Farming 4 hunger, INC. Proposes to implement the crime prevention and RE-entry program expansion throughout southern maryland, prince georges county and further throughout the state by strengthening…

This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will enable Farming 4 Hunger, Inc. to implement a Crime Prevention and Re-Entry Program Expansion across Southern Maryland, Prince George's County, and the state of Maryland. The key activities include developing the program at multiple college locations to provide re-entry opportunities for incarcerated men in pre-release and deliver crime prevention strategies to reduce juvenile delinquency. Expected outcomes include enhanced individualized re-entry plans, expanded work and life-skills training, increased employment of returning individuals, reduced at-risk behavior in students, and improved coordination with faith-based and non-profit organizations to provide mentorship and support. Sub-recipient activities will include trades education, mental health programming, and assistance with securing family-sustaining employment. The project period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026.

Farming 4 hunger, INC. Proposes to implement the crime prevention and RE-entry program expansion throughout southern maryland, prince georges county and further throughout the state by strengthening partnerships with the college of southern maryland and other community or private colleges that will provide successful, sustainable RE-entry opportunities for men in the department of corrections and develop crime prevention strategies to reduce juvenile delinquency. The purpose is to provide regional expansion and create a permanent turn-key demonstration and training site for the farming 4 hunger second chance citizens and early addiction prevention programs for incarcerated men in pre-release, and at-risk youth statewide. Project activities include development of the program at each college of southern maryland location, ST. Marys college, prince georges community college and others, as well as county k-12 schools and create opportunities for other maryland counties to attend train the trainer workshops and demonstrations at a permanent farming 4 hunger location in calvert county. Expected outcomes include further development of intake and individualized RE-entry plans, work and life-skills training, increase in the number of businesses employing returning individuals, reduction in at-risk behavior in students, and coordination with faith-based and other non-profit organizations to provide mentorship, guidance, support and care to returning citizens. Incarcerated men in pre-release and at-risk youth are the intended beneficiaries of the project. Subrecipient activities include trades education including tool use, machinery, carpentry, HVAC, introduction to truck driving, and mind, body, spirit classes for mental health, and acquisition of family-sustaining employment.