About Us
Our Reason
Oklahoma has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, with jail populations frequently over capacity. Recent criminal justice trends have spurred reforms to move these individuals from jails to diversion programs. Through these programs, individuals receive life-stabilizing resources and assistance navigating a complex court system, enabling them to return to work, their families, and to become part of the community. We aim to fill gaps in the criminal legal system by helping individuals emerge successfully on the other side of their involvement with the judicial process, and to ultimately reduce the pressure on the Oklahoma jail and the prison populations.
Our Vision
We work alongside on-site community partners to meet the needs of the client, while keeping community safety and a culture of compassion as our top priority. Our goal is to provide clients with the needed resources and outlets to help them successfully navigate the justice system.
Our Mission
Connecting justice involved individuals to life stabilizing resources and services to help them become safe, self-sufficient and stable members of the community thereby reducing their contacts with the justice system.
Our Service Model
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Case Management
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Justice Navigation
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Onsite-Partners
Our History
In 2018, an Advisory Council of local law enforcement, jail administrators, judges, the Public Defender’s office, the District Attorney, and other key community stakeholders was formed to help address this issue and they began discovery on what would become the Diversion Hub. A focus group of formerly justice-involved individuals helped identify several factors that influence individuals to engage with services and programs. These include having hope, feeling listened to and valued, having intensive case management assistance navigating through the criminal justice system, and making connections with a service provider based on trust.
From the outset, Advisory Council members emphasized that the Diversion Hub should function mainly as a center for social services, not a mechanism for supervision. In 2019, with their input and guidance for the vision, target population, goals, activities and services that we would provide we put together a strategic plan and in June of 2020 we opened our doors to begin helping clients.
Today, the Diversion Hub is an independent 501(c)(3) that is supported by MAPS 4, a sales tax approved by voters, as well as an endowment at Oklahoma City Community Foundation with current contributions from Sue Ann Arnall, the Arnall Family Foundation and Kirkpatrick Family Fund. The Diversion Hub is a comprehensive, one-stop network dedicated to assisting justice-involved individuals in Oklahoma City by harnessing the power of multiple support agencies through combined and synchronized services. Our goal is to provide life-stabilizing resources while empowering individuals to reduce their encounters with the criminal justice system through enhanced support services, including case management, data integration and coordinated communication under one roof.