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The Donald H. Londer Center
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HIGHLIGHTS

The Donald H. Londer Center for Learning, an adult education program housed within the Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, is designed to help prepare offenders on probation or parole or involved in treatment programs for successful reintegration into their communities through education, access to employment resources, coordination with other DCJ services, and partnerships with a variety of agencies.

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN PORTLAND...

  • Offices within the Department of Community Justice, which supervises 11,000 adults on parole or probation, work with the Londer Center to coordinate services to offenders under community supervision.

  • Community treatment programs provide drug and alcohol abuse treatment services to Londer Center clients, and Londer provides instructional services to the programs.

  • The One-Stop Centers provide employment related services to offenders, and the Londer Center trains the One-Stop staff to work with offenders.

AND WHY THEY WORK. . .

  • Partners have a clear common mission. Their goal is to ensure that offenders successfully reintegrate into society, thus reducing further criminal behavior (recidivism) and increasing community safety.

  • Partners share an understanding that offenders have complex needs that cannot be addressed by one agency alone. Partners coordinate to see that these needs are met.

  • Partners keep informed about all the services available. DCJ and partner agencies participate in training, site visits, and orientations that build awareness of each other's services.

  • Partners share information about clients' needs, so that services can be deployed effectively. They have found that such collaboration enables them to develop a more realistic picture of how to help clients succeed.