Grant Track
Grantee Name
SCA Center for SelfComprehensive Sufficiency, Inc. Mentoring
SCA Comprehensive Mentoring
SCA Comprehensive Mentoring
SCA Comprehensive Mentoring
SCA Comprehensive Mentoring
City
Milwaukee
State
Wisconsin
Program-description
Attendee
The0Center0for0Self6Sufficiency0(CFSS)0is0using0Second0Chance0Act0funds0to0support0Project0180,0 which0serves0men0and0women0ages0180and0older0who0were0convicted0as0adults0and0imprisoned;0 who0are0scheduled0to0be0released0within0approximately030to060months0from0a0Wisconsin0 Becky0Redmond6 Department0of0Corrections0facility;0and0who0are0considered0to0be0either0medium60or0high6risk0 Walker,0Mentor0 offenders.0The0program0offers0both0pre60and0post6release0group0mentoring0services.0The0pre6 Project0 release0group0mentoring0centers0around0two0evidence6based0curricula0developed0specifically0 Coordinator for0offenders:0Walking0the0Line0(for0men)0and0Within0My0Reach0(for0women).0CFSS0will0retain0300 to0350mentors0and0recruit0100additional0mentors0to0provide0one6on6one0mentoring0post0release.0
Attendee-2
Keanna0Munoz,0 Mentor0Project0 Case0 Coordinator
The0Fatherhood/Motherhood0mentoring0program0serves02500adults0being0released0from0jail0or0 prison0through0Theodora0House,0Brandon0Hall0residential0work6release0program,0and0from0 James0Brown,0 Kimtoiya0Sam,0 Volunteers of Duvall0Center0and0Liberty0Hall0of0Marion0County0Community0Corrections.0The0research6based0 MENTOR0 Indianapolis Indiana Director0of0Clinical0 America of mentoring0program0is0designed0to0meet0the0needs0of0incarcerated0mothers0and0fathers0in0the0 Program0 Indiana, Inc. Services city0of0Indianapolis0and0the0nearby0counties0of0Boone,0Hancock,0Hendricks,0Hamilton,0and0 Director Morgan.0Some03000adult0volunteer0metors0are0being0recruited0and0trained.0 This0program0is0expanding0and0enhancing0the0Second0Chance0program0(2009−11)0that0targeted0 men0(particularly0black0and0Latino0men)0sentenced0at0the0Eric0M.0Taylor0Center0on0Rikers0Island.0 A0counselor0conducts0comprehensive0intake0and0assessment0with0these0men0prior0to0release0to0 assess0their0areas0of0need0(criminogenic0risk0factors)0including0housing,0drug0treatment,0 health/mental0health0care0engagement,0voc/ed0placement,0and0family0reunification.0Pre6release0 Elisa0English,0 Yvonne0Soto,0 New0York New0York services0will0be0conducted0with0the0express0support0and0collaboration0with0NYC0Department0of0 Senior0Director0 Exponents, Inc. Program0Director Correction0staff0at0EMTC.0The0majority0of0these0men0(750percent)0will0be0returning0to0seven0 of0Programs neighborhoods0in0four0of0the0five0boroughs0of0the0city:0Manhattan:0Central0Harlem/Morningside0 Heights/East0Harlem;0Bronx:0Fordham/Bronx0Park,0Crotona6Tremont/Hunts0Point/Mott0Haven;0 Brooklyn:0Bedford0Stuyvesant/Crown0Heights,0Greenpoint/Williamsburg/Bushwick,0Bedford0 Stuyvesant/Crown0Heights;0and0Queens:0Jamaica. The0project0is0a0collaboration0of0agencies0coordinating0provision0of0their0expert0mentoring,0 Toby0Jones,0 Family correctional,0and0transitional0services0to0assist0individuals0at0high0risk0of0recidivism.0This0 Second0Chance0 Kathryn0Arnold,0 Pathfinders of Fort0Worth Texas expands0their0Second0Chance0Reentry0Mentoring0program0to0serve0more0people0and0provide0 Mentoring0 Tarrant County, Executive0Director deeper0transitional0services0with0the0goal0of0reducing0the0recidivism0rate0of0this0population0by0 Program0 Inc. ten0percent. Coordinator The0KISRA0Second0Chance0Mentoring0Program0serves0more0than02500moderate60to0high6risk0 male0and0female0offenders,0ages0180to039,0who0are0returning0to0Kanawha,0Berkley,0Cabell,0 Raleigh,0and0Mercer0Counties0in0West0Virginia.0Integral0to0the0success0of0the0program0are0six0 Kanawha Institute phases0which0consist0of01)0Program0Start6up;02)0Outreach0and0Recruitment;03)0Assessment0and0 Michelle0Foster,0 for Social Screening—utilizing0LS/CMI0assessments;04)0Engagement;05)0Pre6Release0Services:0mentoring;0 Dunbar West0Virginia Chief0Executive0 Research & cognitive0behavioral0therapy;0workforce0readiness0training;0financial0wellness0training;0and06)0 Action, Inc. Officer Post6Release/Transitional0Services:0mentoring;0cognitive0behavioral0therapy;0workforce0 (KISRA) readiness0training;0financial0wellness0training;0case0management;0housing0location;0GED0 referrals;0substance0abuse0treatment;0mental0health0care0coordination;0and0job0placement0 assistance.
