ARCHS' Reentry Mentoring Partnership

ARCHS is partnering with the Missouri Dept. of Corrections to implement an innovative mentoring program at two Missouri prisons (Pacific and Vandalia, MO). We will serve both men and women who will receive mentoring at pre and post release from Missouri's prisons.

Quick Facts:

Focus of initiative/program:
  • Mentoring
    • Inititative/program name:
    ARCHS' Reentry Mentoring Partnership
    Year Established:
    2009
    Lead agency/organization name:
    ARCHS
    Population served by initiative/program:
  • Returning from prison
  • Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
  • Adults
  • Men
  • Women
  • People convicted of a non-violent offense

    • ARCHS' Reentry Mentoring Partnership

    Contact:

    Les Johnson
    Vice President, Partnerships
    ARCHS
    Phone: 314-289-5605
    539 N. Grand Boulevard
    St. Louis, Missouri 63103
    johnsonl@stlarchs.org

    www.stlarchs.org

    ARCHS' Reentry Mentoring Partnership

    Initiatives and Programs

    Focus of initiative/program:
  • Mentoring
    • Inititative/program name:
    ARCHS' Reentry Mentoring Partnership
    Lead agency/organization name:
    ARCHS

    Funding

    Funding sources for initiative/program:
    Federal Funding

    Partners in the reentry initiative/program

    Informal Agreement Formal Agreement
    (e.g., a written contract or an MOU) with this partner.
    Community- and faith-based services providers:
    X
    Education and training providers (e.g., local public school officials, vocational instructors):
    X
    Health, mental health, and substance abuse treatment providers:
    X
    Housing officials:
    X
    Institutional corrections (e.g., DOC, jail, prison):
    X
    Law enforcement agencies (e.g., police, sheriff's office):
    X
    Members of the community (e.g., people who have been incarcerated, their families or neighbors):
    X
    Other criminal justice agencies (e.g., prosecutors, judges):
    X
    Victim advocates:
    X
    Work force development and employment agencies (e.g. business associations, unions):
    X

    Participants

    Population served by initiative/program:
  • Returning from prison
  • Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
  • Adults
  • Men
  • Women
  • People convicted of a non-violent offense
    • Total number of people who have participated in initiative/program to date:
    65
    Total number of people currently participating in initiative/program:
    37
    Total number of people who can be served at one time:
    240
    If your initiative/program serves people under community corrections supervision, how does your organization work in partnership or work in collaboration with participants’ probation or parole officers?
    For the past 10 years ARCHS has partnered with the Missouri Department of Corrections (probation and parole) . Upon release probation officer is notified of offenders participation and provided monthly updates of participants status. Coordination between case manager and assigned probation officer is ongoing.

    Data Collection

    Does your organization collect demographic data on participants?
    Yes
    If "yes", what kind of data? And what results has this data yielded?
    Data that provides insight into each participant's barriers to reentry. i.e. housing needs, education attainment, employment history,criminal history, health and psychological needs. The data is used to develop indivual life plans for each participant.
    Does your organization collect data about the process of your initiative/program?
    Yes
    If "yes", what kind of data? And what results has this data yielded?
    web based data based captures program implementaton phases and tracks outcomes i.e. # of mentor encounters life skills attendance # and type of referrals to comminty resources mentoring orientation claess participants progress towards meeting life plan goals
    Does your organization measure and/or track the outcome of participation?
    Yes
    If "yes", what kind of data? And what results has this data yielded?
    enrollment in support groups re-arressts probations violations GED enrollment/completion anger managment job placement substance abuse intervention mentoring sessions

    Activities

    What, if any, activities does your initiative/program include for people while they are incarcerated and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
    Mentoring for offenders referred by the Warden's transition teams(not offered to the general population) Pre-release case management to begin reunification with familiy members and other positive supports (not offered to the general population) Free transportation to familiy members to visit with offenders (not offered to the general population)
    What activities does your organization engage in post-release and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
    Continued mentoring (group and individual)(not offered to the general population) One on one case management to adress barriers to reentry (not offered to the general population) Short term hard skills traing to better prepare for employment opportunities (not offered to the general population) Casemanagers serve as liasion bewteen offender and probation officer (not offered to the general population)
    How are people placed into your program?
    Referral Referral from the Dept. of Corrections Facility Officer
    Explore the Justice Center’s Websites
    CSG Justice Center Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project Justice Reinvestment National Reentry Resource Center Reentry Policy Council