Why donate to OAR?
Supporting our mission means playing a positive part in restoring former offenders to full participation in their community. We help them become contributing members of society once more. We help stay out of jail. We help their families avoid crisis. Through our diversion program we keep people from becoming incarcerated in the first place. Recidivism is costly and a waste of human potential. That’s why we work every day to rebuild lives and break the cycle of crime with Opportunities, Alternatives and Resources. Our Background: OAR of Fairfax County History Our qualifications: • A 38-year history of providing pre-release and post-incarceration services for a safer community • An approved charity of the United Way of the National Capital Area Selected by the Catalogue for Philanthropy as “One of the Best” small charities in the region for “distinction, merit, cost effectiveness, and accomplishment” • An approved Virginia Neighborhood Assistance Program organization • More than 100 acti