Program-description Attendee One0Step0at0a0Time0(OSAT)020130serves0adults0who0will0be0released0to0Tucson/Pima0County,0 Arizona,0from0select0Arizona0Department0of0Corrections00facilities0and0who0have0a0history0of0 drug0and/or0alcohol0abuse.0OSAT020130recruits,0trains,0and0matches01000mentors0with02600 mentees.0The0program0supports0community0reintegration0through0a0menu0of0transitional0 Deridre0 SCA Old Pueblo services0to0include0access0to0transitional0housing;0intensive0case0management0support;0mental0 Tucson Arizona McMahon,0 Comprehensive Community health0assessment0and0treatment;0physical0health0assessments0and0treatment;0HIV0testing0and0 Mentoring Services Program0Manager follow6up;0life0skills,0parenting,0and/or0relationship0training;0employment0training0and0support,0 including0a0housing0rental0reduction0for0individuals0actively0participating0in0Pima0County0One0 Stop0services;0educational0supports;0and0regular,0ongoing0recovery0activities0for0participants0 and0alumni.0 The0Safer0Foundation0(Safer)0is0integrating0its0Retention0Services0Model0(RSM)—including0case0 management,0job0training,0placement,0and0retention—with0pre60and0post6release0mentoring0in0 cooperation0with0faith6based0and0community0organizations.0Safer0operates0Adult0Transition0 Centers0(ATCs)0that0serve0about01,3000males0yearly0(average0length0of0stay0is0150months).0 SCA Bobby0Moore,0 Illinois Clients0will0be0released0and0live0in0Chicago0and/or0Cook0County.0The0demographics0of0both0 Comprehensive Safer Foundation Chicago Program0Manager Mentoring centers'0residents0include:0680percent0Black,0190percent0White,0120percent0Hispanic,010percent0 Asian.0Twenty6six0percent0of0ATC0residents0are0170to0250years0old;020of050inmates0lack0a0high0 school0diploma0or0its0equivalent;0three6quarters0of0them0have0a0history0of0substance0abuse;0and0 the0incidence0of0serious0mental0illness0is0two0to0four0times0higher0among0prisoners.0 The0program0provides0mentoring0services0for0young0fathers,0ages0180to026,0returning0from0 Pennsylvania0state0prisons0to0Philadelphia.0Participants0are0matched0with0trained0mentors0from0 Eric0Bethea,0 SCA Juvenile Connection Philadelphia Pennsylvania Fatherhood Training Services the0community.0Tthis0work0includes0parenting0education0services0and0referrals0to0workforce0 Program0Director development0services. This0program0strengthens0the0relationship0between0young0fathers0and0their0children0through0 parenting,0responsible0fatherhood0training,0mentoring,0and0employment0placement.0The0target0 William0Johnson,0 SCA Juvenile Fathers Support St0Louis Missouri Fatherhood Center, St. Louis population0is0fathers0ages0170to0250who0are0transitioning0from0St.0Louis0DOC0to0one0of0120zip0 Project0Manager codes0In0St.0Louis.0The0program0aims0to0recruit02000participants0over020years.0 Through0Step0Up,0Friends0of0Island0Academy0promotes0positive0youth0development0and0 Bernard0Shepard,0 responsible0fatherhood0among0high6risk0young0fathers0leaving0custody0from0Rikers0Island0in0 Mentoring0 SCA Juvenile Friends of Island New0York New0York New0York0City,0thereby0reducing0readmission,0promoting0community0safety,0and0minimizing0 Fatherhood Academy Services0 intergenerational0cycles0of0incarceration.0The0target0population0is0split0among0different0jails,0 Coordinator some0housing0people0ages070to016,0and0some0housing0people0ages0180to025. Grant Track
SCA Juvenile Fatherhood
Grantee Name
City
Lutheran Social Services of South Sioux0Falls Dakota
State
South0 Dakota
The0program0provides0intensive0mentoring0of0young0fathers0(ages0180to025)0leaving0the0state0 prison0system.0Goals0include0reduced0recidivism,0successful0employment,0increased0 engagement0with0family,0and0improved0contact0with0the0Division0of0Child0Support.
