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About

Who We Are

The Center is a nonprofit organization first incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1981 with its main office in Silver Spring, Maryland, and satellite offices in Hatboro, Pennsylvania; Columbia, Missouri; Jefferson City, Missouri; Columbia, South Carolina; and San Francisco, California. The Center's staff—approximately two dozen in all, depending on the cumulative scope of individual projects—and network of expert consultants are configured into project teams that have diverse qualifications and backgrounds in corrections, organizational development, nonprofit management, training, criminal justice, human services research, agency administration, and policy development.

What We Do

  • We strive to understand the world in which you work and the difficulties that you confront.
  • We explore opportunities that will allow you to implement successful change.
  • We place at your disposal a wealth of experience, knowledge of current trends, and an appreciation of the practical application of new knowledge to your work.
  • We open lines of communication across organizational and political boundaries and facilitate candid discussions to overcome barriers to change.
  • Above all, we work closely with you to ask the appropriate questions and search for the right answers.