Phoenix multisport, INC., d/b/a the phoenix, proposes to implement the phoenix reentry program in middlesex county, massachusetts

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to Phoenix Multisport, Inc. d/b/a The Phoenix. The 3-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, will fund the Phoenix Reentry Program to enhance substance use recovery services and community reintegration support for justice-involved individuals in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Key program activities include expanding Phoenix's services and educational programming in local correctional facilities, developing new virtual community-based courses, building stakeholder relationships, and increasing outreach to connect participants with comprehensive recovery support services upon release. The project aims to improve access to recovery resources, reduce recidivism, and promote successful community reintegration for the target population impacted by substance use disorders.

The purpose of this project is to enhance the overall well-being and improve the chances of successful reintegration of justice-involved individuals impacted by substance use disorders (SUD) in middlesex county, MA. By addressing the critical need for comprehensive substance use recovery support services throughout the RE-entry lifecycle, both pre-and post-release, the intervention will foster recovery, contribute to reducing recidivism, and promote successful community reintegration. Planned activities include: expanding phoenix programs and services in correctional settings throughout the county; introducing e-learning tablets with phoenix classes to several additional correctional facilities throughout the state; creating new virtual community-based courses and classes for the justice impacted; building relationships with corrections stakeholders and community-based organizations (cbos); developing and implementing training programs for corrections officers and staff; conducting outreach and recruitment campaigns to build a mapped community of resources and wraparound services available to individuals upon RE-entry; and expanding the phoenixs in-person programming footprint across middlesex county. Expected outcomes include: increased access to and utilization of recovery support services by justice-involved individuals impacted by SUD in middlesex county; improved program participant benefits from meaningful, safe and inclusive recovery support activities while incarcerated; strengthened community connections and peer-support for program participants post-release; increased reduction in recidivism in the area; regular program assessments and improvements aimed at sustaining the program and the model beyond the lifespan of this project. Individuals who are justice-involved and substance use-impacted, the criminal justice system in middlesex county, and the local communities individuals return to post-release are the intended beneficiaries of this project.