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Reentry Reintegration
We assist ex offenders to make a successful transition and to reintegrate into society as a productive, contributing citizen. We train teams of 5-10 persons in a community to mentor and to assist an ex offender. The teams call on the resources of the community for funds, furniture, clothing, and any items needed to make a home.
Quick Facts:
- Focus of initiative/program:
- Mentoring
- Reentry Reintegration
- Inititative/program name:
- Reentry Reintegration
- Year Established:
- 2000
- Lead agency/organization name:
- The Church of the Damascus Road
- Population served by initiative/program:
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- Returning from local jails
- Returning from prison
- Adults
- Men
- Women
- People convicted of a violent offense
- People convicted of a non-violent offense
- Sex offenders
Downloads
Reentry Reintegration
Contact:
Carroll LangCoordinator for NW Iowa
The Church of the Damascus Road Reentry Reintegration
Phone: 515-571-6566
239 North 11th Street
Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
CDLng@aol.com
www.codrcare.org
Reentry Reintegration
Initiatives and Programs
- Focus of initiative/program:
- Mentoring
- Reentry Reintegration
- Inititative/program name:
- Reentry Reintegration
- Lead agency/organization name:
- The Church of the Damascus Road
- Funding sources for initiative/program:
- Congregations and individuals surrounding our location.
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
Funding
Partners in the reentry initiative/program
| Informal Agreement | Formal Agreement (e.g., a written contract or an MOU) with this partner. |
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| Institutional corrections (e.g., DOC, jail, prison): |
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| Law enforcement agencies (e.g., police, sheriff's office): |
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| Members of the community (e.g., people who have been incarcerated, their families or neighbors): |
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| Work force development and employment agencies (e.g. business associations, unions): |
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Participants
- Population served by initiative/program:
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- Returning from local jails
- Returning from prison
- Adults
- Men
- Women
- People convicted of a violent offense
- People convicted of a non-violent offense
- Sex offenders
- Total number of people who have participated in initiative/program to date:
- 60
- Total number of people currently participating in initiative/program:
- 19
- Total number of people who can be served at one time:
- It depends on how much each offender needs. We are fairly maxed out now.
- 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 strongly encourage our teams to be in touch with the parole officers and the staff of the residential correctional facility, as well as the counselors in prison leading up to release.
Data Collection
- Does your organization collect demographic data on participants?
- No
- 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 record match ups, successes and failures in an annual report.
- 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?
- We record match ups, successes and failures in an annual report.
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?
- The Church of the Damascus Road is a prison congregation providing worship and fellowship opportunities while incarcerated.
- What activities does your organization engage in post-release and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
- We assist the ex offender to make a successful transition by matching them to a Reentry Reintegration team.
- How are people placed into your program?
- Application and interviews