Our Mission:
Transition
From Prison To Community
Over the past few years, Interaction Transition has made many changes. After over 30 years of providing residential housing support to those transitioning back into the community, I/T no longer has residential services and is focusing on an Employment Assistance Program. Our Employment Assistance Program started years ago at our transition house, and fulfills the vital need of getting formerly incarcerated individuals quickly employed post-release. Employment is significantly related to successful re-entry. We encourage you to explore our web site to find out how you can get involved with our re-entry programs, whether you are returning to the community or wish to provide jobs and other services to those in need.
Board of Directors:
Nick Allen, JD, Chair / Columbia Legal Services & Jim Yamamoto, Treasurer / Wesley Homes & Lauren Conner, JD, Secretary / King County Dept. of Public Defense & Dave Clemmons, PhD / Diagnostic Associates
Staff:
Greg Gardner, Executive Director & Michael FLorez, Reentry Program Specialist & Candice Baughman, Reentry Program Specialist
The expected outcome of the program is that participants will remain productive members of the community instead of returning to prison. This expected outcome is based on I/T’s premise that two conditions must be met if formerly incarcerated individuals are to avoid returning to crime:
The objectives of I/T’s program are advanced by its philosophical approach as well as by its specific services. By emphasizing “self-help” rather than imposing a custodial treatment regime on unwilling participants, I/T aims to encourage its members to develop a sense of responsibility and self-respect.
Participants must be able to meet their basic needs for economic subsistence and social support.
I/T works in cooperation with local law enforcement, corrections, social service, community agencies, and citizens to offer formerly incarcerated individuals returning to society support in the reentry process.
We believe that formerly incarcerated individuals with a job, a place to live, and essential life skills are more likely to be successful than those who find themselves neglected and stigmatized when they return home.
We encourage you to explore our web site to find out how you can get involved with our re-entry programs, whether you are returning to the community or wish to provide jobs and other services to those in need.
“We don’t heal in isolation, but in community.”
— S. Kelly Harrell
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.”
— Muhammad Ali
“Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give.
— Ben Carson