Because the criminal justice system focuses strictly on prosecution and incarceration, it offers survivors very few paths to healing and accountability. Check out the Council on Criminal Justice’s webinar, "From Victim to Defendant: The Rise of Survivor Justice Laws." events.zoom.us/ev/AoHtW8VHU...

With nearly a $1 billion budget deficit, we knew that this was going to a tough year, but with your support, we fought for our values: ⭐ Protecting programs that keep families together ⭐Defending funding for health and recovery services ⭐Advancing protections for immigrant communities Read now:

At PSJ, we are transforming Oregon’s response to harm & violence with innovative solutions that ensure accountability, racial equity, & healing. Last fall, the UMD Violence Reduction Center demonstrated that the most effective solutions come from collaboration between Gen Z and Gen Alpha leaders.

Window Into Solitary at The BLACK Gallery PDX - A photography exhibition sharing the stories of 17 people who survived solitary confinement, revealing the human cost of isolation. March 14 at 5pm. Tickets available👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/window-int...

"Survivors deserve more than dismissed – they deserve pathways that offer acknowledgment, support and real opportunity for repair." - Mindy Johnston, program director of Transformative Justice & Healing for Lutheran Community Services Northwest. www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2026...

Last week, PSJ’s Deputy Director Shannon Wight was an invited panel speaker at the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners meeting. She provided recommendations to ensure the County’s Drug Deflection Program creates pathways to stability, not jail.

Today, Shannon Wight, deputy director, testified on #Multnomah County’s Drug Deflection Program. PSJ shared 3 key recommendations: 🤝 A Deflection Project Manager 🏠 24-Hour Case-Managed Shelters 🌱 Field-Based Support We can build a program that meets our community’s needs without relying on jail.

Join PSJ in urging #Multnomah County Commissioners to support a low-barrier, health-first deflection program. 📣 A strong deflection program should reduce arrests and create low-barrier pathways to #recovery — not impose rigid timelines that push people back into the system. Take action! ⬇️

Since 2021, Tayas Yawks has shown what happens when the state invests in culturally specific and responsive services including: ⭐ Transitional Housing ⭐ Employment & Workforce Development ⭐ Transportation Assistance ⭐ Education Support & Peer Mentorship ⭐ Cultural and Community Restoration

⚠️Funding choices that affect all of us are happening in Salem, Oregon. JREP providers were just at the Capitol urging lawmakers to fund victims programming, violence prevention, and reentry services.

FSAP is facing potential budget cuts. Babak Zolfaghari-Azar, senior policy manager, delivered a clear message to the Joint Ways and Means Committee: Don’t balance the budget by breaking up families. Sustaining FSAP will allow more families to benefit while saving the state money.

Join Partnership for Safety and Justice’s virtual legislative updates and action session this Wednesday, February 18 from 12:00-1:30PM. We’ll share timely updates about what’s happening in the legislature and what you can do to support organizing efforts for healing. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We’re coming together across races and places to make Oregon safe for EVERYONE. Safety means keeping families together and communities whole. Join PCUN for a powerful Day Without an Immigrant the #Oregon State Capitol tomorrow, February 16th from 11AM-1PM. <3 www.mobilize.us/pcun/event/8...

Direct service providers from Southern to Northeastern Oregon are at the State Capitol right now, urging lawmakers to fund the Justice Reinvestment Equity Program (JREP). Join us in amplifying their message to lawmakers at safetyandjustice.org/jrep2026/ today!

The 2026 Oregon Legislative Session is in full swing! 📣 At PSJ, we are advocating for the programs that help Oregonians heal, stay housed, and reunite with their families. Learn about our legislative priorities for safety, healing, and fiscal responsibility: safetyandjustice.org/2026prioriti...

“The reality on the ground is that even if what you are doing is constitutionally protected, it doesn’t mean that DHS will treat you with respect and allow you to continue that activity” The ILRC and others quoted regarding ICE’s violent tactics👇🏽 CC: @huffpost.com www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to...

Urge Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez to hold federal agents accountable when they violate Oregon law and harm our communities. This moment calls for clear, public leadership from Multnomah County’s chief prosecutor. Take action at safetyandjustice.org/act/.

Mark your calendar! 💚 Next Wednesday, February 11, the Urban League of Portland is hosting Lobby Day and Black Love Day at the Oregon State Capitol. This is an opportunity for community members, partners, and allies to come together and advance community safety for all Oregonians! Reserve your spot.

What we are witnessing is a crisis of cruelty — and a deepening expansion of mass incarceration and family separation under the banner of immigration enforcement. Thank you @tinakotek.bsky.social for fighting to keep families together and protecting our public safety system. #Oregonforall

Thank you to everyone who came to the community screening of The Alabama Solution on MLK Day. 💚 From Alabama to Oregon, we deserve real solutions rooted in meaningful accountability, healing, and family unity — not mass incarceration.

At Partnership for Safety and Justice, we believe safety is created through care, accountability, and policies that protect life — not through fear, force, or punishment. Right now, we are grieving, outraged, and exhausted. Read our full statement with ways to take action now.

This #MLK Day, we invite you to reflect on Dr. King’s vision of a beloved community and what it demands of our criminal justice and public safety systems. His legacy challenges us to transform policies and practices rooted in harm into ones that uphold accountability, dignity, and restoration.

