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Prisoner Reentry Programs (various)
Arizona Women's Education and Employment (AWEE) has been transforming the lives of Arizonans into “faces of success” for nearly 30 years. Since our inception, we have helped create successful beginnings and renewed hope for more than 90,000 women, men and young adults. Today, AWEE is Arizona’s preeminent workforce development organization, offering a diverse range of evidence-based training and support services for specialized populations (to include formerly incarcerated individuals) throughout Maricopa and Yavapai counties.
Quick Facts:
- Focus of initiative/program:
- Employment/Job Training
- Inititative/program name:
- Prisoner Reentry Programs (Various)
- Year Established:
- 2006
- Lead agency/organization name:
- AWEE
- Population served by initiative/program:
- Returning from local detention facilities
- Returning from local jails
- Returning from prison
- Not under community corrections supervision
- Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
- Adults
- Juveniles
- Men
- Women
- People convicted of a violent offense
- People convicted of a non-violent offense
- Gang members
- Elderly
- Veterans
Prisoner Reentry Programs (various)
Contact:
Kerri SchultheisProject Director
AWEE
Phone: 602-223-4333
640 N. 1st Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
kerrischultheis@awee.org
www.awee.org
Prisoner Reentry Programs (various)
Initiatives and Programs
- Focus of initiative/program:
- Employment/Job Training
- Inititative/program name:
- Prisoner Reentry Programs (Various)
- Lead agency/organization name:
- AWEE
- Funding sources for initiative/program:
- Federal Funding
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
Funding
Partners in the reentry initiative/program
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| Members of the community (e.g., people who have been incarcerated, their families or neighbors): |
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Participants
- Population served by initiative/program:
- Returning from local detention facilities
- Returning from local jails
- Returning from prison
- Not under community corrections supervision
- Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
- Adults
- Juveniles
- Men
- Women
- People convicted of a violent offense
- People convicted of a non-violent offense
- Gang members
- Elderly
- Veterans
- Total number of people who have participated in initiative/program to date:
- 1500+
- Total number of people currently participating in initiative/program:
- 350
- Total number of people who can be served at one time:
- 200/year
- 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?
- AWEE has a formal MOU with the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) and serves as a member of the ADC Constituent Services Advisory Board. AWEE was awarded a contract to serve women and men on probation through the Maricopa County Manager's Offie and works in tandem with Maricopa County Adult Probation Department.
Data Collection
- Does your organization collect demographic data on participants?
- Yes
- If "yes", what kind of data? And what results has this data yielded?
- AWEE collects name, age, date of birth, veteran status, number of children, marital status, social security number, address, phone number, email address, race and ethnicity.
- 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?
- We can track the number of services each client has received along with the projected cost per participant.
- 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?
- AWEE tracks the number of job placements, job retention at 30, 60, 90, 180 days and 1 year, average wage and recidivism. On average, every quarter AWEE has a 70% placement rate, 60% retention rate, average wage of $8.00-$10.00/hour and recidivism percentages under 15% one year post-release.
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?
- Our prisoner reentry program for specifically for formerly incarcerated veterans includes pre-release planning and guidance up to 90 days prior to release. The veteran will have a dedicated case manager who will meet with them monthly to determine barriers in advance to eliminate obstacles before their transition to the community. The case manager works with them to develop a resume to expedite job placement upon release. These services do not differ from those given to the general public who are enrolled into our programs.
- What activities does your organization engage in post-release and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
- Our programs offer an array of services to include career readiness workshops, legal advice (with the exception of criminal law), mentoring, job search assistance, financial assistance for work related expenses, post-educational referrals, transportation assistance and community resource referrals. The general population would be able to access some but not all of these services.
- How are people placed into your program?
- Referral