Partnership for Safety & Justice

Mission

Partnership for Safety & Justice transforms Oregon’s response to harm by advancing policies that put healing, accountability, and equity before punishment. We bring together crime survivors, people affected by incarceration, and their families to shrink the criminal legal system, strengthen communities, and expand access to the care and opportunity every Oregonian deserves. 

Our mission is to build a safer Oregon rooted in care, not fear — where survivors find healing, people who’ve caused harm have real opportunities to make amends, families remain whole, and public resources are invested in housing, treatment, and recovery instead of incarceration.

Bottom Line for Portland

At Partnership for Safety and Justice, we’re proving there’s a smarter path to public safety — one rooted in care, accountability, and community.
 

As national politics grow more hostile to community-based solutions, PSJ stands firm — leading with what works. We helped create the Justice Reinvestment Equity Program (JREP), directing millions to culturally specific organizations advancing safety and healing. We also expanded and made permanent the Family Sentencing Alternative Program (FSAP), which keeps parents with their children and reduces incarceration.
 

We partner with law enforcement and community leaders to expand care-first programs that connect people in crisis to treatment instead of jail, and we protect critical funding for overdose prevention and recovery services. PSJ stands with survivors, returning community members, and families — helping those most impacted by the system heal, rebuild, and lead the change toward real safety.

Quote

As Cornel West reminds us, “Justice is what love looks like in public.”
 

At Partnership for Safety and Justice, that love shows up in action — from keeping families together through FSAP to connecting people in crisis with care instead of incarceration. Your support keeps this love in motion, building an Oregon where safety is love made visible — where survivors find healing, people have the chance to make things right, and families remain whole.

Incentives

Give $50+ to Partnership for Safety and Justice and enjoy a gift card for your very own sweet treat thank-you from Fifty Licks Ice Cream — proof that doing good really is delicious.🍦😋 

Partner(s)

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