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Celebrate Recovery Inside

Celebrate Recovery Inside. Aftercare Training. What are the facts about recidivism. About 1/3 of ex-offenders are re-arrested within 6 months 40% of released offenders have no GED 2/3 of all ex-offenders will be re-arrested.

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Celebrate Recovery Inside

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  1. Celebrate Recovery Inside Aftercare Training

  2. What are the facts about recidivism • About 1/3 of ex-offenders are re-arrested within 6 months • 40% of released offenders have no GED • 2/3 of all ex-offenders will be re-arrested. • 1 in 32 people nationally are in or have been in the criminal justice system. • These numbers come from Richard Stroker, JD. He has worked in the criminal justice system of South Carolina for 28 years.

  3. Collaboration • Networking • Coordinating • Cooperation Aftercare is a common goal that cannot be achieved without partners

  4. The big picture of Aftercare • Meeting the post-release needs of ex-offenders • Housing • Jobs • Pro-social groups-church, CR meetings, etc. • Medical needs • Mental health needs

  5. What is Aftercare for Ridgecrest Baptist? • Housing-providing a transition to a Probation and Parole approved housing facility • Goal-a place that offers CR or has transportation to a local CR * All our aftercare volunteers are women. We have no actual contact with the offenders.

  6. The Housing Process We communicate with the offenders through the volunteers who make weekly visits to the prison. HOME PLANS 1. 2 months before parole, an offender must file a home plan with the institutional P &P officer. The plan must receive approval from P&P.

  7. Home Plans 2. A home plan form is filled out by the offender and given to the Aftercare Team. 3. A volunteer then utilizes the contact information we have available to secure a guaranteed place to live for the offender. 4. Our goal is to select a placement that offers CR in-house or that provides transportation to weekly CR meetings at a local church.

  8. Home Plans 4. We get the offender a CR sponsor. ** If no CR is available at the location requested, we at least try to set them up with another Christian recovery program.

  9. Home Plans The information given on the Home Plan is crucial to securing a spot for that person. Most often the housing directors will want to know the information before telling us if they will accept the offender. However, remember that the Home Plan is confidential!

  10. Home Plan Form Celebrate Recovery Inside Home Plan This form was designed to give the CR Aftercare Team information about you so that we can meet your needs post-incarceration. Some of the questions will help us to find the best residential place for you. Full Name: ___________________________________________________ DOC #: _________________________ Release Date: ___________ Birth Date: ___________ Will you be on Probation or Parole upon release (circle)? CR Friday Evening Start Date: __________________ CR Step Studies Start Date: __________________ Case Worker: _________________________________ Parole Officer: ___________________________________ Primary and Secondary Home Plan Location Preferences: (be specific, example: North Kansas City): _____________________________________________________________________________________________ What is your marital status? _________________ Are you a sex offender? ___________________________ Have you committed a violent crime? If yes, please explain_____________________________________________ Have you been diagnosed with a mental illness? ________If yes, please list________________________________ What is the highest level of school that you have completed (high school, GED, associates)? __________________ Do you have a valid driver’s license? If no, explain (suspended, expired, etc). ______________________________ Are you interested in attending a 2-yr. trade or vocational school? _________ What trade? ____________________ Do you have children under the age of 18? If so, please list their names and ages: ___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ What is your religious preference (i.e.: Baptist, Assembly of God, etc.)? ___________________________________ Approximately how much money will you have upon release for first month’s rent, if needed? _________________ Please list any stipulations (personal or with P&P) that will help us place you in the most suitable facility (i.e.: need to work immediately, 12 step program, etc.) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________

  11. Finalizing a Home Plan • Once a spot is secured, then the offender and P&P must be notified. • A weekly volunteer will pass the information to the offender • A phone call will be made to P&P • Special Note-We only secure 1 housing locale per offender. They do not have to go to our suggested place. They have the final choice.

  12. Aftercare continued • Help with obtaining employment • Providing resources for a job search • Providing resources for making a market-ready resume’ • Providing resources for a place to obtain interview clothing

  13. Aftercare continued • Educational Opportunities • Providing information about educational opportunities in the locale where they parole • Providing resources for obtaining FAFSA forms • Providing information about vocational rehabilitation, if eligible • Possible grant monies available if not all costs are covered by FAFSA

  14. Who is a good volunteer for CRI? • Someone with a heart for the prison population • Empathetic • Godly discernment • Organized • Good time management skills • Computer literate • Respects other team members • Does what they promise • Wants to make a difference for the Kingdom

  15. Volunteer Positions • Office Support • We share the Small Group Family office with several other ministries • Use the computer in the office to add to our database of housing contacts • Monitor the phone messages • Maintain the files • Be an independent worker • Time estimated: 2 hours per week

  16. Aftercare Assistant • Computer literate • Good phone skills • Organized • Flexible work schedule • Flexible amount of time from 1 hour per week-3 hours per week

  17. Aftercare Education • Find info about educational opportunities in the locale where the offender will parole • Locate both certificate programs and 2-year programs • Locate resources • Computer literate • Good phone skills

  18. Job Search Assistant • Take offender info and assist in the resume’ making • Find the MO Career Center for the locale where the offender will be paroled • Locate industries in the area that might be receptive to hiring ex-offenders

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