Orientations for Families/Friends of Incarcerated Individuals

Need contact with others who understand your situation?  Come and meet us and talk in a confidential & supportive atmosphere. Meetings alternate every month between the Portland and Salem locations.  Look below for a list of the dates for the orientations and the locations.

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Intake Orientations

INTAKE ORIENTATION MEETINGS ARE ON HOLD DUE TO COVID-19.  You may contact us at oregoncure@gmail.com and we will answer your intake questions or arrange for a phone call.

Intake Orientations are co-facilitated by Oregon Department of Corrections and Oregon CURE.  Find out about Oregon’s prison system, the intake process, phones, mail, and visiting requirements. Receive a packet of informational brochures.  Ask questions and learn how you can get through your loved one’s incarceration.

Portland Metro Dates

Beaverton Community Center or Beaverton Public Library (call to confirm location)
Held Quarterly: 1st Wednesday of March, June, September and December
Contact Oregon CURE at oregoncure@gmail.com or Voice Mail (503) 844-9145 to confirm location.
Time: 5:30 to 7:00PM

Salem Dates

First Christian Church
685 Marion Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
Parlor Room
Corner of Marion and Church streets, on the north side of downtown. There is parking on the street or in the Dept. of Energy parking lot next door. The entrance is on the west side of the building, in the parking lot.
Held Quarterly: 3rd Thursdays of February, May, August, and November
Contact to Register: Oregon CURE
Call: (503) 378-0050 Terry
Time: 6:30 to 8:30PM

Release Orientations

RELEASE ORIENTATION MEETINGS ARE ON HOLD DUE TO COVID-19.  You may contact us at oregoncure@gmail.com and we will answer your intake questions or arrange for a phone call.

Release Orientations are co-facilitated by Community Corrections and Oregon CURE.  Find out how you can help your recently or soon to be released loved one successfully re-enter our communities.

RELEASE ORIENTATION MEETINGS ARE ON HOLD DUE TO COVID-19.  You may contact us at oregoncure@gmail.com and we will answer your release questions or arrange for a phone call

Washington County Dates

Contact: Marcus Ford (503) 846-3494
Held Quarterly: 1st Wednesday of February, May, August, November
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Call to Confirm location (503) 844-9145 or email oregoncure@gmail.com

Multnomah County Dates

(503) 988-3081 press zero and ask for ARC then Liv Jenssen or Charles Gould.
This orientation is for family and friends of prisoners who will be released within 6 months to Multnomah County.
Location: Mead Building
First Floor Conference Room
421 SW 5th Avenue, Portland
Time: 3rd Thursdays, 3:30 – 5:00PM

Marion County

Held January, April, July and October.
Contact Kayla Thompson (503) 540-8017 or KEThompson@co.marion.or.us for date and time of each one.
Location: Marion County Work Release Transition Center
3950 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, OR 97317