Recipient name: goodwill industries of southern new englandproject title: goodwill reentry initiative (GRI)funding request: 372,000CONGRESSIONAL sponsor: senator richard blumenthalrequested period…

Goodwill Industries of Southern New England (GISNE) was awarded a $372,000 Project Grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The three-year grant will support GISNE's Goodwill Reentry Initiative (GRI) providing pre-employment skills training, case management, job development and placement services to 275 justice-involved individuals. Key outcomes include 90% completion of Good Path pre-employment training, 85% employment rate in the second quarter after program exit, and 70% employment rate in the fourth quarter after program exit. The grant aims to improve reentry outcomes and reduce recidivism rates while enhancing program sustainability through successful employment activities for formerly incarcerated individuals at GISNE's Power of Work Center location in New Haven, Connecticut.

Recipient name: goodwill industries of southern new englandproject title: goodwill reentry initiative (GRI)funding request: 372,000CONGRESSIONAL sponsor: senator richard blumenthalrequested period of performance: 36 monthsproject location: goodwill power of work CENTER61 amity roadnew haven, CT 06515PROJECT purpose and goals: improved reentry outcomes reduced recidivism rate improvement of program sustainability successful employment activities to be performed: pre-employment skills training (good path) case management to include career counseling and addressing basic needs job development, placement and retention supportexpected outcomes: 90 good path completion rate 85 employment rate in second quarter following program exit 70 employment rate in fourth quarter following program exitintended beneficiaries: 275 justice-involved individuals