Attendee-2
Kathleen0 Roman,0OSAT0 Mentoring0 Coordinator
Beatrice0Craig,0 Mentor0Case0 Manager
Douglas0Kissel,0 Board0Member Willie0Streeter,0 Mentor0 Facilitator Robert0James,0 ABLE0Team0 Coordinator
Mel0Harrington,0 Jay0Marchand,0 Fatherhood0 Fatherood0 programs0 Director Oversight0Director
Grant Track
Grantee Name
City
State
SCA Juvenile Fatherhood
The RIDGE Project, Inc.
Dayton
Ohio
SCA Mentoring
College and Community Fellowship
New0York
New0York
SCA Mentoring
Detroit Central City Community Mental Health, Inc.
Detroit
Michigan
SCA Mentoring
Connections to Success
La0Crosse
Wisconsin
SCA Mentoring
Cornerstone Assistance Network, Inc.
Fort0Worth
Texas
Program-description The0RIDGE0Project0is0committed0to0changing0statistics.0It0offers0three0services:0Prevention,0 Intervention,0and0Redirection.0The0target0population0is0fathers0ages0180to0250who0are0 incarcerated0at0the0Southeastern0Correctional0Complex0and0are0scheduled0for0release0between0 April01,02015,0and0July01,02016.0Objectives0include0enrollment0of01200young0fathers0over0two0 years,0and0completion0(40phases):0750young0fathers0over0two0years.0 This0grant0enables0the0College0and0Community0Fellowship0to0provide0high6quality0mentoring0to0 reach0women0in0the0pre6release0phase0(900days0pre6release)0and0also0post6release.0The0target0 population0is0women0who0are0incarcerated0in0three0New0York0State0correctional0facilities:0 Taconic,0Bayview,0and0Bedford0Hills.0Eligible0participants0will0be0women0ages0180and0above,0 regardless0of0the0crimes0they've0committed,0who0are0scheduled0for0release0to0New0York0City0 within0900days.0Other0requirements0include0a0GED0or0high0school0diploma0(including0those0for0 whom0GED0testing0is0imminent).
Attendee Kevin0Shehee,0 South0Regional0 Director
Attendee-2 Ron0Tijerina,0Co6 Executive0 Director
Warwick0Williams,0 Associate0Director0 of0Mentoring
DCC’s0Second0Chance0program0targets0mentally0ill0male0and0female0adult0former0offenders0ages0 180and0older0who0committed0nonviolent0and0non6assaultive0crimes,0who0have0been0diagnosed0 with0a0serious0and0persistent0mental0illness,0and0who0are0within040months0of0being0released0to0 Norris0Howard,0 one0of0the0jail’s020diversion0programs:0Mental0Health0Jail0Diversion0or0the0Mental0Health0 Community0Re6 Court.0Mentors0begin0pre6release,0meeting0with0people0while0they0are0still0in0jail,0utilizing0 entry0Division0 COMPAS0and0K60assessment0data0to0help0begin0relationships.0Upon0release,0the0mentoring0 Manager relationship0continues0with0a0particular0focus0on0supported0employment0and0family/social0 supports0in0order0to0promote0the0most0effective0and0successful0reentry.0Peer0mentors0will0 participate0in0training0to0become0State0of0Michigan0Certified0Peer0Support0Specialists.0 Workforce0Connections,0Inc.0is0using0Second0Chance0Act0funds0to0fuse0together0the0 organization's0knowledge0of0the0ex6offender0population,0training,0and0employment0solutions0 with0the0evidence6based0mentoring0program0outlined0in0their0Ready040Work0initiative.0 Workforce0Connections,0Inc.0currently0has0staff0providing0Windows020Work0services0in0three0 institutions.0These0staff0are0certified0in0the0Thinking0for0Change0curriculum0and0also0are0 Teresa0Pierce,0 Offender0Workforce0Development0Specialists.0At0least030months0prior0to0release,0staff0will0begin0 Executive0Director case0management0and0facilitation0of0mentoring0services.0Case0managers0will0work0with0facility0 staff,0mentors,0and0inmates0to0plan0transitional0services0and0will0help0inmates0utilize0the0 existing0resources0within0the0facility0to0maximize0readiness0for0integration0upon0release.0Prior0 to0release,0case0managers0will0make0connections0with0the0necessary0community0resources0to0 ensure0a0seamless0transition0for0each0individual. Cornerstone0Assistance0Network0has0partnered0with0Family0Pathfinders0(FP)0to0deliver0a0proven,0 effective0mentorship0program0in0addition0to0leveraging0community0partnerships0and0knowledge0 Roddy0Youree,0 to0help0ex6offenders0successfully0navigate0the0Tarrant0County,0Texas,0reentry0system.0 Chief0Operating0 Cornerstone0will0provide0transitional0services,0while0FP0will0provide0expertise0in0mentorship0 Officer programming.
