Southwest Fresno POWER (Partnership for Opportunities, Wellness, Equity, and Restoration) is a collaboration of organizations based in Fresno’s most vulnerable community, committed to shifting toward a community-centered health & public safety model designed to ensure the safety of Southwest Fresno residents.

Designed to create alternative paths from the present justice system, the network’s goal is to establish a sustainable matrix of resources, supportive services, and access to real opportunities for Southwest Fresno residents of all ages at greatest risk of and/or who have had a history of contact with the criminal justice system.

Southwest Fresno POWER’s efforts will be housed in a single site location known as the Southwest Fresno POWER Center (SWFPC), fostering collaboration and shared power. The effort is grounded in the philosophy of restorative justice, which recognizes when conflict or harm occurs, repairs the damage to the extent possible, and creates future accountability plans and/or agreements that work to prevent similar situations from recurring.

Through the SWFPC, SWFP is committed to elevating the voices of those in greatest need and the farthest from resources and establishing a community-centered public safety system grounded in shared power, voice, and opportunity.