This $4,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program is funding a comprehensive reentry program operated by Concordance, a non-profit organization in St. Louis, Missouri. The grant, which runs from July 2024 to December 2027, is supporting curriculum revisions, facility renovations, and workforce training initiatives to enhance Concordance's workplace simulation and job readiness...
The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $899,716 Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) Project Grant to St. Louis County, Missouri, and its sub-recipient St. Louis Community College (STLCC). The grant will fund a collaborative effort to provide educational opportunities and support services to approximately 175 incarcerated individuals at the St. Louis County Department of Justice Services (DJS) facility. Specifically, the project will: (A) expand...
The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration awarded Connections To Success Inc., a non-profit organization, a $2,999,998 Project Grant through the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The "Show Me Success" program will provide pre- and post-release reentry services to 300 individuals transitioning from 7 Missouri correctional centers to high-poverty communities in the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Columbia metro areas. Services include career...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to St. Louis County Administration Building under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The purpose is to coordinate wrap-around behavioral health services for individuals incarcerated in the St. Louis County Jail and upon reentry to the community. Key activities include managing scheduling for diagnostics and treatment, coordinating interdepartmental teams, providing insurance navigation, and developing...
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 City of St. Louis, Missouri will provide screening, assessment, and post-release services linking adults in detention at the City's Justice Center Jail to treatment options through the $750,000 Justice Center Collaboration Program cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. Over the three-year period from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, an estimated 200 individuals will receive services, with 50% anticipated...
The Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM) will use a $900,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand its workforce development programming for incarcerated individuals in Ohio through September 2024. Specifically, LMM will enhance its Chopping for Change (C4C) culinary arts and hospitality training program, which enables participants to engage in job skills development five days a week along with counseling and other...
Operation Restoration will receive $900,000 under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement the Community Based Reentry Education and Employment Services (C-BREES) program. The program will provide comprehensive education and employment services to 75 currently and formerly incarcerated women annually through 2025 to improve vocational education programs available in custody at Louisiana Correctional...
The Partner4Work Pittsburgh Reentry Career Services Program (PRCS) will provide $900,000 in career services and support to individuals reentering the community from incarceration in Allegheny County Jail. Funded through the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), PRCS aims to reduce recidivism by connecting participants with in-demand employment opportunities through occupational training,...