Larry0Cameron,0 Clinical0 Coordinator
Lori0Key,0 Reentry0 Services0 Program0 Coordinator
Grant Track
SCA Mentoring
SCA Mentoring
SCA Mentoring
SCA Mentoring
Grantee Name
City
State
Epidaurus DBA Los0Angeles California Amity Foundation
Program-description Attendee The0target0population0for0this0program0is0adult0homeless0males0who0have0cycled0in0and0out0of0 jail0at0least0three0times0within0three0years0and0have0stayed0in0shelters0three0times0within0the0 last0five0years.0The0progrm0recruits01500to02000people0per0year0and0enrolls01000people0per0year0 (for0a0total0of02000through0the0life0of0the0project).0Pre6release0services0include:0mentee0 recruitment,0assessment,0case0management,0and0planning.0Post6release0services0include:0 Juana0Ochoa,0 mentoring0services,0case0management,0and0community0linkages.0Transitional0services0include:0 Mentoring0 establishment0of0a0pre6release0mentoring0relationship;0housing0and0post6release0case0 Coordinator management;0substance0abuse0treatment0and0employment0services;0mental0health0treatment;0 education0(with0the0Department0of0Vocational0Rehabilitation0(DOR));0employment0specialists,0 job0search,0and0career0exploration0(with0Goodwill0Industries);0and0job0training,0readiness,0and0 employment0linkages.0
EOTC0is0using0Second0Chance0Act0funds0for0the0new0Women0in0Transition0Together0Category010 offender0mentoring0and0transition0program0for0moderate60to0high6risk0female0prisoners0nearing0 release0into0the0Scranton6Lackawanna0County,0Pennsylvania,0area0from0Lackawanna0County0 Prison0(LCP).0The0baseline0recidivism0rate0tracked0over0time0for0the0female0population0indicates0 Erica0Hubert,0 Employment that0over0half0to0two6thirds0of0these0women0return0to0the0same0jail0with0a0new0conviction0or0 Program0 Opportunity & Scranton Pennsylvania Training Center of violation0within0120months0of0initial0release.0The0program0plans0to0recruit0at0least0340volunteers0 Supervisor0and0 Northeastern PA and0serve0680women.0The0project0goal0is0to0establish0an0integrated0support0system0of0caring0 Trainer relationships0and0transition0services0that0improves0outcomes0for0moderate60and0high6risk0 women0returning0to0the0community0from0LCP.0Mentoring,0case0management,0and0cognitive6 behavioral0activities0will0begin0inside0LCP0and0continue0after0release.0 Odyssey0House0is0implementing0the0Edgecombe0Peer0Mentoring0Program,0a0pre60and0post6 release0mentoring0and0recovery0program0serving0technical0parole0violators0over0two0years0at0 the0Edgecombe0Correctional0Facility0in0northern0Manhattan,0in0New0York0City.0The0target0 population0is0adult0men0who0are0technical0parole0violators0with0a0substance0use0disorder0 incarcerated0at0Edgecombe0Correctional0Facility.0The0average0age0of0Edgecombe0detainees0in0CY0 Andrew0Bushing,0 Odyssey House, New0York New0York 20120was032.0Approximately0670percent0of0detainees0are0African6American,0320percent0are0 Director0of0 Inc. Hispanic,0and010percent0are0other0races/ethnicities.0Most0detainees0(570percent)0enter0 Recovery0Services Edgecombe0without0a0high0school0diploma0or0GED,0and0830percent0report0being0unemployed0at0 admission0with0the0majority0(630percent)0receiving0some0form0of0public0assistance.0All0detainees0 released0from0the0Edgecombe0Correctional0Facility0have0been0diagnosed0with0a0substance0use0 disorder. Special0Service0for0Groups0(SSG)/Project0180,0in0collaboration0with0the0Los0Angeles0County0 Sheriff’s0Department,0is0running0the0Mentoring0to0Achieve0Reentry0Success0program0to0 decrease0recidivism0and0positively0impact0the0lives0of0male0and0female0offenders0through0pre6 Emily0Bell,0 Special Service Los0Angeles California release,0post6release,0transitional,0and0community0services0under0the0guidance0of0a0peer0 for Groups Director mentor.0The0proposed0project0focuses0on0adult0male0and0female0medium60to0high6risk0offenders0 within0the0Los0Angeles0County0jail0system0receiving0pre6release0and0post6release0services0 through0the0treatment0provider,0SSG/Project0180.0
