HISTORY & IMPACTS

  • 2008

    Dr. Faith McClure -Teyber and Dr. Laura Kamptner co-founded the Maternal Intervention Project (MIP) to serve mothers within the San Bernardino County jail system.

  • 2011

    MIP evolves into Parental Intervention Project (PIP) to extend services to fathers as well as mothers.

  • 2021

    PIP staff Christopher Vallejo and Evan Thomas co-founded and launched the Family Attachment Intervention Through Healing Solutions (FAITHS) Throughcare Program. Utilizing Throughcare principles, FAITHS evolved from PIP to extend services inside and outside of the jail setting. The initial FAITHS pitch also assisted in leading to the 2021 launch of the Community Service & Reentry Division (CSRD).

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department data indicates that justice-involved individuals who participated in FAITHS programming demonstrated a 27% decrease in their rates of recidivism compared with those who did not participate in FAITHS programming. For our purposes, recidivism is defined as an arrest within 3 years post-release.

FAITHS clients demonstrated a 66% successful completion rate in the 2022/2023 fiscal year.

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department data indicated a 35% reduction in in-custody disciplines for participants who had engaged in FAITHS programming during their incarceration period.

With staff expansion in the 2023/2024 fiscal year, FAITHS nearly doubled the number of participants served from the previous year, with 62% of participants completing successfully.

RECOGNITION

Awards & Recognitions

  • In 2024, FAITHS was awarded a National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Award in the Health Category.

    The former iteration of FAITHS, the Parental Intervention Project, was also awarded a NACo Achievement award in the Criminal Justice and Public Safety category in 2020.

  • The Council of State Governments Justice Center and the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice of Assistance select FAITHS as 1 of 10 learning sites to provide national assistance on best practices to criminal justice and rehabilitation organizations.

  • In 2022, the Superior Court of California San Bernardino County Treatment Court recognizes FAITHS as a Justice Partner Honoree.

  • FAITHS receives recognition from California State Senators Connie Leyva 20th District, Shannon Grove 15th District, and Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh 23rd District.

    FAITHS Co-Founder Dr. Evan Thomas also receives Special Congressional recognition from Congressman Pete Aguilar 31st Congressional District.

SUCCESS STORIES

Custody to Community (C2C) Testimony from Warren Willis.

FAITHS, CSRD, and SEBA Shop with a Cop.