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Second Chances
The Second Chances mentoring program (sponsored through A Center for Relational Living), provides formerly incarcerated men and women with a mentor to assist them during their reentry period. Our program is two-fold, first providing men and women with a behavioral and financial training beginning approximately six months prior to release. Once released men and women are released, we match them with a mentor to continue the successful reentry process.
Quick Facts:
- Focus of initiative/program:
- Mentoring
- Inititative/program name:
- Second Chances
- Year Established:
- 2006
- Lead agency/organization name:
- A Center for Relational Living
- Population served by initiative/program:
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- Returning from prison
- Adults
- Men
- Women
- People convicted of a violent offense
- People convicted of a non-violent offense
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Second Chances
Contact:
Nicole JonesMentor Coordinator
A Center for Relational Living
Phone: 302.428.3850
100 W. 10th Street, Suite 614
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
nicole@relationalliving.org
www.relationalliving.org
Second Chances
Initiatives and Programs
- Focus of initiative/program:
- Mentoring
- Inititative/program name:
- Second Chances
- Lead agency/organization name:
- A Center for Relational Living
- Funding sources for initiative/program:
- Grants and individual donations
- 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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| Education and training providers (e.g., local public school officials, vocational instructors): |
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| Health, mental health, and substance abuse treatment providers: |
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| Institutional corrections (e.g., DOC, jail, prison): |
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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 prison
- Adults
- Men
- Women
- People convicted of a violent offense
- People convicted of a non-violent offense
- Total number of people who can be served at one time:
- 50
- 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 are currently involved in a collaborative grant that includes various agencies, including probation officers. Two probation officers have been assigned to work with our population and we receive updates either during our bi-weekly visits to parole and probation or monthly status update meetings.
Data Collection
- Does your organization collect demographic data on participants?
- Yes
- If "yes", what kind of data? And what results has this data yielded?
- We are provided with all data from the case managers such as age, racial background, family status (married or single), children (none or the total number), religion, etc. Thus far our data appears consistent with the standard reported demographic data. However, it too early to determine if there is a trend or significant reporting difference.
- 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 have conducted a review of our program using direct mentor feedback. Our results thus far have allowed us to add different aspects into our mentor training and explore integrating group mentoring.
- 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 are able to track information such as new arrests, violations, employment, education and housing. This information is gathered from our partnering agencies such as the case managers, and job placement agencies and we are able to aggregate so we can begin to note trends between those who complete the pre-release training and work with a mentor vs those who do not engage.
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 provide pre-release behavioral and financial training. We believe that simply providing training once released is a missed opportunity. Individuals need to be provided with an opportunity to think about their reentry process prior to the day they are released. This training provides them with that opportunity.
- What activities does your organization engage in post-release and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
- We provide mentors to recently released individuals. This is not like a program where we take men and women out on activities. We are available to them as a positive resource and can assist them with answers to questions when they may be experiencing a difficult situation. It is very easy for people to get discouraged, even if they have a plan, if they aren't sure how to implement it. We are hoping that through mentoring we can provide that support and assistance that they need.
- How are people placed into your program?
- Participants must choose to participate, we do not force them to have a mentor.