Program Example

Incarcerated women may volunteer for the program or may be mandated to attend by a court order. Program staff visit the county jail to inform the women about Project Success on a monthly basis. If the women are eligible to participate and have enough time remaining in their sentence to complete the six-month residential component, they are admitted.

A “Modifi ed Therapeutic Community” model is at the core of the program. This model focuses on providing services in a holistic manner and draws upon the individual’s desire to change. Women in the program also have a treatment plan where each participant and her counselor meet to establish a number of goals in order for the participant to complete the program. The program includes, but is not limited to, parenting training, family therapy sessions, job and life skills development, computer literacy classes, fi nancial management classes, and community linkages. Commitments from educational facilities in the area have been secured to provide job placement, training, mentoring and peer support upon reentry into the community. The program also focuses on the women’s gender-specifi c needs, including previous victimization. Upon completion, participants move into a 12-month aftercare case management phase. Project Success contracts with the Phoenix Houses of Florida to provide discharge-planning services to assist participants