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Empowering Justice Impacted Individuals in Their Return to Society

  • reduce relapses

  • reduce homelessness

  • reduce unemployment

  • reduce recidivism

We create pathways for the formerly incarcerated to return to society. Our measurable goals are:

We are the bridge from homelessness, drug addiction, and jail to
government services, rehab, housing, employment.

There are gaps in the systems that support the most vulnerable. If you are employed, you do not qualify for housing assistance. If you relapse, you do not 

But crawling out of addiction and extreme poverty is not a linear process. There is a lot of trauma to unpack, mental illness issues, addiction challenges.

People cannot tend to their mental health until they are safe.
We provide emergency housing, transitional housing, access to rehab.

40 people a day walk through our doors, sometimes just for warmth or a safe place to sleep, storage for their life's belongings, support completing paperwork to access housing, computers to apply for jobs, 
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What we Deliver

What we Track

What we Measure

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OAR of Tompkins County

Opportunities, Alternatives, and Resources (OAR) of Tompkins County assists and advocates for people who are or have been impacted by the criminal justice system.

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230 S Fulton Street

Ithaca, NY  14850

Walk-ins welcome 9AM - 3PM

Monday - Thursday

Email: info@mysite.com

Phone: (607) 272-7885

501(c)3 EIN: 16-1085194

© 2025 by OAR of Tompkins County        |     Website by Sam Garland   

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