At Concrete Rose Foundation, our programs do more than help people move forward — they train individuals and families to deconstruct what holds them back and rebuild lives of purpose and power. Every offering is part of our disciplined Blueprint for transformation: structured, accountable, and built to last. Through workforce development, legal empowerment, financial literacy, mental wellness, and mentorship, we break down barriers and build up the skills, mindsets, and opportunities that drive true change.
This is not therapy. This is not charity. This is construction.
Deconstructing and Rebuilding Futures
Legal Law Events
Concrete Rose Foundation partners with the Metropolitan Public Defender (MPD Law) to run legal clinics twice yearly, offering help with Criminal Record Expungement, Eviction expungement, Reducing felonies to misdemeanors, Waiving fines and fees (on parking, traffic, and criminal related fines) Driver’s license reinstatement, Warrant lifts, and Housing legal services among other actions, to remove barriers to employment and education, and to secure housing for its recipients.
Challenge to change
The Challenge to Change is a life-changing 4 month-long “Readiness to Thrive” program with Author/Coach Eldridge J. Broussard’s transformational book and workshop series curriculum.
Equine Therapy (horse therapy)
CRF partners with Horses of Hope in Turner, Oregon to provide our recipients with a modified therapeutic program originally designed for Veterans with PTSD. Proven to increase mental health and well being, the equine therapy program improves outcomes for formerly incarcerated people and their families.
After Repurposed Value
As recipients develop clarity about their purpose and life goals, the CRF “After Release Value” (ARV) program guides and supports our cohort with personalized mentorship, educational and business trainings, and practical assistance.
Online choosing you series
Hosted by Founder Angela Smith, the Concrete Rose Foundation video podcast series is a ten episode collection of educational programs and interviews with leaders and experts in areas across the spectrum of the CRF programming.
Career Pathways
Concrete Rose Foundation partners with local businesses to place CRF program graduates in jobs that will empower them to give back to the community.