The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $784,194 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Black Family Development, Inc., a non-profit organization in Detroit, Michigan. The grant will fund the organization's "Second Chance Reentry Program" to provide intensive, team-based support services for youth in nine Wayne County zip codes. The program will deliver interventions across six...
The MBI Reentry Wellness Program, awarded $879,504 by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), aims to improve access to services and opportunities for underserved communities in Wards 7 and 8 in Washington, D.C. The program will provide a continuum of pre-release and post-release services, including direct intensive behavioral health and case management, as well as job preparation workshops and workforce development pathways. The...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), through the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to HopeWorks, Inc., a Memphis-based non-profit organization. The grant will fund comprehensive reentry services over 36 months for 150 inmates transitioning back into the Memphis community from the Shelby County Division of Corrections. HopeWorks will provide personal and career development classes, job training, counseling, mentoring, and adult basic education...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative to Goodwill Industries of South Florida Inc. The 36-month grant supports the "Reintegrating Individuals Successfully through Empowerment" project, which aims to assist up to 300 reentering citizens in Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Broward counties. The project provides comprehensive services including case management, vocational and employability...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), aims to improve employment outcomes for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals in Lincoln, Nebraska. The $750,000 award, with a project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable The Center for People to enhance reentry outcomes, reduce recidivism, and support transitional planning through career development activities....
The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to the Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation (Seedco) to implement the Intersecting Meaningful Placement and Career Training (IMPACT) initiative in the Greater Memphis metropolitan area. The IMPACT program will provide a continuum of pre- and post-release services to facilitate the seamless transition of adult men and women aged 25 and older with justice...
The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Alvis Inc., doing business as Alvis House, to provide pre- and post-release services for up to 90 incarcerated adults in the Franklin County (Ohio) Correction Centers. The program, called Out4Work, will deliver a 15-week cognitive-behavioral intervention and employment training curriculum, industry-recognized credential attainment, and 12...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.812 - Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc. in Jacksonville, Florida. The purpose of the grant is to implement a best practice diversion model to improve crisis stabilization and community reentry for individuals with serious mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. The project aims to screen, assess, and...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $749,996 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Inspire Together, a minority-owned and woman-owned nonprofit organization based in San Pedro, California. The grant will fund comprehensive pre- and post-release reentry services for adults returning to San Bernardino County from incarceration, with a focus on transition-aged youth, those who will be homeless upon release, and gang-involved individuals. Services...
The Kent State University Prison Reentry Program is a $900,000 project grant awarded under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The program aims to develop comprehensive educational and employment-based reentry services for moderate to high-risk justice-impacted individuals in the Trumbull Correctional Institution in Northeast Ohio. Key program activities include providing transitional and reentry support, education and skill-building, career...