connected to a local Inside-Out group or not. We hope to have more folks writing on the blog (to connect, please email nationalinsideoutalumni@gmail.com)
We imagine that some groups can form new projects and programs as alumni. For those people, we're looking for more ideas like the youth book club in Oregon or the re-entry program in Philadelphia. Any suggestions?
It's also possible that we as an organization could help get people hooked up with programs with similar ideologies, that aren't affiliated with Inside-Out. An example in Oregon would be volunteering with Sponsors, a really fabulous re-entry program in Eugene, which is a really fabulous organization and is co-directed by Inside-Out trained Paul Solomon.
So if you've got ideas, please comment! We'd love to hear from you.
One of our supporters in Oregon recently suggested that we could partner with a mentoring program called Mid Valley Mentors http://midvalleymentors.org/
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a really exciting project, and might be a great chance to work on the critical issues of re-entry support.
Is this something we could do as alumni? Or is this something we should look into as individuals?
Also, University of Oregon professor Bill Cadbury is interested in establishing a permanent film club at the Oregon State Correctional Institution. He would direct it, and depending on the logistics, he would like alumni to participate. Thoughts?
ReplyDeleteMidvalley Mentors looks like a great program! One of my inside classmates just told me yesterday how amazing it would be if alumni could get involved in working with children of incarcerated people doing writing or other creative projects.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I heard come up in discussion at the Hub Meeting is that as we talk about ways to create opportunities for continuing involvement, we should consider that there are lots of inside alumni who are really excited to stay involved as well. The OSP Think Tank is an amazing way to partner inside and outside alumni, and I think a film club at OSCI would be a great way to get something started at another facility. Even if it started out as an inside only club it would be a great way to start an ongoing Inside-Out related project, which I know many of my classmates at OSCI are really excited about.
Hi Laurel,
ReplyDeleteI'm really excited about the idea of a film club at OSCI too!
For anyone who doesn't know, the idea is to have an ongoing film discussion group that would include both inside and outside folks. It would be led by an instructor, and include people on an ongoing way.
What do people think about this? I'd be really interested to hear.