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Volunteers of America Texas, Inc
The Second Chance Mentoring for Incarcerated Mothers Program provides intensive, one-on-one mentoring to incarcerated mothers who are within six months release from the Harris County WHO-A facility. All mothers in the program have a history of substance abuse and have a substance abuse related offense. Throughout the duration of the program, participants have access to a broad range of reentry services including employment and training services, substance abuse and mental health counseling, housing assistance and spiritual support.
Quick Facts:
- Focus of initiative/program:
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- Children and Families
- Mentoring
- Substance Abuse
- Inititative/program name:
- Second Chance Mentoring Program for Incarcerated Mothers
- Year Established:
- 2009
- Lead agency/organization name:
- Volunteers of America Texas, Inc.
- Population served by initiative/program:
- Returning from local jails
- Women
- persons with substance abuse history
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Volunteers of America Texas, Inc
Contact:
Joyce FosterCoordinator
Volunteers of America Texas, Inc.
Phone: 281-459-8144
7000 Northwest 100, Suite B-106
Houston, TX 77092
jfoster@voatx.org
www.voatx.org
Volunteers of America Texas, Inc
Initiatives and Programs
- Focus of initiative/program:
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- Children and Families
- Mentoring
- Substance Abuse
- Inititative/program name:
- Second Chance Mentoring Program for Incarcerated Mothers
- Lead agency/organization name:
- Volunteers of America Texas, Inc.
- Funding sources for initiative/program:
- Federal Funding
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Funding
Partners in the reentry initiative/program
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Participants
- Population served by initiative/program:
- Returning from local jails
- Women
- persons with substance abuse history
Data Collection
- Does your organization collect demographic data on participants?
- Yes
- Does your organization collect data about the process of your initiative/program?
- Yes
- Does your organization measure and/or track the outcome of participation?
- Yes
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 mentoring program provides weekly meetings with the incarcerated women as a group to promote the relationship with their mentors. Mentoring begins while women are incarcerated to solidify the mentoring relationship prior to release. Mentors and mentees meet for an average of 8-10 hours per month.
- What activities does your organization engage in post-release and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
- The mentoring program provides a monthly group meeting with mentors and mentees that promotes their relationship. Mentors and mentees continue to meet an average of 8-10 hours each month. Mentees also have access to VOA sponsored outpatient substance abuse counseling and aftercare services, employment training and support serices, and case management.
- How are people placed into your program?
- Referral Volunteer participation