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$7,500 Goal
The Mindfulness in the Jail program (MJP) aims to:
The assessments of the program show that this vulnerable and underserved population is benefiting from the classes MJP offers. We use a combination of Zoom and in-person methods for our classes.
We use a Mindfulness-Based Emotional Intelligence approach to rehabilitation and transformation and offer a 12-week research-based mindfulness program, the Path of Freedom, to those incarcerated at CCDF. These classes help with emotional regulation, impulse control, social awareness, distress tolerance, health communication, and taking responsibility for their actions. Those at CCDC who attend our classes report that they are beginning to understand the roots of their challenges, which fosters self-compassion, and a pathway forward to well-being.
The mission of the Mindfulness in the Jail program (MJP) is to improve the well-being of our incarcerated population at Chaffee County Detention Center (CCDC) and to assist them in their efforts to be healthy family and community members upon their release.
We achieve this through offering inmates a 12-week Mindfulness-based emotional intelligence course (The Path of Freedom), yoga classes and re-entry resources. Our goal at MJP is to encourage and support those incarcerated at CCDC to remember their worth and value, and to empower them to engage in their lives in productive and beneficial ways.
We developed this program at the request of the nurse at the Chaffee County Detention Facility to support those incarcerated with tools to improve mental health.
Organization name
Mindfulness in the Jail Program
2016
Tax id (EIN)
47-2096018
Category
Public & Societal Benefit, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
PO BOX 1420Chaffee County, CO, US
Phone
307 690 5878
other
3076905878