30 years as Executive Director

OAR is proud to announce that April 14, 2010 marks the 30 year Anniversary of our Executive Director

In memory of Jay Worrall

On March 16, 2010 Jay Worrall, the man who founded the Offender Aid and Restoration program died. H

Employer survey ? Hiring ex-offenders

The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce established Leadership Charlottesville (LC) to help

OAR-Jefferson Area Community Corrections was established in 1971 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving our community by providing opportunities, supervision, resources, and intervention to those involved with the criminal justice system in Central Virginia.

During the past decade, OAR has focused on three major areas of service:

1. Court Services including Pretrial and Local Probation Programs as low-cost effective alternatives to incarceration;
   
2. Reentry Services including Pre-release and Post-release Services which focuses on assisting offenders and their families to make the transition from incarceration to the community; and
   
3. Collaborative Services including Drug Court, Restorative Justice, and Criminal Justice Planning.

Currently, we are in the process of the implementation of “Evidence Based” practices and policies for community corrections within our organization. We are challenging ourselves to implement research based interventions, supervision strategies, and practices that have been demonstrated to reduce recidivism for our populations. Although all of our programs work with those involved with the criminal justice system, each program is different and has unique challenges for this implementation plan. Some of the challenges are related to the implementation of risk assessment, effective supervision strategies based on risk, delivering appropriate cognitive behavioral interventions, and the evaluation process for all of our distinct yet similar populations. We are fortunate to be partnering with numerous other agencies across Virginia and the Nation as we learn, share, and practice “What Works”.

These are just a few of the challenges that we are facing as we attempt to comprehensively implement “What Works” in our organization. We have committed to this process because we believe that it is in the best interest of our population, our community and our agency. We envision that this process will be ongoing as we will be continually searching for, implementing, and changing to become a better organization in our goal of recidivism reduction.