Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC)

Program	Program Partners	Highlights as of December 2020
Roots of Success, environmental course	Roots of Success	More than 400 grads so far, 13 instructors certified; now temporarily suspended due to COVID-19.
Environmental Workshop Series	Guest experts from nonprofits, agencies, business, etc.	Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19; previous year successful with 671 attendees (a decrease due to the move to a smaller room), seminars also launched in Jan 2019 with 117 attendees in FY 19; 112 certifications awarded.
Special Events		Participated in a community art show that displayed art work by incarcerated individuals throughout the community. One large piece of art, a dragon door, sold for $1,500. All proceeds went to Aberdeen High School for scholarships.
Beekeeping	Expert community beekeeper, Washington State Beekeepers Association	5 hives; graduated two Beginner Beekeeper classes this quarter; 93 Beginner/Apprentice beekeepers so far!
Prairie Conservation Nursery	Center for Natural Lands Management, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Zoo, Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship, Whidbey-Camano Land Trust, Friends of Puget Prairies, and Wolf Haven International	SCCC held 8 workshops prior to covid-related pause; Technicians earned 10 certificates and 1 specialist certificate; In the previous year, cultivated 63,000 prairie plants for habitat restoration; held 20 workshops on restoration ecology
Emergent Vegetation Mats	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Center for Natural Lands Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord	In previous year, 36 emergent wetland mats and 10,000 plugs for habitat restoration installed at Oregon spotted frog sites and monitored for efficacy; 19 education sessions for technicians in 2019-2020
Gardening curriculum development	MCC, Institute for Applied Ecology, TX Dept of Corrections, Oregon Food Bank	4 S2S Curriculum reviewers, 11 authors/participants in gardening classroom curriculum development group
Gardens and greenhouses	Coastal Harvest Food Bank, Harvest Now	25,000 ft² of gardens, donated ~66,000 lbs. of produce to food banks
Lifer Garden	Coastal Harvest Food Bank, Harvest Now	5,000 ft² garden tended by Lifers, growing produce and ornamental flowers
Food Bank fundraisers	Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, Caring for Kids, Toy Time, Bicycles from Heaven, Bears from Behind Bars, Coastal Harvest, Beyond Survival, Spokane Valley Partners Food Bank and Family Services, Making a Difference for Grays Harbor Kids, After School All-Stars	Incarcerated individuals and staff raised and donated ~$20,000 for nonprofits and donated 3,732 food items to Coastal Harvest Food Bank
COVID-19 Community Fundraiser	4 local businesses	$913 was donated to Family Promise; $1,205 was donated to SCCC sustainability account for incarcerated people; $165 was donated to the incarcerated redemption account
Pollinator plantings		Pollinator plants in every garden and next to greenhouses; new garden adjacent to bee hives
Flower gardens, boxes, baskets		Flowers gardens throughout the grounds, two more outside the fence
Fruit orchard		Outside the fence, planted 15 blueberry bushes and 2 each of cherry, Liberty apple, Chehalis apple, Italian plum, and Orcas pear trees
Bird houses		More than 40 bird houses on the grounds
Sustainability channel		Institutional TV channel plays compilation of sustainability program photos and facts, environmental and event videos, and event and job announcements; content updated monthly!
Large-scale composting		Diverted 161 tons food waste to composting
Waste sorting & recycling		Diverted 223 tons of metals, cardboard, paper, and plastics to recycling in past year; new sound system broadcasts deterrent to scavenger birds
Water catchment		Water catchment at each living unit (for living unit gardens) and at greenhouse; 3,210 gallons capacity
Bicycle Repair	Lions Club	292 bikes repaired and donated in past year
Wheelchair Repair	Wheels for the World	212 wheelchairs repaired in past year; shipments postponed due to COVID-19
Freedom Tails	Harbor Association of Volunteers for Animals (HAVA)	Program inactive, needing new partner. In the previous year, 7 dogs graduated
Service dogs for veterans	Brigadoon Service Dogs	8 dogs trained to the needs of individual veterans in past year
Toy Time	Christmas for Kids, Correctional Industries	Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19; started by 2 incarcerated individuals 15 years ago and has grown to 21 people last year; materials come from furniture shop scraps and community donations; crafts donated for holiday season

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