The Program for Female Offenders of South Central Pennsylvania

The housing Program helps men and women who have been working find housing that's affordable, secure, and sustainable. Our housing Program offers: housing placement with rent assistance, security deposit, and utility assistance financial literacy classes to help clients learn balanced budgeting, saving, and spending habits mentoring for our clients to give them encouragement to thrive on their own.

Support center for child advocates provides youth reentry services, planning and documentation. A trained transition coordinator supports between twelve and fifteen youth exiting Pennsylvania congregate care residential placements.

Family reunification services are available to parents in dauphin county prison's work release Program as well as those referred to us by state parole. Because every family is different, our philosophy is not "one- size-fits- all." We tailor our services around The unique needs of our clients. Our flexibility allows for individualized sessions for clients, their children and family members. From our evidence-based parenting curriculum, trained staff provides: comprehensive assessments, regular evaluations and sessions specialized groups are available to state parole clients include parenting classes, parent support groups, family support groups and spousal or significant other groups. Goal setting, emotion regulation, and parenting strategies for different age groups. Care-givers are able to bring The children to our reentry center to visit with their parents on three saturdays of each month. Our parents come for an early morning parenting groups, and then The children arrive for a much-needed family interaction. Volunteer support from local churches provides assistance with meal preparation and additional resources. We keep our families engaged after prison release, and begin to see a new level of empowerment in our participants. This is an invaluable service for both The children and their parents.

The mentoring Program strives to provide our clients with The opportunities to strengthen their lives by building trusting relationships with mentors who offer guidance encouragement, and nonjudgmental support. The mentoring Program is a 9-12-month commitment. Our mentors are known for their expertise, compassion, and advice while modeling pro-social behaviors. Our mentoring models: one-on-one mentor and mentee are paired and decide when and where to meet groups a number of individuals together facilitated by a mentor meets several times in a month combination mentees have a one-on-one mentor and meet with groups. Expenses: 27,379 The workforce development Program assists individuals in acquiring new job skills. The Program has been consistent in its promotion and enhancement of workforce development and vocational support for men and women ex- Offenders. This Program offers a computer lab to assist those on state and county parole in all aspects of workforce development. After a comprehensive intake, someone is always there to help one through a comprehensive job search, with a focus on long term sustainable employment. The workforce development initiative provides: assistance in acquiring a ged or high school diploma soft skills (i.e. Communication, dress, attitude, self-talk) customer service skills training job training and "people skills" federal bonding computer literacy resume assistance job placement assistance financial literacy mentoring wrap around services expenses: 16,395