The Insight Alliance

Here's more details about our upcoming event!! Please share to your networks and help us get the word out. This will be a good one, especially with these two incredible speakers. ✨ Anna Debenham ✨ Rob Cook

📣 We're excited to announce an upcoming event we are hosting. Click the link to learn more details about the event and how to register for the event. We can't wait to share this space with you all. Any questions, please email us at: Kari@theinsightalliance.org

Lindsay, Bekah, and Ally were representing The Insight Alliance at Lincoln High School this week! We had another amazing interview for the CommuniCare grant program. This program provides an environment where young adults learn about the needs of their community and develop leadership skills through grantmaking. So cool! #youth #philanthropy #community #theinsightalliance

Shout out! Beto, our Lead Organizer and Teacher, was in Chicago last week and got to meet up with our partners at @onesolglobal. Our team got the full report out on all the awesome stuff they're up to when Beto got back into the office. We are fortunate to get to work with such amazing partners across the country!!! As Beto said, "they're holding it down in the Windy City!" #partner #onesolution #shoutout #network #theinsightalliance #transforminglives

It is really cool to hear about the impact of our Insight to Wellbeing program and for participants to share about how well they are doing well in life. Below is an excerpt from a letter we received the other day from a guy who took our program at MacLaren Youth Facility: "Hello! Sorry for taking so long to respond to your newsletters. Well, before I start, thanks for sending me the newsletters. I really appreciate it. They have always been a reminder to make sure my wellbeing is intact. Well, I’ve been good. I’m working for my CADC license currently so that has helped me stay positive and on the right track. I miss groups with you guys! I hope soon you guys can start coming here to OSCI. I keep telling everyone that Insight is one of the best groups I’ve ever taken. Times do get rough here at times but something your class has taught me is this will all pass and that I can find peace within myself in a chaotic environment, so I am forever grateful that I had a chance to hear you speak and teach me things that have helped me so much in life. " #impact #insighttowellbeing #theinsightalliance #change #resilience #wellbeing

Monday shout-out! The Insight Alliance provides resource navigation and transitional housing to folks who have been impacted by the carceral system. Bekah is the heart behind that operation, providing guidance on jobs, housing, clothing and SO many other things to the people we're serving. Bekah also provides incredible support to our two transitional homes here in the Portland area. Oh, and not to forget, Bekah is one of the founding organizers of the Good Neighbor Clothing Closet. #ourteamrocks #strongwomen #heart #resourcenavigator #housing #impact #theinsightalliance #transforminglives

Say hey! Mary, our amazing Peer Navigator and Teacher, has been in training all week. This is such a great shot of her hard at work!!! 🤩 For those of you who haven't met Mary yet, she is based in Grants Pass and does incredible outreach, support, and advocacy for the people she works with in Southern Oregon. Mary is one of our biggest champions and loves to tell everyone she meets about the Insight Alliance and our Insight to Wellbeing program. She's currently teaching a virtual Insight to Wellbeing group alongside our Founder and Program Director, Anna. It's so cool to see Mary's heart and her love for helping others uncover their innate resilience and wellbeing. Plus, it's exciting to watch our footprint expand to Southern Oregon. #ourteamrocks #peermentor #insighttowellbeing #training #theinsightalliance #josephinecounty

Something cool and new this year - we are piloting our Insight to Wellbeing program in schools!!! We just started at Tigard HS (Tigard-Tualatin School District) and Alice Ott Middle School (David Douglas School District). One of the first messages we received when we started working in the adult prisons was, "You need to offer this to youth! If I'd known this as a kid, I would not be where I am today." Well, we've taken that feedback and couldn't be more excited! We are really exploring Insight to Wellbeing as a key prevention for young people at risk of entering the prison pipeline. We know that people who feel better, do better. We can't wait to see the impact this has and to continue strengthening our work with youth. Pictured: Santy and Beto after teaching an amazing group at Alice Ott Middle School. #insighttowellbeing #theinsightalliance #youth #youthwork #impact #prevention #insideout

Donations needed! We are looking for new and gently-used adult clothing for our Good Neighbor Clothing Closet. We are especially in need of men's pants (sizes 32-36). Community members can bring donations to our office Mon - Thurs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We're located at 1621 NE 2nd Ave, 97232. 👖🧦 We partner with some amazing community-based organizations to distribute clothing to people who have been impacted by the prison system, are in recovery, or who are experiencing houselessness. Shout out to @forahealthpdx @crim_anon and Transcending Hope Recovery Homes. Pictured: Jonah, our rock star Clothing Closet Coordinator, working hard to keep things organized. #goodneighborclothingcloset #clothing #donate #warmup #feelgood #theinsightalliance

Shout out to the leadership crew at Ida B. Wells High School who interviewed our team today for a potential @communicareor grant. They were so impressive and asked amazing questions! It was really inspiring to be a part of the process. Pictured: Lindsay and Beto #grant #youthphilanthropy #giving #leadership #insipiring