We believe in the right to change.
We believe kids and parents need to be connected.
Know Me Now
invites community to help improve the relational connection for kids impacted by child welfare and their parents who are incarcerated.
We stand
to improve relational connections
for kids and their parents.
We seek
to mobilize Oregonians
as networks of support—
in homes and neighborhoods.
We strive
to lower prison-reentry rates
and keep children, parents,
and communities together.
Serving everyone involved.
Reunification is a three-piece effort.
We work with everyone to do right
by individuals.
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The child.
Know Me Now serves children of incarcerated parents by ensuring each child gets regular visitation with their parent, has a supportive mentor, continues redemptive visits with their parents transitioning home, and has community support to work toward healthy reunification beyond prison.
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The parents.
Know Me Now walks beside moms and dads in transition, building networks of community to help parents develop healthy connections with their children once returning back home.
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Corrections community.
Know Me Now provides hospitality and encouragement for Department of Corrections employees, renovating facility spaces, and encouraging healthy relationship between children and their parents within prison walls.
Growing greater legacies.
Belief that builds.
Belief quiets doubt and inspires action.
It sustains transition by building momentum and confidence through continuous connections with family and community.
Growth that stabilizes.
Growth is an incremental process.
Determination and stamina are required to break the cycle of incarceration and achieve stability with staying power.
Legacies that last.
Legacies define families and communities.
Taking ownership of your actions ensures your life will be remembered for your achievements, not your incarceration.