Attendee-2
Mark0Faucette,0 California0 Director0of0 Community0 Relations
Mickey0 McConnon,0 Case0Manager0 and0Trainer
Robert0Graham,0 Program0 Director
Daniel0 Landeros,0 Program0 Manager
Grant Track
Grantee Name
SCA Mentoring
The Connection, Inc
City
Program-description Attendee The0goal0of0this0funding0opportunity0is0to0employ0peer0mentoring0with0evidence6based0practices0 to0facilitate0successful0community0reentry.0The0target0population0is0males0180or0older,0with0 moderate0to0severe0substance0abuse0problems.0The0program0serves02800men0released0in0the0 Connecticut0towns0of0Bridgeport,0New0Haven,0Waterbury,0New0Britain,0and0Torrington.0Pre6 release0mentoring0services0include0two0to0three0one6on6one0meetings,0as0added0to0existing0 Mark0Rogers,0 Middletown Connecticut intake0protocol0in0our0Reentry0Assisted0Community0Housing0(REACH)0program,0with0the0goals0to0 Program0Manager build0mentoring0rapport0and0structured0plans0for0community0reentry.0Post6release0mentoring0 services0will0include0weekly0one6on6one0meetings0offering0psychosocial0support0and0practical0 guidance0towards0community0reentry.0
SCA Mentoring
United Teen Equality Center, Inc.
SCA Mentoring
Volunteers of America Delaware Camden Valley
Lowell
State
Attendee-2
Jacob0Hasson,0 Quality0 Assurance0 Specialist
This0grant0serves0800people0ages0180to0240who0are0currently0housed0at0correctional0facilities0in0 Middlesex0and0Essex0Counties0(Massachusetts)0and0who0live0in0or0have0planned0release0to0 Lowell0or0Lawrence.0The0post6release0transitional0services0offered0included0Reentry0Transitional0 Massachuset Jonathan0Lunde,0 Coaches,0who0work0one6on6one0with0all0individuals0in0the0mentoring0program.0The0coaches0 ts Program0Manager build0relationships,0coordinate0with0external0service0providers,0and0provide0intensive0mentoring0 as0ex6offenders0exit0detention0and0enroll0in0a0social0enterprise0model0for0job0training0and0 educational0attainment. This0grant0allows0for0the0New0Jersey0Department0of0Corrections0for0the0operation0of0three0 Residential0Community0Release0Programs0in0Camden,0New0Jersey,0which0is0the0geographical0 area0served0by0the0grant.0Volunteers0of0America0Delaware0Valley0(VOA/DV)0facilities0and0Hope0 Hall,0Garrett0House,0and0Fletcher0House0house0nearly01,0000adult0inmates0each0year0who0 transition0from0these0programs0back0into0the0community.0Participants0are0adults0assigned0to0 Josh0Volz,0 Bill0Antinore,0 New0Jersey VOA/DV’s0residential0facilities0who0will0be0returning0to0Camden0County.0Camden0has0been0 Mentor0 Executive0Director ranked0as0both0the0poorest0and0most0dangerous0city0in0America.0VOA/DV0partners0with0South0 Coordinator Jersey0Aftercare0(SJA),0a0Camden0faith6based0nonprofit0that0has0been0providing0mentoring0 services0to0ex6offenders0for0the0past0150years.0SJA0is0responsible0for0recruiting,0screening,0and0 training0mentors0as0well0as0matching0the0mentors0with0mentees.0VOA/DV0in0partnership0with0 SJA0serves01200participants,0both0male0(100)0and0female0(20).0