PACE/OAR provides five (5) critical services to our community that are vital to long-term public safety by ensuring that the formerly incarcerated have the fundamental tools to remain free from the criminal justice system and provide for themselves and their families. These services include:

• GED and Adult Basic Education :
  Within the Marion County Jail, OAR educators and volunteers work directly with inmates 1 on 1 around some of the barriers to learning. This unit has been responsible for graduating 80% of the students in the program over the past 5 years.
  
• Substance Abuse Therapy/HIV AIDS Education Groups :
  Works with inmates utilizing the 12 step principles and reality therapy to help individuals with self-identified substance abuse issues and high risk behaviors to address their problems and recognize behavioral triggers. Prepares inmates for re-entry support through PACE/OAR Transitional Services.
  
• Transitional Services :
  PACE/OAR staff work with male and female offenders prior to release to develop Transition Accountability Plans (TAP) that include the involvement of family, friends, clergy, social service agencies and others. Each entity commits to working on a different element of a particular family's issue that might have a bearing on the loss of that individual to re-incarceration.
  
• Community Anchor Project :
  Satellite offices in communities with high concentrations of former offenders claiming residence. These satellite offices are responsible for providing direct services to former offenders and their families and conclude ONLY when the families are stabilized.
  
• Advocacy :
  PACE/ OAR is dedicated to working with institutions and with government to improve conditions within the criminal justice system, and advocates for a just, safe and effective criminal justice system.
  
  Return On Investment 2 (Currently Inactive) : 
  Cognitive based program aimed directly at the children of incarcerated parents.  Year round program includes personal development workshops, academic preparation and enrichment, family enrichment and therapy, as well as increased interaction with the incarcerated parent (i.e., letters and other correspondence, video conferencing, etc.).
  
  Long Distance Dads (Currently Inactive) :
  Cognitive-based program that assists incarcerated fathers to understand their role as parent and assist them in their efforts to become better fathers despite their incarceration.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to direct them to any PACE/ OAR staff. We are here to assist you and look forward to your arrival.

"Building Safe and Just Communities, One Person at a Time."

Key Programs