Primavera Foundation PREP Program (Prisoner Re-Entry Partnership)

The Primavera Foundation's PREP Program (Prisoner Re-Entry Partnership) is funded by the US Department of Labor. The program assists recently released, non-violent offenders obtain and maintain employment. PREP offers case management, mentoring, supportive services, education and job training.

Quick Facts:

Focus of initiative/program:
  • Employment/Job Training
  • Mentoring
    • Inititative/program name:
    PREP (Prisoner Re-Entry Partnership)
    Year Established:
    2006
    Lead agency/organization name:
    Primavera Foundation
    Population served by initiative/program:
  • Returning from local detention facilities
  • Returning from local jails
  • Returning from prison
  • Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
  • Adults
  • Men
  • Women
  • People convicted of a non-violent offense

    • Primavera Foundation PREP Program (Prisoner Re-Entry Partnership)

    Contact:

    Karen Caldwell
    Director, Workforce Development
    Phone: 520-882-9668
    151 W. 50th St.
    Tucson, Arizona 85713
    kcaldwell@primavera.org

    www.primavera.org

    Primavera Foundation PREP Program (Prisoner Re-Entry Partnership)

    Initiatives and Programs

    Focus of initiative/program:
  • Employment/Job Training
  • Mentoring
    • Inititative/program name:
    PREP (Prisoner Re-Entry Partnership)
    Lead agency/organization name:
    Primavera Foundation

    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
    Transportation providers:
    X
    Work force development and employment agencies (e.g. business associations, unions):
    X

    Participants

    Population served by initiative/program:
  • Returning from local detention facilities
  • Returning from local jails
  • 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:
    685
    Total number of people currently participating in initiative/program:
    45
    Total number of people who can be served at one time:
    45
    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?
    We have done outreach to probation and parole officers and they refer participants to our program. Our employment specialists maintain good communication with the probation and parole officers to help ensure participants' success in the program.

    Data Collection

    Does your organization collect demographic data on participants?
    Yes
    If "yes", what kind of data? And what results has this data yielded?
    Basic demographic data including gender,ethnicity, race, education level, age, veteran status, and disability status.
    Does your organization collect data about the process of your initiative/program?
    Yes We track services provided.
    Does your organization measure and/or track the outcome of participation?
    Yes We track job placements, wages, educational attainment, vocational skills, recidivism, etc.

    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?
    We do not provide pre-release services other than general outreach.
    What activities does your organization engage in post-release and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
    All participants receive case management, job readiness training, mentoring, supportive services (which may include transportation assistance) and needs related payments. Based on individual need, participants may also receive education or job training assistance. A job developer is available to assist participants with job placements, and to network with local employers to identify employment opportunities.
    How are people placed into your program?
    Referral Participants are referred by probation and parole officers, other case managers, Arizona Department of Corrections, and word of mouth. All participants go through an orientation and eligibility screening process before being placed in the program.
    Explore the Justice Center’s Websites
    CSG Justice Center Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project Justice Reinvestment National Reentry Resource Center Reentry Policy Council