WE ARE THE SOLUTION

Built by Experience. Driven by Community.

Our Story

Offender Alumni Association (OAA) is a non-profit, grass-roots movement modeled after the concept of AA and NA: One offender helping another offender. The movement was founded by Former Chief Justice Drayton Nabers, Jr. and former offender Deborah Daniels. The founders became inspired after many early Friday morning rides together to Bibb Correctional facility to co-facilitate Prison Fellowship Academy with a cohort of men who had voluntarily agreed to participate in an 18-month intensive discipleship program led by Hugh Davis.

It’s almost like coming to the edge of the forest and the person wants to come to the other side because everything is so beautiful...and they just can’t make that step...and you just reach your hand in and say “I got you..” Dena Dickerson, Executive Director

Our Purpose

OAA’s purpose is to reduce violence, recidivism, and community harm by engaging individuals and families through lived-experience mentorship, system navigation, and community-based support that strengthens public safety and long-term stability.

OAA in Action

We are mobilizing to change lives and rebuild our communities as we leave the past behind. We are moving forward. Instead of being part of the problem, we are now part of the solution. 

Our Events

We work with former offenders and their family members to actively engage in reducing crime and restoring communities.

“Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28 Drayton Nabers, Jr. Co-Founder

Get Involved

At OAA, change happens when people show up—for individuals, for families, and for communities working toward a better future.

Getting involved with OAA means more than volunteering. It means walking alongside people who are committed to growth, healing, and success. Whether you bring time, skills, resources, or lived experience, your involvement helps someone move forward on their journey toward stability, purpose, and opportunity.

When you support OAA, you help:

  • Create pathways to healing and accountability

  • Strengthen families and community connections

  • Interrupt cycles of violence and incarceration

  • Build safer, healthier communities for everyone

You don’t have to have all the answers—just the willingness to care, to listen, and to contribute. Together, we turn support into progress and possibility into lasting change.

Join us. Be part of the journey. Help someone succeed.