HWOP.ORG's Community

Rehabilitation means “to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.”  Rehabilitation is less about the provider and more about the recipient of the knowledge. HWOP.ORG is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and empowering the incarcerated population in seeking and living their lives in meaningful and impactful ways. We sponsor only those programs that are created by the inmates for the inmates, because we believe the power of transformation comes from within and peer to peer inmate self-help groups serve a great need. Adopted by CDCR in 2007, the California Logic Model (CLM) is California’s 8-step model for delivering effective rehabilitation. All our programs follow the basic tenets outlined in the pillars of CDCR California Model in line with CDCR’s mission to enhance public safety and promote the successful reintegration of the people  back to their communities.  Under the HWOP umbrella, we have a few thriving programs, and few more are in the pipeline.

We sponsor a variety of programs to include deep-dive workshops and classes on topics ranging from transformative change, compassionate caregiving for terminally ill and/or inmates with mental health challenges, addiction behaviors, meditation, empathy for  vulnerable populations,  toxic shame, post-traumatic healing, recovery and growth, rehabilitation through beautification greenspace project, wall murals, and more.  It is an on-going process of identifying needs and then creating solutions for change whether it is through a short 90 minute class or a weeks-months long curriculum.   

CDCR- California Model  

• Normalization aims to bring life in prison as close as possible to life outside of prison. The more life in prison resembles life in the community, the easier it will be for people to transition and adjust to life in the community upon release.

• Peer Mentorship seeks to train incarcerated individuals to use their lived experiences to mentor and support their peers.

• Becoming a Trauma-Informed Organization: CDCR is committed to improving the practices, policies, and culture of the entire department by educating staff at all levels to recognize the impacts of trauma and ensure the physical and emotional safety of all staff and incarcerated individuals.

• Dynamic Security is an approach that promotes positive relationships between staff and incarcerated people. This is accomplished through purposeful activities and professional, positive, and respectful communication.