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Causes: Women, Women's Centers
Mission: Resonance center for women, inc. Supports and promotes the self-sufficiency and well-being of women and their families challenged by their experience with the criminal justice system.
Programs: Addiction recovery and diversion servicesresonance is a gender-specific substance abuse and mental health service provider. Many women are referred to resonance for comprehensive substance abuse treatment in lieu of incarceration. Treatment ranges from 90 days to three years, during which time clients live and work in the community, caring for their children and learning to cope with everyday life stressors throughout their recovery journey. In 2017, resonance provided services to 407 women with 300 participating in substance abuse treatment.
take 2 cafe is a transitional employment and housing opportunity for resonance clients.
reentry programresonance helps women successfully reintegrate back into the community upon release from prison. Resonance case managers work with women at eddie warrior correctional facility, david l. Moss criminal justice center, kate barnard correctional center, and turley residential center. During 2017, resonance provided reentry services to 560 women, assisting them in developing a reentry plan, finding employment and securing housing. As part of its reentry program, resonance also coordinates a mentoring program. The program offers mentees a variety of benefits including peer support, positive role models, lifelong connections and healthy recreational activities.