Oklahoma has incarcerated more women per capita than anywhere else in the world for nearly three decades. In 2010, the Inasmuch Foundation and the United Way of Central Oklahoma convened a group of 25 community leaders to address the rate at which Oklahoma incarcerates women and the trauma that occurs within a family when a mother goes to prison. This group identified an approach that would remove barriers and provide a path for more successful futures for mothers who battle cycles of trauma, poverty and incarceration.
Founded on a collective impact model and designed around comprehensive programming and support, ReMerge was officially launched in 2011. Since that time, ReMerge has graduated 206 women who parent a total of 504 minor children. ReMerge has saved the state of Oklahoma more than $51 million dollars by providing a pathway for mothers to be restored to our community rather than incarcerated and separated from their children.
Upon graduation, a ReMerge mother has safe and sta…
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