PHOENIX Members Lead Mini Training at Santiam Correctional Institution

Nine PHOENIX members made their way to Salem on the evening of Tuesday, January 24th to lead a mini version of our Leadership Training. These folks included Bruce Callicott, Troy Nylund, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Chad Daggy, Diane Miller, Jean Eilers, Harry Olsen and Gary Little (pictured left to right) and Karen Meurer (not pictured). Twelve prisoners showed up for the training. There was a lot of energy in the room, and several men expressed interest in having us present the whole (12-hour) training there. Though we have made general presentations about PHOENIX at other Oregon prisons, this was the first time we have presented a portion of the leadership training at a prison other than CRCI (Columbia River Correctional Institution) in Portland. This is something we had hoped to do for several years.

In-Prison Leadership Training - Community ParticipantsPHOENIX Rising Transitions is a nonprofit organization in the Portland (Oregon) metropolitan area. We work in prisons and the community partnering with those who are incarcerated to make a smooth and successful transition into the community as they are released. Our goal is to transform lives and reduce the likelihood that people will commit new crimes and return to prison. We do this through skill-building and relationship-building, both before and after release from prison.We also aim to transform the community in order to make successful transition more attainable. We do this through community organizing action.