Community Passageways

Mission

We create alternatives to incarceration for youth and young adults by rebuilding our communities through committed relationships centered on love, compassion, and consistency. 

About Us

Our community-centered, evidence-based model provides a powerful alternative to the criminal legal system.

We: 

create alternatives to the carceral system through rebuilding our communities.

serve primarily Black and brown youth and young adults in King County by connecting them to Ambassadors with shared life experiences.

believe criminalization and ostracization are ineffective deterrents to unproductive behaviors; and the carceral system further harms people who have already been negatively impacted by trauma

Our Programs

Family Integrated Transitions

CP-FIT works to support youth and adults in accessing therapeutic services, educational and employment opportunities, and leadership development programs as an alternative to incarceration with the goal of addressing underlying issues, gaining stability, and being part of the community in a productive manner, rather than relying solely on punitive legal measures.

School Based Programming

This preventative programming offers weekly culturally relevant curriculum, mentorship, and healing circles.

Not Forgetten

This holistic program supports Individuals transitioning from incarceration into community. Guided by participants’ needs and our team’s lived experience, we assist with  employment, education, stable housing, financial literacy, family reunification and cultural connection.

Deep Dive

Deep Dive focuses on young men who are most vulnerable to being the victim of or participating in gun violence and provides mentorship and connections to vital resources.

Seattle Community Safety Initiative

SCSI is aimed at detecting and interrupting potentially violent conflicts, helping people change high risk behaviors, and partnering with the community to change norms and address root causes. School safety programs include intervention and prevention activities at middle and high schools and offers mental health resources and de-escalates conflicts to promote peace.

Recovery Navigators Program

RNP offers support for youth and adults struggling with substance use disorders with services such as community connection, long-term case management, and dedicated recovery coaching.

Regional Peacekeepers Collective

In partnership with Public Health - Seattle & King County, RPKC provides services such as de-escalating critical incidents  and mitigating retaliation. hospital-based response, intensive engagement and wrap-around life-affirming care and resources to individuals and families impacted by gun violence.

OUR APPROACH

Our programs focus on personal healing, identity development, and leadership building through a 4 pronged approach:

prevent youth and adults from entering the criminal legal system

divert young people with legal charges out of the criminal system and connect them within community

support young people inside the criminal legal system and prepare them to return to community

reintegrate people coming out of the criminal legal system and rejoining community

YOUR SUPPORT

A gift to Community Passageways provides:

• Community-based Ambassadors for young people
• Court support and advocacy for people caught in the criminal legal system
• Restorative Justice training for educators and parents
• Peacemaking and healing circles
• Food, housing, and other support for our community