SOAR
Student Opportunity
for Achieving Results
Presented by:
Nancy Green, Corrections Education, Ex. Dir. (retired), Chemeketa Community College
Debra Giard, Program Coordinator, Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Anna Whitlock, Sergeant, Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Symposium:
Building a Pathway from
Prison to Higher Education
February 2, 2016
Serves drug addicted
high-medium risk male
offenders transitioning
to the community.
SOAR PROGRAM
Target Population

Intensive Wrap- Around SOAR PROGRAM
A journey of a
Services

Collaborative Partners

90 Day program
(337 Hours)

286 EBP Curriculum
Hours

Cognitive Restructuring
thousand miles
begins with a
single step.
- Lao Tzu
You are
 Enhanced
Supervision
Stronger
than you know,
 Structured
Support
 Higher
Education
Opportunities
 Recidivism
Reduction
Braver
than you believe,
and
Smarter
than you think
you are!
“Coming together
is a beginning;
Keeping together
is progress;
Working together is
success!”
SOAR Creation
Collaboration is Key
Henry Ford
SOAR PROGRAM
 President Roberts
Chemeketa
Community College


County Commission
& Sheriff’s Office
Meeting
Community Meeting
Charting of….
•
•
•
Current Programs
Who & Where
Next Steps
Resulted in….
•
•
Agreements
Common
Understandings
• Marion County Sheriff’s Office
• Marion County Health Department
• Mid-Willamette Valley Community
Action Agency
• Chemeketa Community College
• Bridgeway Recovery Service
• Union Gospel Mission of Salem
• St. Vincent De Paul
Collaboration
•
Key Partners
•
Program Model
•
Funding
•
Challenges
•
Opportunities
Annual
Community Breakfast

Community Awareness

Fundraising Efforts
◦ Identification Cards
◦ Birth Certificates
◦ Bus Passes
◦ Eyeglasses
◦ Education/GED Testing
◦ Employment Supplies
A relationship is not based on
the length of time you spent
together, it is based on the
foundation you built together.
Parole Officer
Enhanced Supervision
Student Recruitment
Marketing*Reach-ins*Application
Supervision
“The value of a
relationship is
in direct
proportion to
the time that
you invest in
the
relationship.”
- Brian Tracy
Building Relationships and Interventions
Graduation
New
Opportunities
Return on Investment
Student Success
Client Expense
Cost per Day
Medium Level Supervision
High Level Supervision
Resource Center
SOAR
Work Release Center
Prison
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80 $100 $120
Recidivism Rate
Current SOAR Recidivism rate is 19%
Marion County Recidivism
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
37%
33% 33%
10%
25% 26% 23%
5%
17%
21%
14%
21%
2015
2014
2013
2012
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2002
0%
Program Outcomes

Reduced Recidivism
 Clean
and Sober Lifestyle

Secured Employment

Stable Housing
Program Outcomes

Enhanced Educational
Opportunities

Family Reengagement

Contributing Members of our
Community
Graduation Rate
60%
50%
Success
40%
30%
56%
45%
20%
10%
0%
SOAR
Graduation
Comparison
Over 500
participants
since its
inception in
2010
For More Information:
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Parole & Probation Division
Salem, Or
Debra Giard
Program Coordinator
dgiard@co.marion.or.us
Sergeant, Anna Whitlock
awhitlock@co.marion.or.us
Chemeketa Community College
Salem, OR
Nancy Green
nancy.green@chemeketa.edu
Transforming Lives