Opening Doors to Success

Opening Doors to Success is a 12 week life skills and employability skills training program. Staff work with other community agencies and area employers to educate and promote the benefits of hiring someone with a challenging background who has completed the program. Other ancilliary programs include financial education, tenant education, mental health and substance abuse counseling, and emergency financial assistance.

Quick Facts:



Opening Doors to Success

Contact:

Nancy Livingston
Omaha, Nebraska
nlivingston@encapomaha.org



Opening Doors to Success

Initiatives and Programs

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:
Education and training providers (e.g., local public school officials, vocational instructors):
Health, mental health, and substance abuse treatment providers:
Housing officials:
Institutional corrections (e.g., DOC, jail, prison):
Law enforcement agencies (e.g., police, sheriff's office):
Members of the community (e.g., people who have been incarcerated, their families or neighbors):
Other criminal justice agencies (e.g., prosecutors, judges):
Transportation providers:
Victim advocates:
Work force development and employment agencies (e.g. business associations, unions):

Participants

Data Collection

Activities

Explore the Justice Center’s Websites
CSG Justice Center Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project Justice Reinvestment National Reentry Resource Center Reentry Policy Council