Inspire together proposes to provide comprehensive pre- and post-release RE-entry services for adults who have been incarcerated and are returning to SAN bernardino, california

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the Department of Justice's Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), awarded a $749,996 Project Grant to Inspire Together, a minority-owned, woman-owned nonprofit organization in San Pedro, California. The grant will fund Inspire Together's provision of 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 to be provided include assessment, individualized case management, evidence-based programming, housing assistance, employment services, mentoring, life skills education, and linkages to supportive services such as healthcare, behavioral health, and substance abuse treatment. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

Inspire together has a memorandum of understanding to provide prerelease services with SAN bernardino central detention center, which is operated by the SAN bernardino county sheriffs department. Inspire together will provide services for any individual exiting county jail to SAN bernardino county, with a focus on transition-aged youth (ages 1826), those who will be homeless upon release, and individuals who are gang-involved. Services provided include assessment, individualized case management, evidence-based programming (thinking for a change, seeking safety, this is not about drugs), housing search/placement, employment services, mentoring, life skills education, and linkages to supportive services (including health care, behavioral health care, substance abuse treatment, public benefits supports).