We’re proud to host a free community screening with @safetyandjustice.bsky.social of The Alabama Solution, a film exposing the crisis inside Alabama’s prisons. January 19 – MLK Day – 4 pm – Clinton Street Theater. RSVP dsnp.co/BCHmXK #TheAlabamaSolution

Thank you for helping us reach our goal through Give!Guide! Your gift to PSJ powers the movement and drive real solutions to community safety. Here's a message from Babak Zolfaghari-Azar, senior policy manager, who was recently meeting with key public safety leaders in Seattle, Washington. 📣

As part of the Oregon for All coalition, we know how important it is to care for each other and protect our communities against those who try to divide us. Please find a resource toolkit below, and if you need additional support or information, visit www.oregonforall.us/tools

Join us Monday, Jan. 19, for a free community screening of #TheAlabamaSolution! Hear directly from people impacted by Alabama’s prison system and learn what we can take away for Oregon. Stay for a panel discussion on conditions in Oregon’s prisons. RSVP here: forms.donorsnap.com/form?id=db4d...

Prevention is public safety. Investing in community-led programs reduces firearm violence by supporting people before harm happens — and by shifting the culture around conflict and accountability. As Lionel Irving, founder of Love is Stronger GV states, “We didn’t just arrest our way out of this.”

For families with loved ones incarcerated or who are survivors of crime, the holidays can feel especially heavy. The Prison Journalism Project recently highlighted the voices of incarcerated folks and staff during the holiday.

At Partnership for Safety and Justice, we believe victims need a system that connects them to healthcare, mental health support, and safe, stable housing — without forcing them through the criminal justice system after harm.

Crisis calls should get the right response—medical care, behavioral health support, or law enforcement. Integrating clinicians into 911 keeps communities safer and prioritizes healing. Recent report shows how 911 dispatchers shape public safety. safetyandjusticechallenge.org/resources/ga...

🎉 Today is Big Cruise Day! Donate $10 or more to PSJ for a chance to win a staycation package courtesy of Portland Spirit 🚢 and The Nines Hotel 🏨. Get rewarded for giving to PSJ at giveguide.org/nonprofits/psj.

Community safety comes from stability, trust, and keeping families together. Oregon has upheld those values, which is why we've never had a permanent immigrant detention center under ICE.

The City of Gresham proves that stable housing is the key to public safety. With a 74% reduction in its unsheltered population over the last decade, the city provides case management and housing stability. www.kptv.com/2025/11/12/s...

Our vision of public safety is rooted in keeping families together. Family separation is deeply damaging; for a child, losing their parent in an instant is terrifying. For the parent, it’s a shattering loss that simply no policy can justify. This isn’t safety. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/n...

Clackamas County’s new 24/7 Crisis Stabilization Center in Milwaukie connects people experiencing a mental health crisis to treatment and wraparound services — offering alternatives to jails and emergency rooms that were never designed for behavioral health care. lakeoswegoreview.com/2025/11/05/c...

When people most impacted by policy decisions have a seat at the table, we can build public safety systems that truly work for our communities. Take action at safetyandjustice.org/expandcare/.

Today is Big Garden Day thanks to Willamette Week's Give!Guide. Help plant seeds to transform Oregon's criminal justice and public safety system. Donate $10+ and you could win a $500 Portland Nursery gift card! If you’re 35 or under, you get a bonus chance to win! www.giveguide.org/nonprofits/psj.

We can't arrest and jail our way out of homelessness. Portland’s new camping ban pushes people in crisis further into harm. We deserve a public safety system that expands deflection and connects people to housing, treatment, and wraparound services instead of punishment. www.opb.org/article/2025...

It’s #BigFlightDay! ✈️ Donate $10+ via Give!Guide to help us shrink the prison system + support crime survivors — and you could win: a plane tour from Envi Adventures, $250 dining to Le Pigeon and Canard, ballet tickets + a Portland getaway! giveguide.org/nonprofits/psj.

We can’t punish our way out of poverty or homelessness. As Portland enforces its new camping ban, city leaders need to hear from you. Urge them to take 2️⃣ steps: 1️⃣ Expand deflection eligibility 2️⃣ Connect people from deflection into housing and recovery Act now at safetyandjustice.org/expandcare/.

We need to connect people in crisis to housing, treatment and stability. Urge Portland leaders to take two steps: 1️⃣ Expand deflection eligibility 2️⃣ Connect people from deflection into housing and recovery Act now at safetyandjustice.org/expandcare/.

[TODAY ONLY] Donate $10 or more to Partnership for Safety and Justice, and you’ll be entered to win one of three six-month subscriptions from Nossa Familia. Donors 35 and under get another chance to win. Help us brew public safety solutions at www.giveguide.org/nonprofits/psj.

Portland is facing rising costs, benefit cuts, and a new camping ban. We need to connect people in crisis to housing, treatment, and stability. Urge city leaders to expand deflection criteria so that more people can access services – including housing. safetyandjustice.org/expandcare/

Oregonians deserve solutions that deliver meaningful accountability, repair harm, and keep families together. Incarcerating mothers destabilizes families and communities — and it doesn’t make us safer.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Every survivor deserves healing, safety, and accountability. Yet, for too long, the experiences and needs of survivors of color have been overlooked in shaping public safety systems and services.

Recovery is not a one-size-fits-all model. Each person’s path is shaped by their lived experiences — whether that’s trauma, mental health challenges, or barriers like poverty and discrimination.

A new report ranked Portland among the top cities in the nation for gun violence prevention, recognizing the city’s investment in community-led safety and trauma recovery. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

Programs like Marion County’s LEAD connect people with substance use disorders, behavioral health needs, and co-occurring conditions to the support they need to heal and rebuild their lives. Read Judith's story: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l...

When crime victims and survivors heal, Oregon thrives. Funding trauma-informed services and programs ensures that our communities will have access to stability, trauma-informed care, and pathways toward recovery.

“Unmet mental health needs and substance use disorders drive criminality.” – Clint Riley, former law enforcement leader with 30+ years of service