MISSION, VISION, VALUES
Born from lived experience to change lives!
Drayton Nabers, Jr. and Deborah Daniels co-founded the Offender Alumni Association (OAA) in 2014 with their first support group in Birmingham, AL. This group included 5 former offenders.
After two years, OAA became an official 501(c)3 non-profit, and launched support forums in two major Alabama prisons, in addition to implementing its community revitalization initiative.
By 2017, over 500 former offenders and family members had attended the outside support forum and nearly 2000 had come to an in-prison support group.
OAA then added a family support group and hosted a Youth Career Readiness Initiative with 14 at risk youth in the summer.
In 2018, OAA launched two additional outside support forums (one in Birmingham West End and one in Atlanta Metro area), and started an inside forum for women at the Birmingham Community Base Facility.
OAA is looking forward to hosting its additional support groups in Birmingham-Eastlake, Huntsville, with additional locations in Metro Atlanta and Murfreesboro Tennessee scheduled by the close of 2018.
Mission Statement
The Offender Alumni Association’s (OAA’s) mission is to create a network of justice impacted individuals who inspire each other to reduce crime, develop healthy relationships within their community and provide opportunities for economic, social, and civic empowerment.
Vision Statement
To reduce crime and restore our communities.
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OAA Values:
Integrity: We maintain the highest standards of accountability and confidentiality.
Productivity: We care enough to be consistent.
Restoration: We utilize the Credible Messenger approach to help others heal and gain skills that will assist them to a place of wellness.
Dedicated: We listen intently to learn, and practice unconditional love.
Give Back: We invest time to assist and empower our communities with resources.
Community: We work to reduce future incidents of violence and retaliation while promoting healing.
People Centered: We value and understand that people are the heartbeat of the world and its vast communities. By using a people-centered approach, we show respect for individuality and build trust and rapport.
