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charles.cosass@gmail.com

(306) 530-9578

CoSA South Saskatchewan

177 Sunset Drive

Regina, SK S4S 6Y7 Canada

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CoSASouth Saskatchewan

We walk with Core Members through crisis.

FCRP assists faith groups become more welcoming of those released from long-term time spent in prison. Faith-based groups are invited to gain confidence and skills in assisting a released person to integrate into the community.

There are approximately 100 long-term federal inmates in the Saskatchewan region. Our FCRP is the first community-based chaplaincy service specifically focused on the spiritual needs of this group and the larger community.

We continue to seek faith groups, congregations, and volunteers to
serve in this program.

MEET

It works!

HELP

THE COSA MODEL

Circles of Support and Accountability do work, from a community point of view, and from the viewpoint of the core members.

The CoSA model has been in place since 1994. Originating in Canada, it has since been replicated in Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and the USA. A series of studies from 2005 to the present has shown that CoSA participants are far less likely to re-offend than those who are not in CoSAs. Furthermore, CoSA "Core Members" indicate that they are more than happy with the friendships made in CoSAs and with improvements in their lives.

A MOVING TESTIMONY

"When you're around dysfunctional people all your life, you don't hang around with professors and priests and bishops and all that. You meet these kinds of people, and they're healthy. And... it encourages you to keep going."

ADVOCATE

CONFRONT

Research shows sexual re-offending rates for CoSA participants are 80% lower than for men not in CoSA!

FAITH COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION PROJECT
(FCRP)

CELEBRATE

During childhood, this Core Member and his older brother lived alone for almost a year without anybody knowing it after their parents abandoned them.

"Well, God has really influenced my spiritual growth by helping me change the way I think and plan my day to day living, by bringing [congregational volunteers] into my life to show me that it is possible to change, and that I can live a positive life.

I came from an alcohol and drug addictive lifestyle and changed my life around thanks to the FCRP/CoSA program. I am happy today that this support was there for me. Without the love and support, who knows where I would be today. The members of FCRP/CoSA who are there for me, make me a better person. I believe that they keep me accountable for what I am doing in my life and the community. They keep me on the right track and help me with my daily growth and help me reintegrate back into society in a positive way. With employment, spirituality, and programs, I continue to grow and am living a good life."