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Girl Scouts Go Beyond Bars
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troop as opposed to girl w ho ju st
com e with adults during visitation.”
B esides being able to visit their
m others, the girls get to participate
in regular Girl S cout activities, like
hosting tea parties, learning about
safety and trust, and cam ping in the
great outdoors. T he Beyond Bars
program also w orks as a support
group, know ing that the o ther girls
around them are in the sam e situa
tion parent-w ise.
L earning life skills and being in
involved in this program helps break
the chain and keep girls out o f the
sam e type o f trouble their m others
got into. S tatistics show that chil
dren w ith incarcerated children are
six tim es more likely to en d up in the
ju v en ile ju stice system w hen their
parents are in jail, due to factors like
low self-esteem , anxiety, low m oti
vation, aggression and drug abuse.
‘‘W e found that if incarcerated
w om en can rem ain in contact with
their daughters, it helps in reducing
recidivism ,” N oble said. “Y ou have
som e inm ates in w hich it’s a gen
erational issue w here the g rand
m other w as incarcerated and the
m other is incarcerated.”
O ne recent S aturday, the pro
gram allow ed T he P ortland O b
server to jo in a jo y fu l reunion.
T he w om en in the m edium secu
rity prison d o n ’t look like th e y ’ve
broken laws. Crimes range from iden
tity theft to drugs to m anslaughter,
but it all appears that th e y ’re more
like independent soccer m om s lead
ing theirtroops. T hey're your neigh
bors w hose kids play w ith yours.
M ainly, like any m other, th e y ’re
ju st happy to see their children.
O ne w om an in the m iddle o f an
11-year sentence has her 10-year-
old niece visiting her.
She cherishes the one-on-one
tim e with her young family member.
“W e get to interact here. I can
carry h er on my back if I w ant o r sit
in the tent and read books,” the
w om an said. “ I left w hen she was
young and I’m able to reconnect
w ith her even tough I ’m gone. 1
w ant h er to still know m e as her
auntie. I can be a role m odel even
though I’m in here.”
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The Girl Scouts hold the attention o f an incarcerated mother and her daughter during a group
activity at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
We found that if incarcerated women can remain in contact
with their daughters, it helps in reducing recidivism.
- Anita Noble, Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program coordinator
She said it’s im portant that the
young girl sees her in a stable envi
ronm ent, because w hen she left, “ it
was a big bad scene. She gets to see
me as the kind, norm al person I am.
I w as bad, but she can see the
ch a n g e.”
T he inm ate said her n iece’s visit
helps keep her out o f trouble.
“ It gives m e som ething to look
forw ard to,” she said.
A nother inmate w ho has spent
tw o years at Coffee Creek with 14
months to go has an 11-year-old
daughter and a 10-year-old sister
that com e to visit her when they can.
She said it helps for her daughter
and sister to see the w om en sh e’s
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around on a daily basis, to “ see that
it’s not a scary environm ent so
they d o n ’t w orry.” She also praised
the G irl Scouts for having the abil
ity to organize and structure the
program , gathering girls from vari
ous places.
A third inm ate at Coffee Creek
said her 15-year-old daughter ap
preciates being able to see her m om
on an individual basis.
“It gives m e a chance to visit
with my mom and do activities,” the
teenager said. “It’s im portant to
stay close to her w hile sh e 's in here.
“It m akes m e feel good because
everybody needs a mom. She gives
me advice.”
Her m other said the Girl Scout
visits are m uch m ore bonding than
a regular visitation.
“1 w ant to keep w hat we had,”
she said. “Since I’ve been in here
I’ve grow n a lot and sh e’s gotten
to know me as a ‘square’ person, as
she sa y s. I ’v e g o n e th ro u g h
parenting classes and learned e f
fective com m unication tools.”
N oble said that the need for
more volunteers in Beyond Bars is
great, especially for African A m eri
can women. H elp isn ee d ed in d riv -
i ng the girls to C offee C reek and to
be m entors for the girls. F o r m ore
information on how to get involved,
call 503-598-6504.
F or 13 years, the Portland F arm
ers M arket has been successful at
bringing the urban shopper and the
country farm er, together. T his year
is no different.
Beginning this m onth until late
fall; the park blocks next to Portland
State U niversity w ill host F an n ers
M ark et ev en ts ev e ry S atu rd ay .
A rea residents will find local pro
duce from vendors, but also d em
onstrations and free talks led by
local gardening experts as well as
cheni from som e o f P ortland’s fin
est restaurants.
Pride Banquet on liiesday
T he N orth Portland Salvation for the Salvation Arm y and N eigh
Army will host their9lh annual C om borhood Pride.”
Jerry M oss o f the Trail B lazer
m unity Pride Banquet on T u es
organization
will serve as M aster
day, April 12 at 6 p.m. at its M oore
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Jazz m usicians
Street center, 5325 N. W illiam s
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chorus d i
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rected
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m unity for living and w orking will
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fam ily friendly en v ironm ent, there
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fourth Saturday o f the m onth.
T his year m arks a record nine-
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