MIRACLES HAPPEN EVERY DAY WHEN GOLDEN RULE REENTRY PARTICIPANTS & VOLUNTEERS WORK TOGETHER!
"Golden Rule Reentry has been an integral part of my getting out of prison with a plan and direction. From the minute I stepped off of the bus in Medford I was met by Abigail Lewis who aided and assisted me on getting to the transitional housing she helped me in obtaining. Golden Rule helped me get hygiene and food to last me in the interim until I could provide for myself. She also aided in getting me a resume set up and put me in contact with resources that eventually led to my obtaining gainful employment. Abby and Golden Rule Reentry have been a stalwart support system which has never wavered from their commitment to helping me transition and reintegrate myself back into a society from which I have been gone from for so long... It's safe to say that without the help of Abby and her Golden Rule team I wouldn't be as far along into the initial steps I've achieved in reaching my goal of becoming a law abiding productive member of a society which I believed had given up on me. I'll be forever grateful for all that they have done for me... And continue to do... Thank You Abby you and your team truly are a Golden Godsend..." - A.P. (18 years incarcerated, now under Federal Supervision)
"Golden Rule Reentry has been an integral part of my getting out of prison with a plan and direction. From the minute I stepped off of the bus in Medford I was met by Abigail Lewis who aided and assisted me on getting to the transitional housing she helped me in obtaining. Golden Rule helped me get hygiene and food to last me in the interim until I could provide for myself. She also aided in getting me a resume set up and put me in contact with resources that eventually led to my obtaining gainful employment. Abby and Golden Rule Reentry have been a stalwart support system which has never wavered from their commitment to helping me transition and reintegrate myself back into a society from which I have been gone from for so long... It's safe to say that without the help of Abby and her Golden Rule team I wouldn't be as far along into the initial steps I've achieved in reaching my goal of becoming a law abiding productive member of a society which I believed had given up on me. I'll be forever grateful for all that they have done for me... And continue to do... Thank You Abby you and your team truly are a Golden Godsend..." - A.P. (18 years incarcerated, now under Federal Supervision)
TO THE SOUTHERN OREGON COMMUNITY:
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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN INCARCERATED?
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~ THE SPIRIT OF GOLDEN RULE REENTRY ~
We see each person as a whole being - we do not define anyone by their mistakes, labels or diagnoses.
When a person is being difficult, we mentally ask not “what's wrong with you?”
but “what happened to you to make you act this way?”
We honor the fact that everyone’s life is a complex weave of cause and effect, destiny, karma, and purpose.
We understand that these things are often beyond our ability to perceive. Some of the things in our lives that
seem like tragedies may have been necessary for personal growth. There is a higher power/order at work that
we may not understand.
We understand that success can mean different things to different people.
We heal by allowing for “Extravagant Tenderness.”
We witness each person’s journey - good, bad and ugly WITHOUT JUDGEMENT.
We can't help everyone, but we will always help those who want to help themselves.
We offer kindness, support, reflection and opportunity;
what the participant does with that is up to them.
We allow people to fail because each failure brings them closer to success.
We do not abandon people because they make mistakes.
We stand in awe of the struggle and suffering that the incarcerated have endured.
As Father Gregory Boyle Says: “Here is what we seek: a compassion that can stand in
awe at what the poor have to carry rather than stand in judgment at how they carry it.”
People who have endured abuse, addiction and incarceration and are able to
rise above these things demonstrate an almost super human capacity for overcoming obstacles.
We honor you and recognize your value in the community
We see each person as a whole being - we do not define anyone by their mistakes, labels or diagnoses.
When a person is being difficult, we mentally ask not “what's wrong with you?”
but “what happened to you to make you act this way?”
We honor the fact that everyone’s life is a complex weave of cause and effect, destiny, karma, and purpose.
We understand that these things are often beyond our ability to perceive. Some of the things in our lives that
seem like tragedies may have been necessary for personal growth. There is a higher power/order at work that
we may not understand.
We understand that success can mean different things to different people.
We heal by allowing for “Extravagant Tenderness.”
We witness each person’s journey - good, bad and ugly WITHOUT JUDGEMENT.
We can't help everyone, but we will always help those who want to help themselves.
We offer kindness, support, reflection and opportunity;
what the participant does with that is up to them.
We allow people to fail because each failure brings them closer to success.
We do not abandon people because they make mistakes.
We stand in awe of the struggle and suffering that the incarcerated have endured.
As Father Gregory Boyle Says: “Here is what we seek: a compassion that can stand in
awe at what the poor have to carry rather than stand in judgment at how they carry it.”
People who have endured abuse, addiction and incarceration and are able to
rise above these things demonstrate an almost super human capacity for overcoming obstacles.
We honor you and recognize your value in the community
GOLDEN RULE REENTRY IS A CHARITABLE 501(c)3 ORGANIZATION TAX ID #: 84-4869731
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A SECURE TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION VIA PAYPAL
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A SECURE TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION VIA PAYPAL
Golden Rule ReEntry is committed to being antiracist and understanding how implicit bias, racist policies and unexamined white privilege has led to disproportionate numbers of non-white people being incarcerated.
We stand committed to BIPOC advancement and leadership.
Golden Rule ReEntry is based in Southern Oregon and acknowledges that we are operating on the unceded land of the Shasta, Takelma, and many other recognized and unrecognized tribes who have had living relationships with the Southern Oregon region from "time out of mind" to now. We remain committed to dismantling the systems of oppression that have dispossessed Indigenous people of their lands and denied their rights to self-determination.
