Grant Recipient

The Indigo Oak Fund supported women transitioning from Denver Women’s Correctional Facility back into the community in 2022. Specifically, we call this the “TRIumph” program, where we go into DWCF to work with women in preparation for release. In 2020 we started a cohort, but were forced to stop entering the facility due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our support never stopped just because a (prison) wall was between us. Through tele-health and case management appointments, we continued to work with the last cohort with pre- and post-release planning. During 2022, all of our final cohort was released from prison. The Indigo Oak Fund was right there with us as we picked up our members from the gate and drove them to their new home. By creating a strong support system, our members are able to become well-functioning and integral parts of our community.

Our Peer Mentor, Dominique (Dom), was in our first TRIumph cohort inside DWCF and was released in 2021. Early in 2022, TRI hired her on as a Peer Mentor to utilize her lived experience of reentry to help guide others through the process. In July, she got word that she successfully completed parole. This is the first time in 20 years she was not “on paper.” Looking at her photo (included), you can tell she is glowing. Dom continues to advocate for others and the reentry process. Here is a link to a speech she prepared for the Senate Judiciary Committee in January.